“Dear ASGSR (American Society for Gravitational and Space Research) Members and Friends, As you may have heard, the President’s Budget Request (PBR) was recently released and includes severe cuts to […]
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Making a Diving Catch For Space
Keith’s note: I just posted this on Twitter. Some organizations need to get over themselves and shoulder in for the cause and not try a solo savior act. If y’all […]
Posted inActivism, Budget, News, Personnel News, TrumpSpace
Standing Up In Cleveland
Keith’s note: Looks like the folks in Cleveland are taking a stand. There will be a Stop the NASA Budget Cuts Protest on Saturday, 21 June. “Thanks for RSVPing for […]
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This Time Its Existential
Keith’s note: With every budget crisis NASA fans say that everyone needs to know how little is spent on NASA and how great the Return On Investment is. As soon […]
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Is Resistance Futile?
Keith’s note: Question to NASAWatch readers: A lot of you give Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro a free pass to do absolutely whatever the White House tells her to do […]
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Erasing NASA Diversity Abstracts Is Not That Easy
Keith’s note: The NASA DEI Erasure Squad has been busy. If you search for past LPSC abstracts on DEI, DEIA, diversity etc. you’ll see that they have disappeared and prior […]
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Space Fans Can Be Cosmic Downers
Keith’s note: Yesterday 6 people on the Blue Origin NS-31 flight crossed the Kármán line and entered “space”. More people – some of prominence – now speak of the value […]
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Looming Cuts – But A Mostly Silent Space Community
Keith’s note: After 6 weeks of chaos most of the space advocacy and industry lobbying community are going along with whatever happens to the NASA and its contractor community. No […]
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AAS Call To Action
Keith’s note: This American Astronomical Society (AAS) call to action should not be a surprise to anyone. Project 2025 made mention of it, actions already taken against NOAA, NSF, NASA, […]
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What Do You Do After Science Is Nuked?
Keith’s note: Huge budget cuts will soon destroy much of NASA Science. Science either enables the technology to launch a payload or (most of the time) is the prime reason […]