Keith’s note: Jared Isaacman took several Trump family members for a plane ride the other day. Before you start to wag your fingers at him for this – understand that […]
Activism
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Hope vs Fear; Dreams vs Threats
Keith’s note: Playing with memes – prompted by other memes. Much of the what is being pumped out on social media by the Administration and its agencies seems to be […]
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NASA Outreach Needs A Reboot
Keith’s note: NASA likes to talk about all the wonderful ways that they do things that affect everyone and improve their lives. But how they do this is inconsistent with […]
Posted inActivism, Culture, News, Personnel News, Space & Planetary Science, TrumpSpace
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference DEI Issues Reappear
Keith’s note: Update on the next Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) sponsored by USRA’s LPI.
Posted inActivism, Congress, News, Space & Planetary Science, TrumpSpace
Planetary Society Advocacy Fades Away
Keith’s note: A few weeks ago The Planetary Society was waving its arms about saving NASA science. Great. Then silence. A month later Jared Isaacman has been renominated – not […]
Posted inActivism, Exploration, News, Shutdown, TrumpSpace
Do Not Let The B*stards Take Away Your Future
Keith’s note: Some complain NASA Watch has turned political. Oops. This is an existential moment for NASA (and everything else). Everyday I’m beset with putrid politics colliding with a hopeful […]
Posted inActivism, Astronomy, Congress, Earth Science, Exploration, News, Space & Planetary Science, TrumpSpace
Space Science Goes To Congress
Keith’s note: There’s a big space space science thing on Capitol Hill today. No media were allowed – at least not until I got a message rather late last night […]
Posted inActivism, Budget, Congress, News, TrumpSpace
Unions And Congress Protest NASA Cuts
Keith’s note: according to “No Cuts to NASA, Say Supporters & Experts at Rally Outside Headquarters”: Yesterday, NASA supporters held a rally outside the agency’s headquarters to call for a […]
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Speak Out While You Can
Keith’s note: As you ponder protests, policies, and how everyone should respond, re-read this part of the Executive Order that erases NASA’s union rights. It redefines what NASA is – […]
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Stuck Inside The Space Bubble
Keith’s note: Speaking as a person bitten by a space bug at age 6 in 1961, nothing in this Planetary Society piece “A cosmic perspective worth fighting for“ is actually […]