“Stephen G. Jurczyk, 61, of Fredericksburg, VA, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, November 23 (Thanksgiving Day) from pancreatic cancer. Stephen was born on February 20, 1962, to […]
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Posted inAstrobiology, Internet Policies, News
Time Travel: An Antarctic Astrobiology Website From 1996
Keith’s note: This is a revised version of the original website that was first posted â from Antarctica â in 1996. As far as Dale Andersen (who is in Antarctica […]
Posted inArtemis, News
NASA Advisory Council Members Think Political Spin Is More Important Than Truth About Artemis
Keith’s note: Several people are live tweeting a NASA Advisory Council HEO committee meeting – a public, on-the-record, official advisory body of the federal government chartered under FACA. Wayne Hale, […]
Posted inCommercialization, News
SpaceX Starship Test Flight Ends Early But Major Milestones Were Accomplished
Keith’s note: The second flight of a Starship/Heavy Booster began on time today at 8:00 am EST. The rocket performed nominally up to and during “hot staging”. Moments after the […]
Posted inPersonnel News
New NASA Associate Administrator And ESDM AA
Keith’s note: According to a tweet from @SenBillNelson: “I’m excited @JimFree will serve as the next associate administrator @NASA bringing exceptional experience to our leadership team. With Jim stepping up, […]
Posted inAstrobiology, Exploration, News
More Bad Weather At Lake Untersee, Antarctica
Dale Andersen: “The weather at Lake Untersee has been rough lately. Following the test run of our tents with a small storm that rolled through last week with 70 mph […]
Posted inAstronauts, Commercialization, Exploration, News
My Suborbital Life Blog 10: Looking Up, WAY Up — S. Alan Stern
Years ago, whenever I got an email from Burt Rutan, the legendary airplane designer and the mastermind behind the foundational spaceship designs at Virgin Galactic, Burt would always close with, […]
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Bob Cabana Is Leaving NASA
According to NASA PAO: “NASA Associate Administrator and former astronaut Robert Cabana announced Monday his retirement, effective Sunday, Dec. 31 after more than 38 years of service. As associate administrator, […]
Posted inApollo, Astronauts, News, Personnel News
Frank Borman
According to NASA PAO: “The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the passing of former NASA astronaut Col. (ret.) Frank Borman, who passed away Nov. 7, […]