Keith’s note: According to a media advisory sent out by the White House last week: “On Friday, September 9, 2022, Vice President Harris will chair the second National Space Council […]
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Artemis 1 Launch Update
Keith’s note: at a media briefing today NASA said it was looking at two possible Artemis 1 launch dates: 23 Sep 6:47 am EDT with 80 min window and 27 […]
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GAO Cites Chronic Problems With NASA’s Artemis Program
Keith’s Note: For NASA Watchers this GAO report comes as no surprise. GAO says that NASA’s plans for Artemis lack financial reality, are plagued by hardware delays, are not fully […]
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NASA Scrubs Artemis 1 Launch Again
NASA scrubbed today’s launch attempt for Artemis 1 after 2.5 hours of problems with a leak in a liquid hydrogen valve that provide fuel to the SLS core stage. Despite […]
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NASAWatch on TV: Artemis Scrub
Keith’s note: today’s TV schedule got lighter – only three interviews – on Deutsche Welle and Al Jazeera regarding the scrub of today’s Artemis 1 launch attempt.
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Don Lind
Keith’s note: Astronaut Don Lind, selected in the 1966 NASA Group 5 astronaut class, a veteran of STS-51-B mission, who also supported Apollo and Skylab programs, has died at the […]
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Frank Drake
SETI Institute: “Frank Drake 1930-2022: So many scientists at the SETI Institute and around the world, were inspired to follow their careers because of Frank Drake. Frank not only left […]
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Patti Mancini
Keith’s note: I got to know Patti rather well when I worked at Rockwell International. That’s her standing between me and Jerry Brown at the STS-1 launch. She was a […]
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What About Those Fading Batteries On SLS CubeSats?
Keith’s note: Once upon a time NASA was quick to hype the use of SLS as a platform for launching cubesat payloads. But Artemis launch delays have threatened to fly […]
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Will Boeing Ever Fly A Crew To ISS?
Keith’s note: NASA just gave SpaceX 5 more crew flights to the ISS for a total of 14 contracted flights. Boeing has yet to fly a crew – its first […]