Keith’s note: Whenever I am asked about the Russian issue on the ISS on TV I usually reply that while things are bad back on Earth, somehow we always managed […]
2023
Posted inPersonnel News
Hugh Harris
“The Voice of NASA” Hugh Harris has died, WMFE: “Hugh Harris, known as “The Voice of NASA” during his time as a public affairs officer with the agency, has died. […]
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NASA Used To Have An Earthquake Rescue Spinoff Called FINDER. Where Is It Now? [UPDATE]
Keith’s 13 Feb update I have spoken with some folks in the space biomedical community and seen some email chains about the use of FINDER tech in earthquake affected areas […]
Posted inCommercialization, News, SLS and Orion
Earth’s Most Powerful Rocket Roars To Life
Keith’s note: SpaceX just conducted a full duration static test firing of 31 Raptor engines (1 shutdown, 1 was shut down) on Starship producing enough thrust to still reach orbit […]
Posted inCommercialization, ISS News, News
Improving On ISS Vs Just Copying It
Keith’s note: According to a tweet by @jeff_foust “Axiom Space’s Mary Lynne Dittmar on commercial LEO destinations panel at the FAA conference: worried that if NASA continues with four competitors […]
Posted inArtemis, Astronauts, Education, News
NASA’s Chief Astronaut Is An Actual Teacher
Keith’s note: According to NASA PAO: “NASA has appointed veteran astronaut Joe Acaba as chief of the Astronaut Office at the agencyâs Johnson Space Center in Houston. A decorated veteran […]
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Al Jazeera: Everyone Is Going Back To The Moon
Keith’s note: I was just on Al Jazeera Arabic talking about the various countries and companies that are headed to the Moon. Sometimes there is competition. More often there is […]
Posted inBiden Space, Commercialization, News
Doug And Bob Go To The White House
According to NASA PAO “Vice President Kamala Harris will award former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 4:15 p.m. EST on Tuesday, […]
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NOAA Office of Space Commerce Seeks Input On Traffic Management System for Space (TraCSS) Program
Keith’s note: NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) just issued a Request for Information, seeking additional input from commercial Space Situational Awareness providers and users about its currently planned scope […]
Posted inEarth Science, News, Space & Planetary Science
CTV: No That Asteroid Will Not Kills Us All Tonight
Keith’s note: I was on CTV tonight to talk about the flyby of asteroid 2023 BU. Since everyone tries to out do everyone else with comparing the size od these […]