Keith’s note: The NASA OIG has issued a report on Management of Commercial Crew – and they are concerned with a lot of things. Summary below.
Keith Cowing
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Science, Not Politics, Makes Space Great
Keith’s note: Instead of political stunts let’s focus on the things where American excellence leads humanity. We are the first nation to sail between the stars. America is already “Great […]
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NASA OIG Response To Congress On GSFC Closures and Layoffs
Keith’s note: On 21 November Rep. Lofgren (D-CA), ranking minority member on the House Science Committee, sent a letter requesting that the NASA OIG look into cancellations and closures at […]
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NASA OIG Does Cleanup On All The Artemis Changes
Keith’s note: NASA OIG just issued an interim memo NASA’s Management of Programs and Projects after Mission Termination—Canceled or Repurposed Artemis Campaign Systems. No formal findings / recommendations since the […]
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That Private Astrobiology Mission NASA Ignores
Keith’s note: Last week NASA announced a Public-Private Partnership to Advance Mars Science. Some of that was already happening. Rocket Lab is going to send the privately-funded Venus Life Finder […]
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Todd Halvorson
Keith’s note: This was just posted on Facebook by Tim Gagnon “Saddened to learn of the passing of Todd Halvorson today from mutual friend Jim Banke. Todd was a journalist […]
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How To Actually Build Your Own Working Tricorder
Keith’s note: Hamzah Abugosh has built a functional tricorder. I share the same fascination he has with the notion of a tricorder as seen on Star Trek since I was […]
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Isaac Hollingsworth Needs Your Help
Keith’s note: Another heads up NASA Family: Isaac Hollingsworth, a Geospatial Scientist at NASA Johnson was also impacted by the same fire as Chase Gibson. Isaac could also really use […]
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NASA OIG Report: NASA’s Launch Infrastructure
The NASA OIG has released a report that throws a lot of cold water on the agency’s expansive launch growth ambitions – for both government and commercial launches: “NASA’s launch […]
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Chase Gibson At NASA JSC Needs Your Help
Keith’s note: Heads Up NASA Family: “I hope this message finds you well. This summer, a lightning strike hit my home, leaving me without my belongings, just before Father’s Day—a […]