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Wally Funk. Fly Wally, Fly 🚀
Keith’s note: According to Blue Origin: “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Wally Funk. Wally was a pioneer in every sense of the word.” “In her 20s, she was the first female civilian flight instructor at a U.S. military base. She became the youngest of the Mercury 13, outperforming nearly every test put…
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Sonny Morea
Keith’s note: Saverio “Sonny” Francis Morea has died. (Obituary). He was truly one of the…
Creepy Quantum Memes
Keith’s note: @DoWCTO (Department of War CTO) put out another one of those creepy, shoot-em-up…
NASA’s Flight Experience Awards
Keith’s note: Several more NASA employees were recognized as part of Jared Isaacman’s Flight Experience…
NASA’s New Final Rule on Nondiscrimination
Keith’s note: NASA has just published “Final rule – Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of…
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…
Let’s Destroy American Science [UPDATE]
Keith’s note: The Federal Government recently issued “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” which, if implemented,…
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
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 has led the way by: Let’s not let that leadership fade. Let’s expand it further.
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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
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…
NASA Lunar Exploration Update
NASA press release: NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities: NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three companies to land four new missions…
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…