WRT "man made object' @JimBridenstine? Really? No women are involved in the Parker Solar Probe mission? @NASASun https://t.co/YhIZJ1ODra — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) October 30, 2018 Style Guide for NASA History […]
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Posted inSLS and Orion
Someone Has Stopped Drinking The SLS Koolaid – For A Moment
SLS contractor gets real, says program needs to focus on “affordability”, Ars Technica “We here inside the program tend not to think about the need to advocate,” Precourt said. “There […]
Posted inAstronomy
Hubble Is Working Again
The Hubble Space TelescopeUnlocking the Secrets of the UniverseDaily Report #8140 Period Covered: 08:00 PM October 26, 2018 – 07:59 PM October 27, 2018 (DOY 300/0000z – 300/2359z) pic.twitter.com/B3jCyPlY9c — […]
Posted inCommercialization
First Mate: LauncherOne Rocket and Cosmic Girl 747
First Mate: Virgin Takes Step Forward with First Mating of LauncherOne Rocket and Cosmic Girl 747, Virgin Orbit “Today at Long Beach Airport stands a 747 aircraft with a rocket […]
Posted inNews
First Auction of Neil Armstrong's Private Collection to be Held Next Week
First Moonwalker Neil Armstrong’s Private Collection to be Sold at Heritage Auctions, Heritage Auctions “The vast personal collection of Neil Armstrong, who as the first man to walk on the […]
Posted inAstronauts
Will Russia Launch Astronauts to the ISS in December?
Bridenstine Reiterates December Launch to ISS on Track, and Other Space Council Tidbits Space Policy Online Bridenstine: “‘We have a really, really good idea of what the issue is’ and […]
Posted inNews
Russian Soyuz-2 Successfully Launches
Successful Launch of the Soyuz-2 Launch Vehicle From the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, ROSCOSMOS “On Thursday, October 25, at 0315 hours Moscow time, the State Space Test Center Plesetsk in the Arkhangelsk […]
Posted inMilitary Space
#SpaceForce Double Header
Transformers: Space “Vice President Mike Pence is confirmed to speak at The Washington Post on October 23 as part of a “Transformers: Space” event. Pence, who serves as chairman of […]
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NASAWatch Hiatus
Keith’s note: NASAWatch updates will probably be sporadic for the next week or so. Marc will keep an eye on things.
Posted inAstronomy
Hubble Is Getting Back To Normal
Hubble Moving Closer to Normal Science Operations “NASA took great strides last week to press into service a Hubble Space Telescope backup gyroscope (gyro) that was incorrectly returning extremely high […]