Keith’s note: An earthling – Weevil (by Dix Balino) and Mars Droid Perseverance’s “Bit Carousel” (NASA JPL). What lifeforms on Earth seem to be “alien” and what will our first […]
2023
Posted inInternet Policies, IT/Web, News
NASA Still Does Not Fully Comply With OMB Cybersecurity Guidance
Keith’s note: according to a new GAO report “Cybersecurity: Federal Agencies Made Progress, but Need to Fully Implement Incident Response Requirements“: “The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Is Daring Mighty Things Doable At JPL?
Keith’s note: According to “NASA Labâs Workforce Woes Threaten Major Space Missions“ in Scientific American: “To many, it is a dream job. So why have some of JPLâs most vital […]
Posted inArtemis, News
Another Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review – But No Firm Landing Date
Keith’s note: According to NASA PAO: “During the review, NASA also began to define potentially viable and affordable opportunities for new programs and projects that close capability gaps. NASA will […]
Posted inArtemis, Exploration, News
The Antarctic Treaty And The Artemis Accords
Keith’s note: 56 Nations have signed the Antarctic Treaty and 33 have signed the Artemis Accords. Given more than a half century of global, peaceful collaboration in Antarctica we can […]
Posted inArtemis, News
GAO: Artemis Moon Landing In 2025 Is Unlikely. Maybe 2026. Or 2027. Or …
Keith’s note: According to GAO: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is preparing to land humans on the moon for the first time since 1972 in a mission known […]
Posted inAstronauts, News, Personnel News
Mary Cleave
According to NASA PAO: “Retired NASA astronaut Mary Cleave, a veteran of two NASA spaceflights, died Nov. 27. She was 76. A scientist with training in civil and environmental engineering, […]
Posted inArtemis, Commercialization, ISS News, News
B-52s Will Fly For A Century. ISS – Not So Much
Keith’s note: NASA has asked companies to offer $1 billion ideas for how to dump the International Space Station into the Pacific. NASA seems to feel that it is not […]
Posted inBiden Space, News, Policy
Yet Another Pointless NSpC Users’ Advisory Group Meeting
Keith’s note: According to NASA “The next meeting of the National Space Council (NSpC) Usersâ Advisory Group (UAG) is scheduled for December 1, 2023, 11:00am – 2:00pm EST. This meeting […]
Posted inArtemis, Astronomy, Education, News, Space & Planetary Science
The Artemis Generation Uses Webb To View The Heart Of Our Galaxy
Keith’s note: One of the more profound things generated by the Webb Space Telescope is this view of the center of our galaxy. Contrary to what you’d think, the observation […]