Keith’s note: Dale Andersen and his astrobiology research team departed the Ultima ice airstrip where they arrived the other day – and drove their snowmobiles south to their research base […]
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Crew 11 Bids Farewell To Space
Keith’s note: This was posted last night from the International Space Station on LinkedIn by Mike Fincke: As many of you have heard, our crew will be coming home just […]
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Crew Medical Telecon Summary
Keith’s note: I live-tweeted the ISS crew telecon at @NASAWatch – highlights:
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Per Aspera At NASA
Keith’s note: the other day Russia broke the only launch pad it has that can launch Soyuz or Progress missions to the ISS. Space social media is all over the […]
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Another NASA Outreach Opportunity Wasted
Keith’s note: ISS astronaut Zena Cardman will be participated in the 2025 Global Women’s Summit today. This could have only happened without coordination with NASA Public Affairs. This astronaut took […]
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Stovepipes Vs Synergies At NASA
Keith’s note: I find it interesting how two similar tweets at totally different scales / disciplines can often appear in sequence on social media. Look at the video in the […]
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NASA Cuts ISS Jobs At MSFC
Keith’s note: according to “NASA cuts dozens of Marshall Space Flight Center-based ISS jobs“ by WHNT Huntsville: “Congressman Robert Aderholt’s office confirmed NASA has cut dozens of International Space Station […]
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OIG: ISS EVA Spacesuits Are Wearing Out
Keith’s note: NASA OIG just released this report: “NASA’s Management of ISS Extravehicular Activity Spacesuits“. In a nutshell: “To ensure the continued operations of the International Space Station and the […]
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Big Changes In NASA’s CLD Program
Keith’s note: ICYMI missed the NASA CLD Directive post the other day NASA Commercial LEO Space Stations Acquisition Strategy you are not alone since NASA is not talking about it […]
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NASA Commercial LEO Space Stations Acquisition Strategy
Keith’s note: according to a 31 July 2025 NASA Directive titled “Directive on Revised Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Destinations (CLD) Phase 2 Acquisition Strategy“ (see below) says “To ensure […]