Keith’s note: NASA OIG just released this report: “NASAâs 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 […]
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Why Is NASA Silent About Russia And ISS Talks?
Keith’s note: While Russian media continues to post news stories, not a single world from NASA or Sean Duffy. So much for transparency. Or is the Administration up to something […]
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NASAWatch on CNN International As Crew 11 Leaves Earth
Keith’s note: I was just on CNN International doing live commentary during the launch of Crew 11 to the International Space Station on board a SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon [Audio]. I […]
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NASAWatch on Bloomberg: Crew 11 Scrub and NASA Politics
Keith’s note: I was just on Bloomberg TV for the SpaceX Crew 11 launch which was scrubbed due to weather. I stayed on and talked about NASA layoffs, budget issues, […]
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ISSRDC 2025 Cancellation Update
Keith’s note: As reported the other day NASA is pulling out of the ISSRDC conference. China is signing up customers for its space station which it is expanding. The new […]
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ISS Research & Development Conference Cancellation
Keith’s note: Space analyst Laura Seward Forczyk just tweeted that the ISS Research & Development Conference has been cancelled. If this is true (and my sources tell me that it […]
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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 […]
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Large Space Station Cuts Are Planned Before A Real Budget Exists (Update)
Keith’s 14 May note: The “skinny” FY 2026 White House budget proposal tells NASA to “reduce the space station’s crew size and onboard research”. In advance of an actual budget, […]