Keith’s note: VSS Unity Galactic05 has dropped from space and has landed back on Earth. Congratulations to new astronauts Alan Stern, Kellie Gerardi, and whoever the 3rd mystery person is. […]
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My Suborbital Life Blog 5: Hi Five! — S. Alan Stern
Virgin Galacticâs Galactic 05 suborbital mission I am flying on, still set for November 2nd, is the fifth commercial suborbital revenue mission for Virgin Galactic. Among myself and the other […]
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My Suborbital Life Blog 2: Objectives, Timeline, Training — S. Alan Stern
Late next week Iâll be undertaking my first spaceflight, flying a training and ârisk reductionâ mission funded by my employer, the Southwest research Institute (SwRI). This flight is in preparation […]
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My Suborbital Life Blog 1: Childhoodâs End, Perseverance Pays — S. Alan Stern
Late next week, Iâm scheduled to launch aboard Virgin Galacticâs VSS Unity on a suborbital spaceflight. Iâm not flying as a private astronaut, though, as most VG customers are, but […]
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Bo Bobko
Keith’s note: this is circulating on social media from ASE – The Association of Space Explorers. I’ll post more information when I get it (or you send it to me). […]
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Sending People Into Space
Keith’s note: I was on i24 TV in Israel today to talk about the upcoming Axiom-2 (AX2) mission to the ISS. In a nutshell I think my main point is […]
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NASA’s Chief Astronaut Is An Actual Teacher
Keith’s note: According to NASA PAO: “NASA has appointed veteran astronaut Joe Acaba as chief of the Astronaut Office at the agencyâs Johnson Space Center in Houston. A decorated veteran […]
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Don Lind
Keith’s note: Astronaut Don Lind, selected in the 1966 NASA Group 5 astronaut class, a veteran of STS-51-B mission, who also supported Apollo and Skylab programs, has died at the […]
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NASA Updates The Right Stuff
NASA Requirements Updates for Private Astronaut Missions “In preparation for future announcements for additional private astronaut mission (PAM) flight opportunities, NASA is making the community aware of requirement updates that […]
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VP Harris Talks To Astronaut Mark Vande Hei
Keith’s note: This 5 minute conversation was recorded on 6 April 2022. The White house called Vande Hei’s cellphone. It then took The White House and NASA took 19 days […]