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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Report: Illegal Implementation of Trumpâs FY2026 Budget Request Without Congressional Approval
Keith’s note: According to a release “Science Committee Democratic Staff Report Reveals Details on NASAâs Illegal Implementation of Trumpâs FY2026 Budget Request Without Congressional Approval” – âA Presidential budget request […]
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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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That Time When NASA Was Closed And Never Mowed Its Runways
Keith’s note: The President was on Fox the other day and was talking about NASA and said this in response to the ArtemisII mission âĤ “I’m the one that started […]
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Artemis II Crew’s Excellent Adventure Recap
Keith’s note: The Artemis II astronauts (and their mascot “rise”) will hold a news conference at 2:30 pm EDT today Thursday to discuss their mission around the Moon. Apparently they […]
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NASA Force Job Applications
Keith’s note: According to the NASA Force page: “NASA Force is a new hiring initiativeâdeveloped in partnership with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management … Highly skilled early- to mid- […]
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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, âEnsuring American Space Superiority” (December 18, 2025), established the bold and ambitious goal of enabling near-term […]
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Space Twitter’s Ad Hoc Heat Shield Analysis
Keith’s note: An enlargement of this image from the splashdown of Artemis II is all over space Twitter. There is a bright colored region on the heat shield. Armchair experts […]