Keith’s note: Space fans worry online about lack of awareness about Artemis II. Only now do they see the need to engage with the public. Duh. Try talking to folks […]
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Posted inEducation, NASA Culture, News, Personnel News, Soft Power, Workforce
Announcing “NASA Front Door”
Keith’s note: An interesting ‘Notice of new information collection‘ from NASA appeared in the Federal Register this morning about the “NASA Front Door”. It is not totally clear as to […]
Posted inAstrobiology, Education, Exploration, News, Robotics
Build Your Own Mars Astrobiology Rover
Keith’s note: NASA currently has two droids at work on Mars: Perseverance and its Older sibling Curiosity. Their common task is to perform astrobiology and astrogeology exploration activities on Mars. […]
Posted inActivism, Artemis, Culture, Education, Exploration, News
Hope vs Fear; Dreams vs Threats
Keith’s note: Playing with memes – prompted by other memes. Much of the what is being pumped out on social media by the Administration and its agencies seems to be […]
Posted inExploration
NASA Outreach Needs A Reboot
Keith’s note: NASA likes to talk about all the wonderful ways that they do things that affect everyone and improve their lives. But how they do this is inconsistent with […]
Posted inEducation, Exploration, News
Going Interstellar
Keith’s note: I was only at NASA a short time in 1987 and was put on the Voyager Neptune âinterstellar missionâ status report distribution list (L). How cool. Nearly 40 […]
Posted inArtemis, Culture, Education, News, TrumpSpace
Missed Opportunity At NASA: First Woman, Person Of Color
Keith’s note: The politicos at White House and NASA were complaining about DEI (Diversity, Equality, Inclusion) in space exploration the other day. They seem to have missed the fact that […]
Posted inAstrobiology, Astronomy, Culture, Earth Science, Exploration, News, Space & Planetary Science, Space Life Science
NASA Must Regain Its Mojo
Keith’s note: NASA’s budget is going to be slashed one way or another. Despite all the talk about making NASA more focused – or efficient – or “greater”, NASA science […]
Posted inPersonnel News
Can NASA Fill Their Expertise Gap With Interns?
Keith’s note: You may recall that NASA has pushed a huge portion of its science and engineering workforce out the door. Now NASA Johnson Center director Vanessa Wyche wants to […]
Posted inBudget, Education, News, TrumpSpace
Its OK To Cut NASA Education If You Read Books To Kids
Keith’s note: Cutting NASA Education and then doing a book reading – While the Administration seeks to end all funding for NASA’s education efforts – as if that somehow makes […]