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Month: July 2022
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols

Ad Astra Nichelle Nichols, SpaceRef Keith’s note: Actress Nichelle Nichols has died at the age of 89. To generations of Star Trek fans she was the iconic Lt. Uhura. To others she was a symbol of emergent racial equality who literally burst through multiple glass ceilings. To others she was the inspiration for people who actually became astronauts. Regardless of how you first encountered her, she was – and always […]

  • NASA Watch
  • July 31, 2022
Long March 5B Core Stage Re-Enters

Keith Cowing · NASAWatch on Al Jazeera: Long March 5B Re-entry Long March 5B Core Stage Re-Enters “NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released this statement Saturday regarding debris from the Chinese Long March 5B rocket: “The People’s Republic of China (PRC) did not share specific trajectory information as their Long March 5B rocket fell back to Earth. All spacefaring nations should follow established best practices, and do their part to share […]

  • NASA Watch
  • July 30, 2022
NASA Authorization Passes In Congress
NASA Authorization Passes In Congress

NASA Administrator Statement on Agency Authorization Bill “NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released this statement Thursday following approval by the U.S. Congress for the NASA Authorization Act of 2022, which is part of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act of 2022.” 2022 NASA Authorization Bill on Its Way to Biden’s Desk, Space Policy Online “The House passed the first NASA authorization bill in five years today. It is […]

  • NASA Watch
  • July 28, 2022
GAO Report On NASA Priority Open Recommendations
GAO Report On NASA Priority Open Recommendations

GAO Report: Priority Open Recommendations: NASA “What GAO Found In June 2021, GAO identified 11 priority recommendations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Since then, NASA has implemented four of those recommendations by, among other things, establishing a process for aggregating and assessing cyber risk information from across NASA, and approving an updated cost and schedule baseline for the second test flight of the Orion crew vehicle for […]

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  • July 28, 2022
And Today's Russia Leaving ISS Date Is …
And Today's Russia Leaving ISS Date Is …

Russia to NASA: Sticking with space station until at least 2028, Reuters “Russian space officials told their U.S. counterparts that Moscow expects to remain on the International Space Station at least until their own outpost in orbit is built in 2028, NASA’s space operations chief told Reuters. The assurance on Tuesday from Russia came after the newly appointed head of its space agency, Roscosmos, surprised NASA earlier in the day […]

  • NASA Watch
  • July 27, 2022
Ingenuity Comes To The Rescue Of Mars Sample Return

"Two Ingenuity class helicopters will be used as back-ups to transfer samples to #Mars sample return ascent vehicle – @Dr_ThomasZ #Astrobiology — FYI this redundancy option would not even be possible if @sciastro John Grunsfeld had insisted that Ingenuity be sent to Mars. pic.twitter.com/UOvAcLmFrJ — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) July 27, 2022

  • NASA Watch
  • July 27, 2022
NASAWatch on BBC World Service: Russia's ISS Plans

Keith Cowing · NASAWatch on BBC World Service: Is Russia Leaving ISS? Keith’s note: I got this from NASA PAO at 5:11 pm EDT: “NASA is committed to the safe operation of the International Space Station through 2030, and is coordinating with our partners. NASA has not been made aware of decisions from any of the partners, though we are continuing to build future capabilities to assure our major presence […]

  • NASA Watch
  • July 26, 2022
Its Deep Diving Away Team Week
Its Deep Diving Away Team Week

Alan Stern’s Titanic Away Team Journal: Was That a Dream? ‘Yesterday our mother ship ship Horizon Arctic finished the journey to carry us and our OceanGate Expeditions submersible Titan along the Grand Banks to port in St. John’s Newfoundland after exploring the RMS Titanic. As the ship pulled into port my fellow Titanic explorers watched from railings above the ship’s bridge. I said to one of my colleagues, Dylan Taylor, […]

  • NASA Watch
  • July 26, 2022
Russia Says It Is Leaving ISS After 2024

Russia says they're done with ISS in 2024. Let's see what they say next week. They have no money for their own station, China doesn't need them, and they are currently an international pariah due to the #Ukraine invasion – hardly a strong bargaining position. Just sayin' #ISSRDC pic.twitter.com/qPKfOoasTg — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) July 26, 2022 Russia To Quit International Space Station “After 2024”, NDTV “I think that by this […]

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  • July 26, 2022