Run Carl Sagan's non-profit. ??Put cool spacecraft into space. ??Host @netflix show. ??https://t.co/suFxu29Lzx pic.twitter.com/zWun5fpw5w — Planetary Society (@exploreplanets) August 31, 2016 Keith’s note: I wondering why a non-profit organization like the Planetary Society overtly promotes the for-profit Netflix activities of its paid CEO Bill Nye.
This is what the aliens at #HD164595 are listening to right now https://t.co/ZX0AXBpMAV #astrobiology #SETI pic.twitter.com/oPnJEslwWJ — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 31, 2016 – Monitoring in a continuum with the RATAN-600 astronomical candidate objects SETI, SAO – Breakthrough Listen Follow-up of a Transient Signal from the RATAN-600 “In this memo, we briefly report on our own follow-up observations, undertaken using the new Breakthrough Listen back-end instrument at the Green Bank […]
First DNA Sequencing Conducted in Space, NASA “For the first time ever, DNA was successfully sequenced in microgravity as part of the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment performed by NASA astronaut Kate Rubins this weekend aboard the International Space Station. The ability to sequence the DNA of living organisms in space opens a whole new world of scientific and medical possibilities. Scientists consider it a game changer.” In Depth Look: Sequencing DNA […]
SES-10 Launching to Orbit on SpaceX’s Flight-Proven Falcon 9 Rocket “SES and SpaceX announced today they have reached an agreement to launch SES-10 on a flight-proven Falcon 9 orbital rocket booster. The satellite, which will be in a geostationary orbit and expand SES’s capabilities across Latin America, is scheduled for launch in Q4 2016. SES-10 will be the first-ever satellite to launch on a SpaceX flight-proven rocket booster.”
Transparency lacking in spaceport search, editorial, Las Cruces Sun News “There may be no more important hire in southern New Mexico this year than the next person who is selected to lead Spaceport America. Sadly, we have lost all faith that the process will be comprehensive or transparent. It was decided early on that, instead of hiring a search firm to lead the effort, the Spaceport Authority would rely on […]
Trump’s Campaign CEO Ran a Secretive Sci-Fi Project in the Arizona Desert, Mother Jones “Long before Stephen Bannon was CEO of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, he held a much different job – as the acting director of Biosphere 2, a $200 million scientific research facility in the mountains outside Tucson, Arizona. … Bannon left Biosphere 2 after two years, and the project was taken over by Columbia University. (It is […]
SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down with Crucial NASA Research Samples, NASA “SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 11:47 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 26, southwest of Baja California with more than 3,000 pounds of NASA cargo, science and technology demonstration samples from the International Space Station. The Dragon spacecraft will be taken by ship to a port near Los Angeles, where some cargo will be removed and […]
NASA FISO Presentation: The Deep Space Network – The Next 50 Years “Dr. Leslie J. Deutsch is the Deputy Director of the Interplanetary Network Directorate at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This Directorate provides information services to spacecraft exploring the solar system and beyond. The Directorate’s facilities include NASA’s Deep Space Network, the giant antennas used to communicate with these spacecraft.” Note: The audio file and presentation are available online and […]
Van Hollen Vows To Continue Mikulski’s Passion for Space, SpacePolicyOnline “Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) vowed to continue the strong support for NASA and NOAA evidenced by Sen. Barbara Mikulski if he is elected as her successor in November. Mikulski is retiring and Van Hollen is widely considered to be the front runner to replace her. Overall, Van Hollen’s message today at a luncheon sponsored by the Maryland Space Business […]
Joseph Arwood Bethay “He entered the US Army Ordnance Corp in 1957 and was assigned to the Army Guided Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal where he managed development of ground support equipment for the Corporal Missile System and warhead development for the Sergeant Missile System. Woody joined Marshal Space Flight Center in 1960. In his 35 years at MSFC he worked on research and development programs including the Saturn, Skylab, […]