Shri Vinay Kwatra, India’s Foreign Secretary: “With regard to the BRICS space consortium, second question, also cooperation in space. Look, there is already a BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation which […]
2023
Posted inArtemis, China, Exploration, India, Moon, News, Space & Planetary Science
India Moon Landing Interviews On DW And CGTN
Keith’s note: I did an interview with Deutsche Welle about Chandrayaan-3. They aired an intro piece before me where they talked with a family in India and their children’s reactions […]
Posted inArtemis, Exploration, News, Space & Planetary Science
Chandrayaan-3 Landed Safely On The Moon
Keith’s note: India’s Chandrayaan-3 has landed safely at the Moon’s south pole. India is the first nation to visit this part of the Moon and only the fourth nation to […]
Posted inApollo, News, Personnel News, Space & Planetary Science
Jim Burke
Keith’s note: Sources report Jim Burke, retired from JPL and past program manager of the Ranger program in the 1960s has died at the age of 97. More to follow. […]
Posted inArtemis, News, Robotics, Russia, Space & Planetary Science
Luna-25 Has Crashed On The Moon
Keith’s note: Russia has lost the Luna-25 spacecraft which crashed on the Moon after a propulsion event went wrong. Roscosmos has confirmed the loss via Telegram (translation) “On August 19, […]
Posted inCommercialization, Military Space, News
U.S. Government Warning: Safeguarding The U.S. Space Industry
Keith’s note: The DNI has posted a NCSC/FBI/USAF Bulletin titled “Safeguarding The U.S. Space Industry” which opens by saying: “According to US financial sector estimates, the global space economy is […]
Posted inAstronauts, News, Personnel News
Bo Bobko
Keith’s note: this is circulating on social media from ASE – The Association of Space Explorers. I’ll post more information when I get it (or you send it to me). […]
Posted inAstronauts, Commercialization, News
FAA Proposes Changes To Astronaut Classifications And Other Regulations
Keith’s note: According to an FAA posting in the Federal Register: “This proposed rule would incorporate various changes required by the United States Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of November […]
Posted inNews, Russia, Space & Planetary Science
Talking With Deutsche Welle About Luna 25
Keith’s note: I just spoke with Deutsche Welle TV about Russia’s Luna 25 lunar probe and the impact that Russia’s invasion has had on space science programs and international cooperation. […]
Posted inCommercialization, News
Talking About Virgin Galactic On TV
Keith’s note: I just did BBC World TV talking about today’s Virgin Galactic flight. Here’s the [Audio]. I tried to get BBC to buy me a ticket to report from […]