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Changes To NASA’s Performance Ratings
Keith’s note: this memo : “Strengthening How We Recognize, Reward, Inspire NASA’s General Schedule (GS) Workforce” was sent out by Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson on 7 July 2026. FWIW while OPM asked for agencies to sync their performance calendars to the government’s fiscal year, it would seem that NASA is changing the rules for this…
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House Dems Respond to OMB Draft Grant Guidance
Keith’s Note: according to a press release/letter “Today, Science Democrats submitted a public comment to…
Astronauts For America “Vote for Freedom” Campaign
Keith’s note: according to AFA: “Astronauts For America (AFA) [astronautsforamerica.org] will host a launch event…
Is NASA Force Going To Be Boring?
Keith’s note: Hey OPM: The people behind all these US TechForce graphics have a dark.…
Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Update
Keith’s note: this was sent out to the OPAG Listserv this afternoon: Dear OPAG Community,…
Congress
Creepy Quantum Memes
Keith’s note: @DoWCTO (Department of War CTO) put out another one of those creepy, shoot-em-up…
NASA’s New Final Rule on Nondiscrimination
Keith’s note: NASA has just published “Final rule – Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of…
Let’s Try The Commercial Space Station Thing Again
Keith’s note: NASA issued a new notice seeking industry input on the second phase of…
Sonny Morea
Keith’s note: Saverio “Sonny” Francis Morea has died. (Obituary). He was truly one of the few remaining Apollo legends. Ad Astra Sonny. “Sonny was an important figure in America’s space program and a contributor to one of the greatest engineering achievements in human history. During his 35-year NASA career, he…
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Exploration
NASA Takes The Stage
Keith’s note: During the President’s speech last night the Artemis II crew and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt came on stage and were given the next flag to fly on the Moon. Jared Isaacman got a shout out for doing a great job running NASA. NASA got a lot of attention – which is good.…
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NASA’s Flight Experience Awards
Keith’s note: Several more NASA employees were recognized as part of Jared Isaacman’s Flight Experience Award program. The ride-along flight experience award program highlights NASA’s commitment to celebrating excellence across the workforce. Captions [LEFT] NASA employee Kuo-Chia “Alice” Liu is recognized as part of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Flight Experience Award program on Thursday, June…
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ARTEMIS
NASA’s Role In Space Exploration: Rivals – But No Equal
Keith’s note: On the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, our role in space exploration has rivals – but no equal. NASA…
Filling Air on CNN
Keith’s note: : On July 4th 2006 I was on CNN in the DC bureau with Miles O’Brien who was up in NYC to cover…
Ocean Planet Explorer Resumes Operations
Keith’s note: The human-occupied submersible Alvin has been officially certified to return to service by WHOI following recent overhaul and testing. Submersibles and oceanic exploration…
International space station
GAO Report On Space Station Replacement
Keith’s note: GAO has issued a report regarding the process whereby NASA is replacing the International Space Station with a commercial option. IMHO this report…
ISS Leak Update
Keith’s note: NASA PAO has provided this update on the ISS Leak situation: “The Zvezda service module’s transfer tunnel, known as the PrK, on the…
ISS Leak Forces Temporary Safe Haven Procedures
Keith’s note: According to NASA PAO “Roscosmos has paused Friday’s structural repair efforts inside the Zvezda service module transfer tunnel, known as PrK, as more…
TECHNOLOGY
NAS Review Of NASA SBIR and STTR Programs
Keith’s note: The National Academies has issued “Review of the SBIR and STTR Programs at NASA”. In a nutshell the NAS likes NASA’s SBIR and…
Congress Pushes Back on National Science Board Firings
Keith’s note: The recent firing of the entire National Science Board by the White House is not going down well in Congress. While the immediate…
The Entire National Science Board Has Been Fired
Keith’s note: According to the Washington Post: “Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the…