Opinion: The U.S. put a man on the moon. But it might be harder to do the same on Mars.Mitch Daniels, Washington Post “If and when humankind reaches that next frontier, though, there are reasons to doubt that it will be a U.S. government space project that leads us there. Ironically, the society that put a man on the moon may be just the wrong one to succeed in this […]
Vice President Kamala Harris Calls NASA Astronaut Victor Glover “In celebration of Black History Month, NASA astronaut Victor Glover welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris to the International Space Station for avirtual chat. In the video recorded Feb. 24 and shared Saturday, the conversation ranged from the legacy of human spaceflight to observing Earth from the vantage of the space station, Glovers history-making stay aboard the orbiting laboratory, and preparing for […]
@POTUS #JoeBiden in Houston “We just landed a rover on #Mars. Everyone has been down on America. We can do anything!” #CountdownToMars #NASA pic.twitter.com/LPIJlFW6Hj — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 26, 2021 Excerpt from full text of comments made by President Biden “But then, last week — (applause) — guess what? — we also landed a rover on Mars. (Applause.) We — led by a NASA team in Pasadena, California. A […]
Nearly Half the Public Wants the U.S. to Maintain Its Space Dominance. Appetite for Space Exploration Is a Different Story, Morning Consult “Making space exploration a priority though, even during a pandemic, could bode well for Americans’ morale, Logsdon said, such as what happened with the first moon landing in 1969 that came on the heels of a decade of domestic and international civil unrest. “It was a counter balance […]
Scrap the Space Launch System, Bloomberg “Perhaps predictably, the program has been plagued with problems from the start. A report last year from NASA’s inspector general warned of “rising costs and delays,” “shortcomings in quality control,” “challenges with program management,” “technical issues,” “development issues,” “infrastructure issues,” “performance issues” and more. A watchdog report in December found “uncertain plans, unproven cost assumptions, and limited oversight.” Bloomberg Assails NASA Space Launch System […]
Letter From House Science Committee Republicans To NASA On Soyuz Flights “NASA’s recent solicitation for “International Space Station Seat Exchange,” indicated that “NASA has no remaining crew seats on Soyuz.” At the January 2018 Committee hearing, the NASA witness testified that “[t]he manufacturing time of a Soyuz of approximately 3 years will not allow additional Soyuz to be manufactured.” Given the information and testimony listed above, it appears that NASA […]
Keith’s note: Rumors are starting to bubble up. Bill Nelson wants you to know that he really, really wants to be the next NASA Administrator. There is one small problem however: according to his own previously established criteria for who should – or should not – be NASA administrator, he is not qualified. Oh yes: former NASA Adminstrator Charlie Bolden agreed with Nelson’s qualification criteria. Just sayin’ Keith’s update: there […]
Keith Cowing · BBC Interview With NASAWatch: New Images From Mars
Your front-row seat to my Mars landing is here. Watch how we did it.#CountdownToMars pic.twitter.com/Avv13dSVmQ — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) February 22, 2021 More sounds of Mars: https://t.co/wRrDvkUxeC — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) February 22, 2021
NASA Mars Perseverance Excerpt: Remarks by President Biden at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference “I know we can do this. We’ve done it before. Just yesterday — after a seven-month, 300-million mile journey — NASA successfully landed the Perseverance Rover on Mars. It’s on a mission of exploration, with elements contributed by our European partners to seek evidence of the possibility of life beyond our planet and the mysteries […]