“It is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all.” — Sir Ernest Shackleton born #OTD […]
2019
Posted inCommercialization
Another Head In The Sand Moment For Commercial Space
Keith’s note: Earlier this week the Commercial Spaceflight Federation and the commercial space community held their annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington, DC. True to form they seemed to […]
Posted inCommercialization
How Open Is NASA's Open Lunar Architecture?
Keith’s note: NASA held a media briefing session today at NASA HQ. The purpose of the briefing was to talk about the various lunar activities NASA is engaged in. Specifically […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
NASA's Fourth Plan To Return Humans To The Moon
NASA Administrator Hosts Media, Industry Forum on Lunar Exploration Plans, NASA “NASA invites media to its headquarters in Washington Thursday, Feb. 14, to learn more about agency partnership opportunities with […]
Posted inExploration
O'Keefe And Squyres On Spirit And Opportunity
Keith’s note: I asked former NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe what his thoughts were today as Opportunity ended its mission on Mars: “The Mars Exploration Rovers – Spirit and Opportunity – […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Opportunity
NASA’s Opportunity Rover Mission on Mars Comes to End “It is because of trailblazing missions such as Opportunity that there will come a day when our brave astronauts walk on […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
Talking About The Other Things NASA Does
I’m excited about the opportunity to speak at the #WorldAgExpo tomorrow about how @NASA technology is transforming the agriculture industry. Watch live right here on Twitter at 12:30pm ET. pic.twitter.com/y9VBlegKLo […]
Posted inEducation
NASA's Underserved Sectors of America
Media Invited to Talk Tech with NASA Administrator at World Ag Expo, NASA “NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will speak to, and take questions from, media about how technologies originally developed […]
Posted inChina
Cooperating With China In Space
Farside Politics: The West Eyes Moon Cooperation with China, Scientific American “The final law Wolf put in place–the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, which remains in effect today–states […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Wallops Director Wrobel Moves To NASA HQ
Wallops director moving to NASA HQ; acting director named. Delmarva Now “NASA Wallops Flight Facility’s director is taking a job at the agency’s Washington D.C. headquarters, leaving his post after […]