Keith’s note: there are some blatant truths in this piece “Are we pilots or are we passengers?“ by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher. The same growing distrust in Europe with […]
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NASAWatch on Deutsche Welle: Let’s Go Back To The Moon
Keith’s note: Yesterday I taped a long form 16 minute interview with David Levitz at Deutsche Welle about NASA’s big Moon plan changes. Yes, I am excited – and after […]
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ESA Is Worried About NASA Budget Cuts
Keith’s note: This was released the other day. Looks like the gutting of NASA’s budget has impacts far beyond the U.S. Indeed, such a statement by another space agency about […]
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What Time Is It On The Moon?
Keith’s note: I really had fun today on i24 TV in Israel (again) today talking about the ESA proposal for a time zone on the Moon with Ellie Hochenberg. Audio. […]
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Increasing Diversity At ESA
Keith’s Note: According to an ESA press release: “Diversity and inclusiveness are at the heart of the ESAâs values and are high on the ESA Agenda 2025 as key elements […]
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Webb Launch Coverage
The James Webb Space Telescope Has Left Earth “The James Webb Space Telescope is safely in space, powered on and communicating with ground controllers. Webb continues in coast phase, and […]
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ESA COVID-19 Responses
ESA scales down science mission operations amid pandemic, ESA “In response to the escalating coronavirus pandemic, ESA has decided to further reduce on-site personnel at its mission control centre in […]
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Social Distancing At Mission Control
ESA Mission Control Adjusts To Coronavirus Conditions, ESA “Responsible for spacecraft orbiting Earth, the Sun and exploring the Solar System, teams at ESA’s ESOC mission control deal with in-flight challenges […]
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MRO Examines ExoMars Impact Site
Schiaparelli Impact Site on Mars Viewed From Orbit “This Oct. 25, 2016, image shows the area where the European Space Agency’s Schiaparelli test lander reached the surface of Mars, with […]
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Europe's Mars Lander Crashed
Schiaparelli Crash Site Located From Orbit “NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified new markings on the surface of the Red Planet that are believed to be related to ESA’s ExoMars […]