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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 its commercial space station thing. Link to RFP. Get creative everyone – and just remember: there’s only enough money in the NASA budget to pick and then support one commercial space proposal – not more than one.
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Mars Researchers Have Concerns
Keith’s note: The Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) has issued a summary of Acknowledgements,…
NASA Takes The Stage
Keith’s note: During the President’s speech last night the Artemis II crew and Apollo 17…
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…
Filling Air on CNN
Keith’s note: : On July 4th 2006 I was on CNN in the DC bureau…
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NASA Asks For NEPA Comments But Says It Does Not Need To
Keith’s note: NASA has published Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act: Interim final…
NASA Lunar Exploration Update
NASA press release: NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities: NASA announced Tuesday…
OIG Has Issues With Commercial Crew
Keith’s note: The NASA OIG has issued a report on Management of Commercial Crew -…
NASA OIG Response To Congress On GSFC Closures and Layoffs
Keith’s note: On 21 November Rep. Lofgren (D-CA), ranking minority member on the House Science Committee, sent a letter requesting that the NASA OIG look into cancellations and closures at NASA Goddard. NASA OIG has now responded with a short report and Lofgren has commented on that report. Quotes and…
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Exploration
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 have a long history of intersection and collaboration with space exploration. More: Ocean Planet Expeditions: Alvin Submersible Certified To Return To Service
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Todd Halvorson
Keith’s note: This was just posted on Facebook by Tim Gagnon “Saddened to learn of the passing of Todd Halvorson today from mutual friend Jim Banke. Todd was a journalist who was a credit to his profession. In 2011 when he retired from the Florida Today newspaper he paid me the compliment to commission me…
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ARTEMIS
How To Actually Build Your Own Working Tricorder
Keith’s note: Hamzah Abugosh has built a functional tricorder. I share the same fascination he has with the notion of a tricorder as seen on…
Isaac Hollingsworth Needs Your Help
Keith’s note: Another heads up NASA Family: Isaac Hollingsworth, a Geospatial Scientist at NASA Johnson was also impacted by the same fire as Chase Gibson.…
Chase Gibson At NASA JSC Needs Your Help
Keith’s note: Heads Up NASA Family: “I hope this message finds you well. This summer, a lightning strike hit my home, leaving me without my…
International space station
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…
NASA Rethinks Commercial LEO Plans
Keith’s note: During the “Ignition” event in March NASA said it would launch a new government-owned anchor or core module to the ISS and then…
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…