NASA Shutdown Plan, 16 December 2018 (pdf) “Pursuant to OMB Circular A-11, Section 124.2, NASA is hereby submitting a revised shutdown plan in the event of a lapse in appropriations, […]
2018
Posted inNews
NASA's Greatest Hits For 2018
Message from the Administrator 2018: A New Approach to the Moon and New Heights at NASA “Our work at NASA is difficult, but it is important. Below is a list […]
Posted inCulture
NASA PAO Is Confused About The Microgravity/Weightlessness Thing
Today's dazed and confused @NASA press release sentence award goes to @NASA_Ames for this: "Orbiting about 250 miles above the Earth in the weightlessness of microgravity" https://t.co/ZJ86lUYTYa pic.twitter.com/empirmMqLI — NASA […]
Posted inAstrobiology
NASA Leads In Astrobiology. It Needs To Act That Way.
Keith’s note: Yesterday I posted an item “NASA Is Incapable Of Explaining How It Does Astrobiology” about Astrobiology-related news from NASA that made no mention of NASA’s Astrobiology program. I […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
The Government Shutdown And Ultima Thule
If the government shutdown happens and lasts through the holidays there's not going to be very much PR from @NASA for the @NASANewsHorizons thing with #UltimaThule — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) […]
Posted inApollo
Half A Century Ago We Dared To Make Dreams Come True
#OTD half a century ago h/t @PeterKingCBS #apollo8 #NASA pic.twitter.com/4CIrt6FLCE — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) December 20, 2018
Posted inCongress
Space Infrastructure Leasing Bill Passes Senate and House
Space Infrastructure Leasing Bill Sent to President’s Desk, House Science Committee “Today, the House of Representatives unanimously approved S. 7, the NASA Enhanced Use Lease Extension Act of 2018, sponsored […]
Posted inAstrobiology
NASA Is Incapable Of Explaining How It Does Astrobiology
Sugar is Sweet, Essential to Life – and It’s Probably in Deep Space, NASA “New research suggests that the sugar molecule that puts the “D” in DNA – 2-deoxyribose – […]
Posted inPersonnel News
A Former Employee Calls NASA About The Security Breach
Keith’s note: The last two times there was a data breach I was directly affected since I am a former NASA civil servant even though I left the agency 25 […]
Posted inIT/Web
NASA Continues To Flunk Basic IT and Cybersecurity Rankings
Potential Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Compromise of NASA Servers “On Oct. 23, 2018, NASA cybersecurity personnel began investigating a possible compromise of NASA servers where personally identifiable information (PII) was […]