Keith’s note: I first published this exactly one year ago. Listening to all of the talk about going (back) to the Moon – and asking for a show of hands in the audience at NASA HQ for those who saw it live – I thought I’d give Jim Bridenstine something to think about. Keith’s original 28 November 2017 note: There is a lot of talk these days about yet another […]
Keith’s note: I still can’t stop laughing at this one. I am really rocking the gray hair, reader glasses, nonchalant slouching journalist slob thing! As for the other guy … .@JimBridenstine meets @NASAWatch ? pic.twitter.com/UzO20KzTRW — Michael Baylor (@nextspaceflight) November 29, 2018
NASA Announces New Partnerships for Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services “Nine U.S. companies now are eligible to bid on NASA delivery services to the lunar surface through Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contracts, as one of the first steps toward long-term scientific study and human exploration of the Moon and eventually Mars. These companies will be able to bid on delivering science and technology payloads for NASA, including payload integration […]
White House Seeks Alternatives to Independent Space Force, Defense One “The four options, according to one of the officials, include: 1) an Air Force-owned space corps that includes only Air Force assets, 2) an Air Force-owned space corps that also takes space-related troops and assets from the Army and Navy, 3) an independent service that takes from the Air Force, Army, and Navy, and 4) an independent service that takes […]
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 28 November 2018: Dive Hole Melting Issues “The hole melter was returned, but unfortunately it still does not work properly and we are unable to use it to make a dive hole or melt out the light sensors we left in the water column last year. And while I am disappointed we will not be working underwater, we have moved on to other important […]
Janet Karika Named NASA Chief of Staff, NASA “I am honored today to announce that Ms. Janet Karika will begin serving as my Chief of Staff on Monday, Nov. 26. Ms. Karika is a recognized subject matter expert on space policy, space transportation, and non-proliferation. In her current role, she supports the NASA Launch Services Program (LSP) and the NASA Headquarters Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) Launch Services […]
FYI @NASAInSight was approved by @NASA in 2012, built in 2014-2015 and almost flew to Mars in 2016 but was delayed until 2018 due to problems with the French-built seismometer – all before @RealDonaldTrump became president @NASA did not need to be "reawakened". Just sayin' https://t.co/yotSC2P5pT — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) November 26, 2018
First image after #MarsLanding pic.twitter.com/pkwpyaBJ1q — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) November 26, 2018
Here we go again. The official @NASA DSN twitter account says that it is receiving data from #Mars Rover #Opportunity but its probably not true since you can't trust #NASA social media accounts to be accurate any more according to @NASAJPL PAO. But they leave these things online. https://t.co/iKNb1gJi6l — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) November 25, 2018
FWIW @NASA needs to stop acting like it is 60 years old and reliving the glories of what it did 50 years ago. Instead it needs to look forward (again) as it did in the 1960s with the eyes of a child. No limits. No preconceptions. — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) November 22, 2018