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Month: July 2020
House FY 2021 Budget Makes 2024 Moon Landing Doubtful
House FY 2021 Budget Makes 2024 Moon Landing Doubtful

H.R. 7617 Division-by-Division Summary, House Appropriations Committee “National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – $22.63 billion, equal to the FY 2020 enacted level. This funding includes continued investments in human space exploration efforts, as well as other investments, including the following: • $819 million for Aeronautics research, an increase of $35 million above the FY 2020 enacted level and equal to the President’s budget request, to continue efforts to improve […]

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  • July 31, 2020
NASA Goddard Is Confused About Its Own COVID-19 Polices (Update)
NASA Goddard Is Confused About Its Own COVID-19 Polices (Update)

Keith’s 5:12 pm update: This is the response that NASA GSFC News Chief Dewayne Washington sent me: “We truly appreciate the innovative spirit displayed and sought to highlight the employee and her accomplishments. Upon further review, however, we don’t have the ability to distribute lab equipment to all those who may request it or to validate the safety of uniquely-configured home lab workspaces. Moving forward, lab/technical equipment will remain on […]

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  • July 31, 2020
Exploring Mars With An Astrobiology Droid During Difficult Times On Earth
Exploring Mars With An Astrobiology Droid During Difficult Times On Earth

Keith’s note: NASA Launched the Mars 2020 rover Perseverance today. As Perseverance departs it leaves a troubled world behind to explore a new one in search of life. At the Perseverance post-launch media event I asked NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Science Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen about exploring a new world during such difficult times. I asked: “Right now the nation is in the midst of a pandemic […]

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  • July 30, 2020
Perseverance Is On Its Way To Mars
Perseverance Is On Its Way To Mars

The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, powered by the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket, has blasted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station! The liftoff went right on time, at 7:50 a.m. EDT.

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  • July 30, 2020
The Space Force Squad Wants To Create Problems – Not Avoid Them
The Space Force Squad Wants To Create Problems – Not Avoid Them

America’s Space Strategy Comes of Age, Peter Garretson, opinion, Newsweek “As such, the report is something of a net assessment of our competitive strategic position vis-à-vis all sectors of space, from civilian to military to commercial. It focuses, in particular, on the six areas thought most likely to decide the great power competition: namely, space policy and finance, space information services, space transport and logistics, human presence, power for space […]

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  • July 29, 2020
Sadly NASA Forgets Its Most Amazing Missions

"This is the first time in history where we're going to go to Mars with an explicit mission to find life on another world — ancient life on Mars." Administrator @JimBridenstine discusses @NASAPersevere's upcoming astrobiological mission. #CountdownToMars pic.twitter.com/jx1psgmdS8 — NASA (@NASA) July 29, 2020 FYI @BettinaInclan contrary to statements by @JimBridenstine and others at @NASA the @NASAPersevere mission is *not* the first #NASA mission with the explicit goal of searching […]

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  • July 29, 2020
O'Keefe And Grunsfeld Support Biden's Space Vision
O'Keefe And Grunsfeld Support Biden's Space Vision

Joe Biden is the best choice for space progress, Opinion, Sean O’Keefe and John Grunsfeld, Florida Today “Biden knows that NASA has accomplished a great deal by evolving and adapting to rapid change. Through his public service, Biden has had an important influence to forge bipartisan support for NASA. Seeing the vast potential of the burgeoning commercial space industry, the Obama-Biden Administration helped NASA seize opportunities to extend our exploration […]

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  • July 28, 2020
Teleworking At NASA: Benefits Or Problems?
Teleworking At NASA: Benefits Or Problems?

Companies Start to Think Remote Work Isn’t So Great After All, Wall Street Journal “Four months ago, employees at many U.S. companies went home and did something incredible: They got their work done, seemingly without missing a beat. Executives were amazed at how well their workers performed remotely, even while juggling child care and the distractions of home. Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc., among others, quickly said they would embrace […]

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  • July 25, 2020
DC Quarantine Limits Visits To NASA HQ
DC Quarantine Limits Visits To NASA HQ

Bowser says people coming from coronavirus hot spots must quarantine for 14 days when arriving in D.C, Washington Post “Visitors arriving from most states to the nation’s capital soon must self-quarantine for 14 days to help slow the increasing spread of the novel coronavirus. D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said her order, which takes effect Monday, will help the city battle a recent increase in coronavirus infections.” Keith’s note: […]

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  • July 25, 2020