Keith’s note: I am making a totally unexpected – but still exciting – career pivot effective 30 October 2023. After more than 25 years today is my last day with […]
2023
Posted inAstronauts, Commercialization, News
My Suborbital Life Blog 5: Hi Five! — S. Alan Stern
Virgin Galacticâs Galactic 05 suborbital mission I am flying on, still set for November 2nd, is the fifth commercial suborbital revenue mission for Virgin Galactic. Among myself and the other […]
Posted inExploration, News, Uncategorized
Dale Andersenâs Astrobiology Antarctic Status Reports
Keith’s note: as has been the case since the 1990s I will be featuring reports from my long time friend Dale Andersen as he continues his astrobiology exploration work at […]
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My Suborbital Life Blog 4: My Research Spaceflight Training: Count Down to Launch — S. Alan Stern
Itâs just T-6 days to launch on my first space mission, which is set for liftoff on Thursday, November 2nd from Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. Spaceport America is […]
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My Suborbital Life Blog 3: The Suborbital Revolution Is Here –S. Alan Stern
As I write this blog, Iâm about to leave on a business trip to Boston, to lead a science team meeting of the NASA New Horizons mission, which I serve […]
Posted inArtemis, Culture, Education, News
What About A NASA Star Trek Crossover?
Keith’s note: Maybe someone at NASA still has a spark of “why not” left in them … If only NASA and Star Trek could do a cross-over episode with NASA’s […]
Posted inArtemis, Commercialization, Exploration, News
NASA OIG Finds Big Problems With The NASA Artemis Supply Chain
Keith’s note: I am not sure that this is the sort of news you want to hear when Artemis (SLS) costs continue to mount, missions are delayed, and exploration cadence […]
Posted inCongress, News, Personnel News
NASA Legislative Affairs Is Pretending To “Look” For Job Applicants
Keith’s note: Tweet from Alicia Brown @AliciaNBrown “Come work with NASA leg affairs! https://usajobs.gov/job/755157700.“ Hilarious. NASA Legislative Affairs wants to hire someone and they open the job application for TWO […]
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My Suborbital Life Blog 2: Objectives, Timeline, Training — S. Alan Stern
Late next week Iâll be undertaking my first spaceflight, flying a training and ârisk reductionâ mission funded by my employer, the Southwest research Institute (SwRI). This flight is in preparation […]
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Dear NASA: Why Are We Going To Europa When Earth’s Oceans Are So Screwed up?
Keith’s note: Today’s “Obvious Question Begging An Answer Award” goes to Dennis Lees for his op ed “Earth’s ocean is in crisis. Why spend $5 billion to study the one […]