Ancient Memorials for Modern Space Explorers, SpaceRef “A week prior to my departure I got a call from June Scobee Rogers, the widow of Challenger’s commander Dick Scobee. She was […]
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Destroying History Is Never Smart, NASA
NASA Destroyed Hundreds of Mystery Tapes Found in a Dead Man’s Basement, Motherboard “NASA takes records retention matters very seriously, so upon receiving notice about these former NASA assets, NASA […]
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House Approves Apollo 1 Memorial At Arlington
Keith’s note: Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) submitted an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 that sets aside $50,000 stating “The Secretary of the Army […]
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National Academy Staffer Dumps on Buzz Aldrin
Dwayne Day proves that he's a jerk as he goes on a tirade focused on insulting @TheRealBuzz https://t.co/t0qziF0FnJ — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 16, 2017 Keith’s note: Dwayne Day works […]
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SLS Social Media Folks Need A History Lesson (Update)
Keith’s 9 May note: After leaving it online for 4 days with (last time I checked) 525 retweets and more than 200 likes, this tweet easily resulted in millions of […]
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Apollo 1
NASA Unveils Tribute to Crew of Apollo 1 “A new tribute opened Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at the Apollo/Saturn V Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, dedicated to […]
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My John Glenn Story
Keith’s note: Although I met him more than once in my 30 years in Washington, my association with John Glenn was one of a degree of separation – I knew […]
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Bad News From Earth
11 September 2001: Bad news from Earth, SpaceRef “The news from Earth that morning wasn’t good. Frank Culbertson would soon find that some of the day’s pre-planned routine would be […]
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Viking at 40 Symposium – The Lectures
NASA Viking at 40 Symposium Lectures “This week NASA hosted the Viking Mars Landers 40th anniversary symposium. In 1976 Viking 1 and 2 were the first landers to successfully land […]