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 […]
Keith Cowing
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 🖖🏻
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NASAWatch.com Website Upgrade Underway
Keith’s note: Over the next several weeks we will be rolling out a revised and enhanced version of NASAWatch. We’ll be seeking comments on changes once we have the basics […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Astrobiology.com Website Upgrade Underway
Keith’s note: Over the next several weeks we will be rolling out a revised and enhanced version of Astrobiology.com. It will take us a bit to wrap our minds around […]
Posted inNews, Technology
NAS Review Of NASA SBIR and STTR Programs
Keith’s note: The National Academies has issued “Review of the SBIR and STTR Programs at NASA“. In a nutshell the NAS likes NASA’s SBIR and STTR Programs; feels that they […]
Posted inFinancial Management
OIG Report on NASA Payment Integrity Compliance
Keith’s note: NASA OIG has issued a report regarding FY 2025 Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act. Looks like NASA has fixed a lot of things when compared to […]
Posted inCommercialization, ISS News, News, TrumpSpace
GAO Report On Space Station Replacement
Keith’s note: GAO has issued a report regarding the process whereby NASA is replacing the International Space Station with a commercial option. IMHO this report seems to have been overtaken […]
Posted inAstrobiology, Budget, Congress, News, Space & Planetary Science, TrumpSpace
MEPAG Memo On NASA Mars Exploration Program Budget
Keith’s note: the following memo was distributed by NASA Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) leadership: “Members of the MEPAG community, There have been deeply concerning developments in the NASA […]
Posted inAstrobiology, Earth Science, News, Space & Planetary Science, Space Life Science, TrumpSpace
No More Woke Science Wanted At NASA
Keith’s note: NASA put out Amendment 59: Several Updates to the ROSES-25 Summary of Solicitation. BOTH of the official documents cited in this notice issued by NASA contain blatantly political […]
Posted inPolicy
Global Relations And Space Cooperation
Keith’s note: According to “At G-7, allies plan for a world less reliant on the U.S.“ in the Washington Post, “After years of tariff threats, diplomatic whiplash and public confrontations, […]
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Let’s Destroy American Science
Keith’s note: The Federal Government recently issued “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” which, if implemented, would gut the way that American science has been evaluated and conducted for the better […]