Trump’s Plan to Gut the Civil Service, Lawfare “But this new executive order exempts agencies from following the civil service rules for hiring and firing Schedule F employees. If you […]
2020
Posted inCommercialization
SpaceX Starship SN8 Does All The Hard Stuff And Then Crashes
So let's see #SN8 took off, shut down 2 engines, made it to altitude, did the belly flop, flew, reoriented itself, descended, and then had a rough landing. pic.twitter.com/kpkJ3EScb5 — […]
Posted inArtemis
Artemis Astronauts: Stunt Or Opportunity?
WRT the #Artemis Astronaut announcement: if you think its a stunt: it can be changed with an email. If you think @NASA needs to work harder: remember: Artemis III will […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
TrumpSpace Series Finale
Vice President Mike Pence is set to name a cadre of Artemis astronauts, Ars Technica “Vice President Mike Pence will announce a cadre of 18 astronauts from whom NASA is […]
Posted inAstronauts
Chuck Yeager
NASA Administrator Statement on Passing of Gen. Chuck Yeager “The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of Gen. Chuck Yeager: “Today’s passing of Gen. […]
Posted inArtemis
NASA Releases Science Plan For First Artemis Human Landing Mission
NASA Invites Media to Discuss Science Priorities for Artemis III Moon Landing “NASA is hosting a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Monday, Dec. 7, to discuss the release of […]
Posted inArtemis
NASA Announces Lunar ISRU Selections
NASA Selects Companies to Collect Lunar Resources for Artemis Demonstrations “Space resources will play a key role in NASA’s Artemis program and future space exploration. The ability to extract and […]
Posted inAstronomy
NSF Video Of The Collapse Of The Arecibo Observatory
“This video, that starts with a view of the top of Tower 4, was taken from the vantage point of an Arecibo Observatory drone, utilized for monitoring the condition of […]
Posted inActivism
Mars Ingenuity Makes Time's Best Inventions Of 2020 List
Time magazine's best inventions of 2020 "Ready for Takeoff – NASA Ingenuity Helicopter "https://t.co/CYxiBcqsyQ FYI @SciAstro @Dr_ThomasZ @JimBridenstine pic.twitter.com/VobPNs7d9K — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) December 2, 2020
Posted inSLS and Orion
Orion Problems Threaten Artemis-1 Launch
Update on Orion Final Assembly and Transfer, NASA “While powering up the spacecraft to prepare for the pressurization of the crew module uprighting system, which ensures the capsule is oriented […]