Bridenstine says that NASA has to protect the workforce at KSC. After #Demo2 there are Mars 2020 and Crew-1 launches. — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 29, 2020 The visitor center is going to be open and we expect that visitors will follow guidelines for social distancing. But mission essential personnel will be protected – @JimBridnestine — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 29, 2020 Oddly @Astro_CabanaBob happily mentions this photo of a […]

Kyle Yunaska Named Deputy Chief of Staff At NASA Headquarters “NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has named Kyle Yunaska as the agency’s Deputy Chief of Staff. … Yunaska also served as the Principal Deputy Director and Chief of Staff for DOE’s Office of Policy and held several advisory roles throughout the Department. Prior to his work at DOE, Yunaska held a range of positions at various academic, nonprofit, and private sector […]

– Wired: Space Force. Tired: NASA, earlier post – Space Force Has The Air Force Academy. Why Doesn’t NASA Have A Space Academy?, earlier post – Space Force Really Wants To Be Star Fleet, earlier post – Space Force Is Using NASA Spacecraft As A Recruiting Tool, earlier post – The New Space Force Uniforms Need Some Space Colors, earlier post

.@realDonaldTrump reacts as @elonmusk walks into the pre-launch briefing before the scrubbed flight of SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2 at Kennedy Space Center, Fl. pic.twitter.com/l2UpXIGvq9 — Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) May 27, 2020

SpaceX: "How are you guys doin' in there?" Dragon: "gettin' ready to launch a spaceship"#Demo2 #LaunchAmerica pic.twitter.com/cV43Jpv865 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 27, 2020

"Heat map" shows both excitement & lack of interest that @NASA generates based on social media audiences. Places where space hardware is built & launched are dark purple. The rest of America – not so much. It should all be deep purple. Just sayin' @JimBridenstine #LaunchAmerica pic.twitter.com/XHxTaVnnIW — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 27, 2020

Russia will not accept attempts to privatize the Moon, says Roscosmos CEO, TASS “Attempts to privatize the Moon run counter to international law, CEO of Russia’s Roscosmos State Space Agency Dmitry Rogozin said in an interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station on Monday. “We will not, in any case, accept any attempts to privatize the Moon. It is illegal, it runs counter to international law,” Rogozin pointed out. The […]

“It has been nearly a decade since an American space crew last lifted off from U.S. soil in a spacecraft built here. That’s expected to change Wednesday afternoon with the relaunch of manned space flight. But the occasion will be very different from past launches, as this time, a private company is leading the way as a NASA partner. Miles O’Brien reports on the potentially “revolutionary” moment.” Featuring Wayne Hale, […]

Keith’s note: I asked a question at a media event today. During Apollo NASA went out of their way to lets us know everything about astronauts including what they eat. Yesterday a reporter asked a simple routine question and got a routine ‘I don’t know – I’ll get back to you response’. Another reporter followed up and got a response to the effect that breakfast menus are exempt from disclosure. […]

Keith’s note: I am currently writing a piece now about the so-called “Artemis Generation”, a phrase coined by NASA. Will they rise above things that now confront them or succumb to them? I am not sure. My Dad grew up during The Great Depression and then endured World War II – nearly being killed by a V-2 impact in London. From the sacrifice of the so-called “Greatest Generation” sprang the […]