Keith’s note: NASA is consolidating social media accounts (yes this was needed). The FY 2026 NASA Budget Request from the White House eliminates STEM funding, removes all public affairs staff […]
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Shrinking The NASA Office Of Communications
Keith’s note: NASA Sources report that OCOMM – NASA Office of Communications – employees are saying that at least 60% of their staff need to take advantage of a NASA […]
Posted inEducation, Internet Policies, ISS News, News
NASA Is Removing Space Station Sighting Website Info
Keith’s note: when I was working at NASA on the Space Station program back in the day one things we’d tell students and the general public was that the space […]
Posted inBudget, Congress, Earth Science, Education, Exploration, ISS News, News, Space & Planetary Science, TrumpSpace
NASA FY 2026 Budget Amputation Highlights
Keith’s note: Here are the NASA excerpts from the FY 2026 Budget outline – “Support Space Flight. The Budget refocuses National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) funding on beating China […]
Posted inAstronauts, Commercialization, Culture, Education, News
Female Space Youtuber Engages Misogyny Mode
Keith’s note: I give up. When female space youtubers like Eliana Sheriff @esherifftv go out of their way to mock a mission with women going into space – comparing them […]
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Rethinking The Science Priorities At NSF
Keith’s note: now that budget cuts and layoffs are approaching, government science agencies are starting to come up with the public-facing rationale for these draconian cuts. Mostly, it is word […]
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“First Woman” Is Now Available In Iceland
Keith’s note: On Saturday I posted a series of links about NASA’s decision to try and erase all mention of the two “First Woman” graphic novels it released several years […]
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You Can Still Read NASA’s Deleted “First Woman” Graphic Novels (Update)
Keith’s 23 March update: within a few hours after this was posted (over a weekend) A NASA YouTube video and an official NASA photo of two female astronauts were pulled […]
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NASA Office of STEM Engagement Program Update
Dear OSTEM Community: The new Administration has issued several Executive Orders (EOs) and implemented policy and guidance that may affect grants and cooperative agreements. Consistent with this direction, OSTEM is […]
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NASA Orders A Halt To All Funded DEIA Activities
Keith’s note: This NASA memo is circulating and was sent out yesterday ordering “all NASA contractors and grantees to cease and desist all DEIA activities required of their contracts or […]