Keith’s note: Hamzah Abugosh has built a functional tricorder. I share the same fascination he has with the notion of a tricorder as seen on Star Trek since I was […]
Exploration
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Let’s Stop Going In Circles And Go Somewhere Once Again
Once upon a time humans took short trips to the Moon. Then we stopped. Now we are going back – to stay. The prospect of an actual Moon base wherein […]
Posted inArtemis, Exploration, Moon, News
Big NASA Moonbase Reveal
Keith’s note: According to this press release NASA did a big Moon base reveal today. Lunar landers, rovers, and drone selections were announced. Two Moon-related BAAs will be released as […]
Posted inArtemis, Exploration, Moon, News
Where Are Those 12,000 Artemis II Images?
Keith’s note: Imagine that I am a regular person trying to find those 12,000 Artemis II images from links in all the recent articles about them. If you go to […]
Posted inActivism, Apollo, Artemis, Astronauts, Exploration, News
NASAWatch on i24: Artemis Accords
Keith’s note: I was just on i24 in Israel talking about the Artemis Accords (I used a visual aid), the Artemis II mission, international cooperation in space exploration, inspiration, and […]
Posted inCongress, Exploration, News, Space & Planetary Science, TrumpSpace
Experts Needed To Confirm/Affirm NASA Goddard Expertise
Keith’s Update: Hey NASA Goddard GESTA IFPTE Local 29 – You have said nothing about this. You should be beating the bushes to find supportive input for this. If you […]
Posted inArtemis, Budget, Congress, Exploration, Moon, News, TrumpSpace
Celebrating Artemis II With Budget Cuts
Keith’s Note: Last week we all had a moment to savor just how extraordinary the Artemis II mission was – not only for its technological prowess- but more importantly the […]
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The First Woman And First Person Of Color Just Went To The Moon
Keith’s note: A media question asked the crew about the removal of the initial “First woman and first person of color” aspirational tag line for Artemis from all NASA websites […]
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When Words Can’t Express The Wonders You’ve Seen
Keith’s note: I was just on BBC World with Astronaut Cady Coleman. We were both asked for a final favorite impression of Artemis II. I said “the crew’s loss for […]
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National Initiative For American Space Nuclear Power
Keith’s note: According to a memo from OSTP: “President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14369, “Ensuring American Space Superiority” (December 18, 2025), established the bold and ambitious goal of enabling near-term […]