Keith’s note: I was hoping to ask a space biology question to one of the ISS crew today. So, a few days ago I called the number listed in the […]
2020
Posted inAstronomy
Arecibo Observatory Will Be Torn Down
NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter telescope due to safety concerns “Following a review of engineering assessments that found damage to the Arecibo Observatory cannot be stabilized […]
Posted inBiden Space
While The White House Wallows in Self Pity, We Can Look Up – And Beyond
Just sayin' pic.twitter.com/92rayaAx8N — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) November 19, 2020
Posted inCulture
The NASA Worm Is Back. Actually, It Never Really Left.
The Worm is Back: A Discussion with Designer Richard Danne, NASA “NASA Worm creator Richard Danne answers your questions in a conversation about the relevance of the Worm in the […]
Posted inPersonnel News
NASA Removes Public Access To Its Online Employee Directory (Update)
Keith’s 18 Nov update: NASA wants to transmit their stuff to you. But they really don’t want you to talk to their people about it. Once upon a time – […]
Posted inCommercialization
Boeing's Sloppy Procurement Behavior
A top NASA official asked Boeing if it would protest a major contract it lost. Boeing then tried to profit from the inside information, Washington Post “Boeing did not protest […]
Posted inISS News
Baby Yoda And Crew-1 Arrive At ISS
Crew-1 Dragon Arrives At the International Space Station “The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience successfully docked to the International Space Station at 11:01 p.m. EST Monday, transporting NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, […]
Posted inCommercialization
NASA Watch on BBC Talking About Crew-1
Keith Cowing · BBC Five Live Interview With NASAWatch: SpaceX Crew-1 Mission
Posted inCommercialization
NASA Watch on France 24 Talking About Crew-1 (Plus Cat)
A new era for space travel? Space X makes history with first crewed mission (video), France24 Keith’s note: I was on France 24 today for a 45 minute segment on […]
Posted inPolicy
Space Policy after the Election
Marcia Smith on U.S. space policy after the election, The Space Economy podcast The U.S. election has left the public with many questions, including when or if President Trump will […]