Keith’s note: Astrobiologists are often focused on how a planet’s life history shapes the life on it and how that life can, in turn, alter a planet’s life history. Life […]
2023
Posted inBiden Space, News, Policy
National Space Council Event: Nice TV Backdrop But No News
Keith’s note: There was another National Space Council thing in Washington, DC. Big room, lots of flags, big expensive billboard-sized posters from Kinko’s, dramatic lighting – and did I mention […]
Posted inArtemis, Exploration, News
That TBD Artemis III Lunar Landing Date
Keith’s note: On 14 Dec 1911 Roald Amundsen and his party reached the South Pole. NASA plans to land a crew near the south pole of the Moon – but […]
Posted inChina, News, Space & Planetary Science
NASAWatch On CGTN: Breaking Some News About Chinese Moon Samples
Keith’s note: I was on CGTN tonight talking about China’s space activities. [Audio] The discussion touched on newly-announced collaboration between China and Egypt. I mentioned that NASA recently announced that […]
Posted inCommercialization, Congress, News
The Space Mining Hearing That Went Down A Rabbit Hole
Keith’s note: This morning the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on space mining. It was obvious that this oddly-timed hearing – one […]
Posted inArtemis, Commercialization, Congress, News
Hearing Preview: Moon Mining, China Bashing, And Space Advocate Choir Practice
Keith’s note: according to this notice: “On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and […]
Posted inBiden Space, News, Policy
Another Pointless National Space Council Meeting
Keith’s 11 Dec note: There is a National Space Council meeting on Wednesday 20 Dec. Other than a simple release from the White House – emailed to some media but […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Ann Bradley
Keith’s note: Ann Bradley passed away Dec. 3, 2023. Prior to serving as the NASA Associate Deputy Administrator, Ann held the position of Associate Administrator for Management Operations. Note the […]
Posted inEducation, Exploration, News
Millions Of People Are Already Training To Fly Helicopters On Other Worlds. Has NASA Noticed?
Keith’s note: NASA is currently flying the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars as part of the Mars Perseverance rover mission. As of this posting it has flown 67 times and continues […]
Posted inCommercialization, News
GAO Report: FAA Should Improve Its Mishap Investigation Process
According to the GAO: “The commercial space industry is rapidly growing as private companies transport cargo, satellites, and people to space. But not all launches go smoothly. Some have exploded […]