Keith’s note: I originally posted this on 7 August 2019. Give today’s political events I thought it was worth reposting. — In light of the naked racism and politics of division coming from the White House – and the impact that it has had on societal events of late – I need to say something. We are stronger as a result of our diversity – not weakened by it. Humanity […]

Keith’s note: I first wrote “Rocket Boys, Vulcans, and Wandering Apollo Rockets” for StarTrek’s official website in 2002 the day after the “Enterprise” episode “Carbon Creek” first aired. The story was clearly inspired by my friend Homer Hickam’s book “Rocket Boys” Well, that episode was on TV last night.
Curiously, after 15 years, and several pivots, NASA seems to be moving back toward the Moon again (which happens to be my favorite destination for human exploration as well as Homer’s) and interstellar object 1I/’Oumuamua (previously A/2017 U1) is passing through our solar system – echoes of the plot of yet another Star Trek tale i.e. “Star Trek First Contact”.

Von Braun Symposium speech Oct. 29, 2015, Wayne Hale “Two years ago I spoke to this conference and told you that we need to fly soon and fly often. We need to figure out how that can be done. Today we are not two years closer to the first human flight of our exploration systems. If anything we are farther away. No wonder I’m frustrated. If we are honest with […]

Keith’s note: Looks like all the invitees to this gun shooting team building event are from JSC Code NA – Safety and Mission Assurance Office. This was sent out the day after the Navy Yard shootings here in Washington, DC. I wonder if these JSC “safety” folks would have announced such a team building event the day after that horrible shooting incident they had at JSC a few years ago? […]

As Times Change, She Returns to the Basics of Dining, NASA LaRC “I’ve been at NASA Langley for more than 30 years,” said Cheryl Cleghorn, the center’s outreach and protocol coordinator. “I’ve seen lots of changes in the last five or six years.” Many of them involved money. “Before, NASA was given its budget and did what it was going to do with it,” Cleghorn said. “Now we’re collaborating and […]

The Epic Struggle Between Birds and Pigs Moves to Space with a NASA Science Twist “For nearly three years, millions of gamers have used physics in the battle between birds and pigs in the video game Angry Birds. In cooperation with NASA, Finland-based Rovio Entertainment, creator of the Angry Birds franchise, announced its newest game, “Angry Birds Space,” on Thursday, March 8. NASA and Rovio are working together to teach […]

Photo: Celebrating the Last Shuttle Launch with Food – NASA Style According to [email protected]: “The LCS SE&I group celebrated the launch of STS-135 with homemade Italian bread and cold cuts!! Checkout this work of art!!”

“Once upon a time, a bunch of guys got together with a crazy idea – build rockets that go farther and faster than mankind had ever gone before. It’s nice to know that America still builds rockets …”

reader note: “An unbadged man said to me as I left my JSC building last Friday, “Is this a place of business or a campus? I mean, is this ‘where it all happens’?” I was going to challenge him but he explained he was a bus driver from that bus over there that had brought in some people. I said, just, Yes Sir! and went on home. (It was a […]

From “Iowa Mom”: I wanted to update your “One Convert At A Time” June 2nd story: As the mom of one of the “3 Iowa Boys” staying in the Marriott hotel last week, I have to tell you how wonderful everyone from NASA was to these boys. When we put up the “We love NASA” sign we thought that maybe, if we were lucky, someone would put up a sign […]