House Passes Bill to Clarify Astronaut Ownership of Mementos from Apollo-Era Space Missions “Describing the bill, Chairman Hall said, “This bill seeks to eliminate any further ambiguity about Apollo-era artifacts […]
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A Hinge in History
Keith’s note:We first sent humans to the Moon for reasons that now seem more romantic and idealistic than than they are relevant to today’s world. That said, this achievement transcended […]
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Neil Armstrong Has Died
Keith’s 3:14 pm note: Multiple sources in and around NASA and the space community confirm to NASA Watch that Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on another world, has […]
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Demolition of Rockwell Downey Building 1
Sad Photos: Rockwell Downey Building 1 Demolition “The following photos were taken by a longtime Rockwell (now Boeing) Downey employee last week. They are tearing down much of Building 1. […]
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Gorbie Heads Back To Space
Everest, Apollo, Soyuz, NEEMO, and Space Station Resonances, OnOrbit “When my friend, astronaut Scott Parazynski and I went to Nepal in 2009, Suni sent a picture of Gorbie to us. […]
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Preserving History on The Moon
NASA Offers Guidelines To Protect Historic Sites On The Moon “NASA and the X Prize Foundation of Playa Vista, Calif., announced Thursday the Google Lunar X Prize is recognizing guidelines […]
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Looking Back While Looking Forward
Devon Island Journal 20 July 2003: Arctic Memorials and Starship Yearnings “Given the sheer mass of the structure, and the slow manner with which things change here, this inukshuk may […]
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Jim Arnold
Jim Arnold, founding chemist at UCSD, dies at age 88 “James R. Arnold, founding chairman of UC San Diego’s chemistry department and first director of the California Space Institute whose […]
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Selling History Or Just Personal Stuff? (Update)
NASA Administrator Meets With Apollo Astronauts – Agency Will Work Cooperatively to Resolve Artifact Ownership Issues “I believe there have been fundamental misunderstandings and unclear policies regarding items from the […]
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Jack Schmitt's Take on Space Policy and Politics
America’s Deep Space Vision: Settlement of the Moon and Mars versus Asteroid Visits, Harrison Schmitt, The Heartland Institute “America’s eroding geopolitical stature, highlighted by the July 21, 2011, end to […]