Let’s talk about Elon Musk launching his Tesla into space, Planetary Society ” What is worth considering is the Tesla as a case study for future commercial space ventures. We’ve reached the point where individuals like Elon Musk and Peter Beck – in this case, two wealthy, white men – can make unilateral statements for humanity in space.” Keith’s note: Given the management and public outreach style of Bill Nye […]
Keith’s note: Here’s the really creepy thing … the Planetary Society’s Twitter page says “Co-founded by Sagan. Led by Nye. Forward with you. We advocate for space, create our own missions and educate the world.” Wait a minute. The Planetary Society was co-founded by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray and Lou Friedman. But now this is all about equating Carl Sagan and Bill Nye and demoting Murray and Friedman. I’m sorry […]
Bill Nye has a few tips for President Trump on how to manage NASA, The Verge “Nye saves his most optimistic hope for last. He argues that the Trump administration should increase NASA’s budget by 5 percent each year for the next five years. That way, the agency will have the money it needs to execute its ambitious human spaceflight program and science programs. It’s an incredibly hopeful thought at […]
Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, & Fans Celebrate Past & Future of Space Exploration at Planetary Society’s 35th Anniversary “Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and 19-year Planetary Society Board Member, received The Planetary Society’s Cosmos Award for Outstanding Public Presentation of Science. Tyson, Director of New York City’s Hayden Planetarium, hosted Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey, a television series that paid tribute to Carl Sagan’s original Cosmos program. “Every day, Neil deGrasse […]
Keith’s note: The Planetary Society sent a press release out late yesterday – under embargo – to their media distribution list. This list used to include NASAWatch – but no longer does. Why? Who knows, maybe they are thin-skinned over NASAWatch criticism about their various semi-secret stealth space policy activities. The release is titled “Bill Nye and The Planetary Society Celebrate New Horizons Pluto Flyby – Nye Congratulates Project Team […]
Heading down to DC to catch an #EarthDay flight on Air Force One tomorrow with the President. We're going to #ActOnClimate. — Bill Nye (@BillNye) April 21, 2015 Keith’s note: Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye (The Science Guy®) is certainly having fun these days. I guess its perfectly normal to brag about getting a flight on Air Force One (I’m absolutely certain that I would too) but when you are […]
Neither person in the selfie w/ the President are interested in having humans in space – only robots. #WhatIsNASAFor pic.twitter.com/01tU4XppY7 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 1, 2014
Click on image to animate. Bill Nye Joins Dancing With the Stars Because He Loves the Cosmos, Wired “In order for us to carry out our mission to get the world — our world — excited about and supportive of space exploration, we need to engage people everywhere. The show is watched by millions. I’ll be there as your CEO of The Planetary Society and a student of Carl Sagan. […]
Nye takes Armstrong to the moon, Politico “In April, Armstrong and Apollo commanders Jim Lovell and Gene Cernan called Obama’s effort to scrap plans to return manned rockets to the moon “devastating.”Nye told POLITICO the astronauts were ignoring longer-term goals of exploring other parts of space. “They’re solar systemic heroes, but they have not had their eye on the ball the last couple of decades,” Nye said in a stop […]
