Keith’s note: A class action suit against NASA claims “Flaws in NASAâs employee evaluation system have potentially caused over 2,000 Black and Asian American NASA employees to experience racial discrimination […]
2022
Posted inNews, Russia
Americans Are Being Urged To Leave Russia
Keith’s note: The State Department is urging Americans to not travel to Russia and if they are in Russia, to leave as soon as possible. As we all know, NASA […]
Posted inNews, Russia
First Woman In Space Sanctioned For Ukraine Invasion Support
Keith’s note: Ukraine invasion Sanctions imposed on Russian Duma officials include Vostok 6 Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. More: Treasury Imposes Swift and Severe Costs on Russia […]
Posted inHubble, News
Media Finds A Reason To Whine About Extending The Life of Hubble
Keith’s note: At one point in the media question portion of the NASA/SpaceX/Polaris Dawn Hubble Reboost study briefing, there was a wet blanket media question about “rich people looking for […]
Posted inCommercialization, Hubble, News
Surprise NASA Press Event About Hubble And Commerce
Keith’s note: According to a last minute advisory “NASA will hold a media teleconference today at 4:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Sept. 29, to discuss a new study exploring potential commercial […]
Posted inNews, Space & Planetary Science
DART Post Impact News – More NASAWatch In The Media
Keith’s note: media interest in last night’s perfect impact by DART has certainly made the news globally. More links and audio clips of my talking head sessions below – twice […]
Posted inNews, Space & Planetary Science
DART Hits Its Target – NASAWatch In the Media
Keith’s note: I appeared with BBC Science correspondent Jonathan Amos on BBC World News (TV) to cover the impact of the DART spacecraft on its asteroid target. I was then […]
Posted inArtemis, News
Roll Back For Artemis 1
Keith’s note: according to NASA PAO: “NASA will roll the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft back to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Monday, Sept. 26. First […]
Posted inNews, Space & Planetary Science
NASAWatch On Al Jazeera:Â Asteroid Punching
Keith’s Note: I was on Al Jazeera Arabic again tonight. This time it was to talk about the upcoming DART mission’s asteroid impact. Hopefully I projected a little soft power […]
Posted inArtemis, News
NASA Tries To Second Guess A Looming Hurricane (Update)
Keith’s note: Earlier today NASA held a media telecon (the video feed of which went dead). During the briefing Tom Whitmeyer, Deputy Associate Administrator at NASA Headquarters gave some less […]