NASA debunks bogus Trump tweet sent from ‘ISS’, NY Post “That tweet is fake. It’s just someone having fun,” said NASA social media manager John Yembrick. He said space station […]
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The Shifting Sands Of Commercial Space In The Trump Era
United Launch Alliance is cutting jobs again, Denver Business Journal “United Launch Alliance is again cutting jobs as it seeks to become more price-competitive with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other […]
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Reading The TrumpSpace Tea Leaves
President Trump and science: 10 things to look for (and fear?), Science “Whither space exploration? Space was never a front-burner issue for the Obama administration, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden […]
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Is a Reduction In Force in NASA's Future?
Revenge of the bureaucrats, Politico “The Trump personnel team led by Kay Coles James and Linda Springer, both also Bush alumni, has broad goals to reduce the size of domestic […]
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Is SpaceX Trump's Favorite Rocket Company?
Looks like @ElonMusk from @SpaceX just had his third meeting with the Trump team https://t.co/Y7Oi0eiNNv — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 23, 2017
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The First TrumpSpace Launch
The first rocket launch from America during the @realDonaldTrump administration uses two Russian engines #ATLASV #SBIRS pic.twitter.com/C5ZSzO40nn — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 21, 2017
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An Evolving Strategy For SpaceX?
Elon Musk’s surprising secret weapon: Trump?, CNN “In recent weeks, the Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX CEO has been named to Trump’s team of business advisers and visited Trump Tower twice. […]
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Trump Budget Forecast For NASA? Gloomy
Trump team prepares dramatic cuts, The Hill “The changes they propose are dramatic. The departments of Commerce and Energy would see major reductions in funding, with programs under their jurisdiction […]
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NASA Beachhead Team Prepares To Take Over
Keith’s note: There are only 5 working days left before the Inauguration at which time the Transition Team ceases to exist. Of the 4 people that were supposed to be […]
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TrumpSpace Update: NASA Administrator Apprentice Time Again
Mike Griffin will be meeting with Mike Pence in the next day or so. Topic? SecAF? #NASA? Stay tuned. #NASAAdministratorApprentice — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 9, 2017 Keith’s note: Attention […]