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Month: May 2021
President's FY 2022 NASA Budget Released
President's FY 2022 NASA Budget Released

NASA Administrator Statement on President’s FY 2022 Funding Request “This FY 2022 budget, along with continued bipartisan support for NASA’s goals and missions, will empower NASA and the United States to lead humanity into the next era in exploration – an era in which government and the private sector partner to take us farther than ever before – to the Moon, to Mars, and beyond – and to expand science, […]

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  • May 28, 2021
Congress Asks GAO to Review Cybersecurity Risks at NASA
Congress Asks GAO to Review Cybersecurity Risks at NASA

Committee Leaders Request GAO Review of Cybersecurity Risks at NASA “Today, Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), along with Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Don Beyer (D-VA), and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Brian Babin (R-TX) sent a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a review of the cybersecurity risks to […]

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  • May 28, 2021
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson to Address Workforce
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson to Address Workforce

Media Invited to Administrator’s State of NASA Remarks on Climate, Artemis “In his first address to the workforce, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will discuss the agency’s plans for future climate science missions, the agency’s plans for a robotic and human return to the Moon through the Artemis program, and more during a State of NASA event at 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 2. The event will air live on NASA […]

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  • May 27, 2021
GAO: NASA Lunar Programs: Significant Work Remains
GAO: NASA Lunar Programs: Significant Work Remains

GAO: NASA Lunar Programs: Significant Work Remains, Underscoring Challenges to Achieving Moon Landing in 2024 Marc’s note: With the current budget process and timelines, does anyone seriously believe a human landing will happen in 2024 anymore? “What GAO Found The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has initiated eight lunar programs since 2017 to help NASA achieve its goal of returning humans to the Moon. NASA plans to conduct this […]

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  • May 27, 2021
The Passing of Henry McDonald
The Passing of Henry McDonald

A message from the NASA Ames Center Director Eugene Tu Ames family, It’s with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that I inform you of the passing of former Ames Center Director Dr. Henry (Harry) McDonald. Harry was the eighth center director, serving from 1996 to 2002. Harry arrived at Ames with the charge from Administrator Daniel Goldin to take our center into the 21st century and leverage the fact […]

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  • May 26, 2021
Lockheed Martin and GM Team up for Human Lunar Terrain Vehicle

Lockheed Martin, General Motors Team-up to Develop Next-Generation Lunar Rover for NASA Artemis Astronauts to Explore the Moon, Lockheed Martin Corporation “Lockheed Martin and General Motors Co. are teaming up to develop the next generation of lunar vehicles to transport astronauts on the surface of the Moon, fundamentally evolving and expanding humanity’s deep-space exploration footprint.” “NASA’s Artemis program is sending humans back to the Moon where they will explore and […]

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  • May 26, 2021
On Hiatus

Keith’s note: I am taking a few days off. Marc will be checking in on things. See you next week.

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  • May 26, 2021
Musk Vs Bezos: True Space Commerce Has Finally Arrived
Musk Vs Bezos: True Space Commerce Has Finally Arrived

The rivalry between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos already was intense. Now it’s extending to the moon., Washington Post “In a flier distributed on Capitol Hill last week, Elon Musk’s SpaceX warned that legislation now being considered would reward “Jeff Bezos with a $10 billion sole-source hand-out” that would tie up NASA’s moon plans and hand “space leadership to China.” Bezos’s Blue Origin space company countered quickly and forcefully. “Lie.” […]

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  • May 26, 2021
NASA Is Clueless About Biden Administration Education Policy
NASA Is Clueless About Biden Administration Education Policy

Keith’s note: Last week I sent an email to NASA PAO – and the AAs for Communications and STEM Education – about last week’s excellent ISS event with visually and hearing impaired students. I got a partial response to my questions today. The following excerpt from the PAO response summarizes the current attitude within NASA Headquarters with regard to education. NASAWatch: “How does this event link to the Biden/Harris Administration’s […]

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  • May 25, 2021
NASA's STEM Education Office Is Asleep At The Wheel

Last week @NASA did an excellent event with hearing and visually impaired students talking to the @Space_Station crew. A week later and @makincaid @NASASTEM and https://t.co/JhYjtxAd4U have yet to even mention the event or post this video. Baffling. https://t.co/a8j96zgKqf — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 25, 2021

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  • May 25, 2021