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Month: April 2022
Rogozin On Russia And ISS: Will They Stay Or Will They Go?
Rogozin On Russia And ISS: Will They Stay Or Will They Go?

Decision on space station’s service limit depends on situation regarding Russia – Rogozin, TASS “Russia will make a decision on the future of the International Space Station (ISS) based on the developments regarding the country, Head of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said in an interview with TASS on Friday. “We should not hustle now declaring our stance and will carry on with our work within the timeframe […]

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  • April 30, 2022
Bringing Russian War Symbols To The ISS

More Soviet/WW2 flags, if we did not have enough lately: pic.twitter.com/5Dn67laBUN — Anatoly Zak (@RussianSpaceWeb) April 28, 2022 Russian (??) cosmonauts unfurled the ‘USSR Victory flag’ during yesterdays spacewalk outside the International Space Station. pic.twitter.com/JuVnR5J1vV — Aerospace Intelligence (@space_osint) April 29, 2022

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  • April 30, 2022
Space Station … Freedom

For the tens of thousands of us who worked at @NASA on Space Station Freedom it is certainly nice to see a human spacecraft named "Freedom" heading for the #ISS pic.twitter.com/yp0k19DJZ7 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) April 27, 2022

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  • April 27, 2022
Dalbello Heads Back To Commerce

Richard Dalbello is the new Director of the NOAA Office of Space Commerce at the Department of Commerce. Secretary Raimondo will make an announcement at a FY 23 budget hearing held by the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday. — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) April 26, 2022

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  • April 26, 2022
Will The ISS Program Survive In Its Current Form?

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says at a briefing that he has confidence Russia will remain a partner on the ISS in the long term despite the war in Ukraine, citing the professional relationship between NASA and Roscosmos on ISS operations. — Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) April 26, 2022 Nelson is confident Russia will agree to keep ISS to 2030. Says that despite the horrors in Ukraine as a result of political […]

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  • April 26, 2022
VP Harris Talks To Astronaut Mark Vande Hei

Keith’s note: This 5 minute conversation was recorded on 6 April 2022. The White house called Vande Hei’s cellphone. It then took The White House and NASA took 19 days to post it. FWIW the whole thing sounds mostly scripted. From the White House: “On April 6th 2022, Vice President Kamala Harris called NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who returned to Earth on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, after 355 days […]

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  • April 25, 2022
Does Rachel Maddow Like NASA? Sure Seems So.

I wonder if the folks on the 9th floor at @NASA HQ know that Rachel @Maddow (apparently) likes #NASA – at least enough to be wearing a spacesuit with a NASA logo on it on one of her Twitter accounts i.e. @MaddowBlog PAO's Marc Etkind @PinballMe probably never noticed. Just sayin' pic.twitter.com/onTVVWjuDM — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) April 22, 2022

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  • April 21, 2022
Strange Salary Emails At JPL
Strange Salary Emails At JPL

Keith’s note: From [email protected]: “I received this today at JPL. I have no idea who else did. “Management” is not aware of what is going on here.” “From: Office Of The Director ([email protected]) Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2022 4:37 PM Subject: Market Pay Adjustment 1x | Office of the Director Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 21, 2022 To: Select JPL employees From: Interim Director Larry James Subject: Market Pay Adjustment Many […]

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  • April 21, 2022
Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 Decadal Survey Issued
Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 Decadal Survey Issued

Report Identifies Priority Planetary Science Missions, Planetary Defense Efforts, and Strategic Investments for the Next Decade “A new decadal survey [Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032] from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies scientific priorities and opportunities and makes funding recommendations to maximize the advancement of planetary science, astrobiology, and planetary defense in the next 10 years. The recommendations by […]

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  • April 19, 2022