Keith’s note: Last Friday afternoon @ASGSRSpace (American Society for Gravitational and Space Research) tweeted that they “hosted an AVATAR Lunch & Learn with congressional staffers Thursday, connecting space biomedical research with policy. Speakers: Lisa Carnell (NASA),Shelby Giza (Space Tango), Mamta Nagaraja (Voyoma/ASGSR) #ASGSR #AVATARBPS #SpacePolicy #ArtemisII @NASA @NASAArtemis”. Science folks justifiably worry about FY 2027 NASA science cuts. It’s good that a few of them decided to try and update Congress on what is going on. That said, no one in the media knew in advance. NASA sent a staffer – but said nothing about their participation. These science advocates hold small events, alert no one, post nothing afterward – except selfies. As a result, a vast pool of external advocates outside the DC space bubble learn nothing. If the NASA science budget is restored it’s probably going to happen in spite of these stealthy efforts. Just sayin’ – but keep tryin’
Biologist, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Biologist and Payload integrator, Editor of NASAWatch.com and Astrobiology.com, Lapsed climber, Explorer, Synaesthete, Former Challenger Center board member... More by Keith Cowing