Keith’s note: Last week the ATOM contract at NASA Ames which provides O&M support for the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (Code AO) and the Arc Jets (Code TSF) was informed […]
Aeronautics
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NASA WB-57 Gear-Up Landing – Everyone Is OK.
Keith’s note: according to a NASA PAO tweet around 1:00 pm EST: “Today, a mechanical issue with one of NASA’s WB-57s resulted in a gear-up landing at Ellington Field. Response […]
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Launching The Genesis Mission Without NASA
Keith’s note: The White House, Department of Energy, and OSTP just launched a big flashy national AI thing called “Genesis Mission”. The Executive Order says “This order launches the âGenesis […]
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Is NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System Doomed? (Update)
Keith’s 7 May update: I just got a note from NASA PAO: “The May 5 Federal Register notice regarding the Aviation Safety Reporting System, which NASA manages for the Federal […]
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An Amazing Interview About The Little Mars Helicopter That Could
Keith’s note: You’ll never hear about this from NASA – but WBUR’s “OnPoint” program just covered the amazing saga of the Mars Ingenuity helicopter [Listen here]. I’ve listened to lots […]
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X-59 Rollout Today
Keith’s note: NASA rolled out its new X-59 today. I did an interview with Deutsche Welle TV about this at 3:30 pm EST today [audio] and again just after 6:00 […]
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Traffic Problems In The Air And In Space
Keith’s note: In case you have not noticed – the “other” A’ in NASA was in the news this morning – Aeronautics – specifically FAA’s NOTAM system which broke. Every […]
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Biden Gives Yet Another Shout Out To Aeronautics And Space
Moments ago: @POTUS #JoeBiden addressing troops in the UK: "There is nothing that our nation cannot do if we do it together. We are the nation that cracked the physics […]
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NASA's Own Search Engine Cannot Find Its Important Stuff
If you use the search engine at https://t.co/XMMHKxgwON to find "astrobiology" the top link is a post from 2003. The actual official main link for @NASA's Astrobiology program is https://t.co/igd6rpgpkl […]
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NASA Education Office Ignores Aeronautics And Mars Helicopters
Keith’s note: Take a look at the NASA Advisory Council STEM Engagement Committee. The page has lots of meeting agendas but no one seems to have taken any notes at […]