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NASA COVID-19 Update For 8 May
NASA COVID-19 Update For 8 May

Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Chairwoman Horn Holds Bipartisan Teleconference on NASA’s Response to COVID-19 “Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a bipartisan teleconference with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Dr. Mike Watkins, Director at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The purpose of the teleconference was for Members to discuss NASA’s uniquely skilled workforce and their activities […]

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  • May 8, 2020
COVID-19 Is The Borg
COVID-19 Is The Borg

Keith’s note: As a biologist who once ran science review panels on infectious disease for several government agencies at one point in my career, it is frustrating to see rocket scientists pontificate about viral epidemiology. So, for the record, from a rocket science/Sci-fi point of view: This COVID-19 pandemic is all about Biology. It involves the virus SARS-CoV-2, a relentless molecular machine that has one design role – to copy […]

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  • April 28, 2020
Heads Up HQ/GSFC/LaRC/WFF: VA/MD/DC Ask For Extending Telework

Today, @GovLarryHogan, @MayorBowser, and I sent a letter to @USOPM urging the Trump administration to keep telework policies in place for the federal workforce–this is important as we work together to fight #COVID19 and ensure the safety of all our residents. Read our letter: pic.twitter.com/mpoutom647 — Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) April 23, 2020

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  • April 23, 2020
COVID-19 Cases At Blue Origin (Update)
COVID-19 Cases At Blue Origin (Update)

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says three workers in Kent have tested positive for coronavirus, Geekwire “Three employees at Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture have tested positive for coronavirus and are now in quarantine, a spokeswoman for the company says. One case came to light on Friday, and two other cases were confirmed over the weekend, said Linda Mills, Blue Origin’s vice president of communications.”

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  • April 6, 2020
Adjusting to the Temporary "New Normal"

Message From The NASA Administrator: Adjusting to the Temporary “New Normal” “It’s been just over two weeks since NASA transitioned, as an agency, into Stage 3 of its coronavirus (COVID-19) response framework. In that time, several facilities have moved into Stage 4 due to on-site COVID-19 cases and/or an increasing number of cases in their surrounding communities. Marshall Space Flight Center recently became the latest to move to Stage 4. […]

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  • April 2, 2020
NASA COVID-19 Update For 24 March
NASA COVID-19 Update For 24 March

Message From The NASA Administrator: March 24 Update on Agency Response to Coronavirus “Our nation is fighting an invisible enemy – coronavirus (COVID-19). NASA is implementing important measures across the agency to do our part to help slow the transmission of COVID-19 and protect our communities. To continue NASA’s inspiring mission, the safety of our workforce is our top priority. We will not ask employees and contractors to perform work […]

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  • March 24, 2020
The Parallels Between Space Missions And COVID-19 Isolation
The Parallels Between Space Missions And COVID-19 Isolation

The Parallels Between Space Missions And COVID-19 Isolation, Jack Stuster Keith’s note: Jack Stuster has been conducting studies for NASA on how crews live and work in space and the parallels that can be found with expeditions on Earth for decades. He has provided this commentary about confinement and isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic and the parallels within his studies. “Dear Keith: I have been asked recently by two German […]

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  • March 21, 2020