Keith’s note: the other day NASA press Secretary Bethany Stevens @NASASpox said “We continue to embrace President Trump’s open science commitment as an agency. We have fostered open science since […]
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Posted inAstrobiology
3 New Life Forms Discovered On The Space Station. NASA Yawns In Response.
Keith’s 18 March update: It has been 24 48 72 96 hours and no mention of this discovery by NASA public affairs or its science mission news sites. I know […]
Posted inISS News
NASA Has Rocket Problems But Its Payload Science Is Cutting Edge
Keith’s note: Reading NASAWatch you might think that this site has a preoccupation with clumsy projects (like SLS) that are over budget, behind schedule, and lacking in terms of mission […]
Posted inISS News
Using A Tricorder To Sequence DNA In Space
First DNA Sequencing Conducted in Space, NASA “For the first time ever, DNA was successfully sequenced in microgravity as part of the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment performed by NASA astronaut Kate […]
Posted inCommercialization
CASIS Ignores More Cool News That It Paid For With NASA Money
Proud to enable the first successful DNA amplification in space!https://t.co/if4DEQS32W — miniPCR (@miniPCR) May 25, 2016 miniPCR announces first DNA amplification in space “miniPCR announced the first successful DNA amplification […]
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Sometimes NASA Has Technology SpinINs (Updated)
Sequencing DNA in Space, NASA/SpaceRef “NASA is not often known for making the best use of existing COTS (commercial off the shelf technology) abord the ISS. There’s usually quite a […]