Keith’s note: On Friday I did a live shot on Scripps News on the Boeing Starliner CFT-1 mission. [Audio] I also taped some comments in advance for Bloomberg Radio that […]
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NASAWatch on Scripps: Boeing’s Starliner Launch
Keith’s note: I just spoke with Scripps News about the upcoming flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station, the problems Boeing has had with the spacecraft, competition […]
Posted inAstrobiology, Commercialization, ISS News, News
An Astrobiology Spinoff?
Keith’s note: Although NASA did not sponsor research wherein tardigrade proteins were tested in human cells to see if they work and possibly influence human metabolism – someone did -and […]
Posted inCommercialization, News
Say Howdy To The New Texas Space Commission
Keith’s note: Unfortunately Governor Abbott and his posse are diminishing the rights of many of the current and future space employees in Texas to have control over their own bodies. […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Ike Gillam
According to Legacy.com: “After serving in the Air Force, Ike began working for NASA. There, he held a series of jobs starting with managing the Delta Program, which launched communication […]
Posted inAstronauts, Culture, Exploration, News
Post Flight Re-write?
Keithâs note: In 2021 I posted a book review of “Not Necessarily Rocket Science – A Beginners Guide To Life In The Space Age” by Kellie Gerardi – who just […]
Posted inAstronauts, Commercialization, Exploration, News
My Suborbital Life Blog 9: Anticipation, Revealed — S. Alan Stern
This is the 9th and next to last blog Iâll write surrounding my inaugural spaceflight, which took place as a research and training mission that flew last week on Virgin […]
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My Suborbital Life Blog 8: Welcome to Space! — S. Alan Stern
On Thursday I flew to space, and what a ride it was! From the hurtling ascent, to the jam-packed 3 minutes of otherworldly microgravity to get our real work done, […]
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My Suborbital Life Blog 6: Anticipation — S. Alan Stern
My rookie spaceflight is so close now that itâs hard to believe–its time is really here. We plan to fly on Thursday, launching aboard Virgin Galacticâs Unity spacecraft. As the […]
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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 […]