Keith’s note: Everyone wants in on the Space Academy thing. Why is a African meteorite from Mars now U.S. property and why is D.C. Attorney/TV loudmouth @JudgeJeanine announcing this on […]
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Outer Space Fashion: SciFi vs Reality
Keith’s note: Everyone does AI graphics about space dress codes these days. OK. Here’s mine. Larger image.
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Is Commerce The Solution To All Space Things?
Keith’s note: NASA’s Former Director of the Commercial Space Division Phil McAlister posted “NASA Is About to Lose Its Way to Low Earth Orbit“. NASA Administrator Jared Issacman responded – […]
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OSTP To U.S. Space Companies: Skip That French Space Summit
Keith’s note: NASA just added its 71st signatory to the international Artemis Accords Meanwhile, according to Politico, the U.S. is not exactly acting all that ‘international’ spacewise: “An official within […]
Posted inEducation
United States Space Academy
Keith’s note: According to this Executive Order: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby […]
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New National Space Transportation Policy
Keith’s note: “Secretary of War” is mentioned 14 times and is mentioned before NASA in a sentence – NASA is mentioned 11 times. Both agencies are clearly surgically attached to […]
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Space Policy Fact Sheet
Keith’s note: According to this Fact Sheet “Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum to reinvigorate Americaâs leadership in space transportation and enable over 1,000 launches […]
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NASA 2026 Senior Class Yearbook Photo
Keith’s note: Jared Isaacman posted a class picture of NASA leadership in front of his ride at a management retreat. They are all smiling. That’s a good sign in 2026 […]
![Responses to questions regarding the impact on ECRs being impacted by government funding delays, and responses broken down by career level. Every group indicated > 50% of being impacted (PhD student 64%, Postdoc 76%, Junior Faculty 71%, Junior scientist 100%, and Other 62%) -- [astro-ph.IM]](https://i0.wp.com/nasawatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-Early.png?resize=1200%2C506&ssl=1)
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Budget Cut Impact On The Early Career Astrobiology Workforce
Keith’s note: according to a recent survey of the Early Career Astrobiology Workforce [ECR], “Results indicated that a majority of surveyed ECRs are concerned about their future careers (90 percent). […]
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Putting Some Air Back Into NASA’s Tires
Keith’s note. 2025 was a bad year for NASA due to DOGE and lack of real leadership. Then Jared Issacman arrived to help NASA get its mojo back. Well, 2026 […]