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Month: February 2020
Boeing's Starliner Transparency Is Still Cloudy
Boeing's Starliner Transparency Is Still Cloudy

NASA, Boeing to Provide Outcome of Starliner Orbital Flight Test Reviews “NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST Friday, March 6, to discuss the outcome of the joint independent review team investigation into the primary issues detected during the company’s uncrewed Orbital Flight Test in December as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.” Keith’s note: The first I learned of this event was a Tweet […]

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  • February 28, 2020
Artemis Is Getting A Major Reboot
Artemis Is Getting A Major Reboot

NASA planning document may offer clues to changes in Artemis program, Ars Technica “For this assessment, about 60 people at the agency and from industry sought to determine the status of the program as it was currently structured. After the analysis, Loverro told staffers at NASA he had “concerns” about whether the existing plan would work. In particular, during internal briefings, Loverro expressed doubts about the remote assembly of elements […]

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  • February 27, 2020
Boeing Dropped The Ball Again – And NASA Let Them

Boeing didn’t perform full end-to-end test of its astronaut capsule before troubled mission, ‘surprising’ NASA safety panel, Orlando Sentinel “Boeing and NASA officials are expected to release the results of an independent investigation into the set of issues that occurred during Boeing’s late December test of Starliner, its astronaut crew capsule, within the next week. But speaking to the Orlando Sentinel, members of NASA’s safety advisory panel expanded on some […]

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  • February 26, 2020
NASA Tries To Explain Its Astrobiology Shyness
NASA Tries To Explain Its Astrobiology Shyness

Keith’s note: Over the past week I have posted several commentaries about how NASA shies away from using the word “astrobiology” in official agency releases and stories to describe missions and research designed to search for evidence of life on other worlds – which, of course, is the core mission of NASA’s 20 year old Astrobiology Program: – NASA Continues To Hide Its Astrobiology Program – NASA’s Science Mission Directorate […]

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  • February 26, 2020
NASA's Stealth Space Grant Event

Tonight we celebrated @NASASTEM‘s 30th anniversary of initiating the Space Grant program! With Space Grant, we have student engagement activities in every state, Puerto Rico and Guam. pic.twitter.com/M7XLHacfUt — Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) February 26, 2020 Keith’s note: Too bad news media were not invited to this event. Perhaps more people could have learned about the various education programs NASA supports. There is no mention of this event on the National […]

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  • February 25, 2020
Space Force Is Using NASA Spacecraft As A Recruiting Tool

FYI @NASA is becoming more involved with @SpaceForceDoD Watch: https://t.co/Qxvw2yIMK2 There are ads on Facebook but no mention of this military event on a #NASA spacecraft at https://t.co/2QUMRdX0lf or https://t.co/5vdq0rK2Vq @US_SpaceCom @SpaceForceCSO #SpaceForce #USSPACECOM pic.twitter.com/FETGmeiLuA — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 26, 2020 Keith’s note: NASA and the military have done low level things together for half a century when an astronaut from one of the service branches has flown in […]

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  • February 25, 2020
NASA Continues To Hide Its Astrobiology Program
NASA Continues To Hide Its Astrobiology Program

Keith’s note: NASA SMD has an extensive Program Officers list of contact information for all of its research programs. Virtually everything SMD does has a contact listed – except Astrobiology. The word is not mentioned at all – even though many of its sub topics are mentioned. NASA issues research solicitations for “Astrobiology” yet they can’t be bothered to tell people who to contact for the programs managed under “Astrobiology” […]

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  • February 25, 2020
NASA Is Worried About Infectious People Returning From China
NASA Is Worried About Infectious People Returning From China

Keith’s note: The following is being added to all of the NASA advisory group meeting notices such as the one for NASA Advisory Council Human Explorations and Operations Committee Meeting: “Note: As a precaution, individuals returning from China will not allowed into NASA Headquarters until the 14 days of observation and self-care period has expired, and they are determined not to be infectious. Attendees to the NAC Human Explorations and […]

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  • February 25, 2020
Yet Another Example Of The Global Reach Of The NASA Brand

Hmm, what can I do if you can find NASA t-shirts practically everywhere for like ~5 euros, while ESA ones… These photos are from the Romanian science festival last year pic.twitter.com/EDlFYohu94 — Sandor Kruk (@kruksandor) February 22, 2020 – Bridenstine: “The NASA brand is the most valuable brand America has”, earlier post Keith’s note: NASA has done a good job – an increasingly good one – at allowing the logo’s […]

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  • February 25, 2020
Katherine Johnson

We're saddened by the passing of celebrated #HiddenFigures mathematician Katherine Johnson. Today, we celebrate her 101 years of life and honor her legacy of excellence that broke down racial and social barriers: https://t.co/Tl3tsHAfYB pic.twitter.com/dGiGmEVvAW — NASA (@NASA) February 24, 2020

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  • February 24, 2020