Keith’s note: During the Presidentâs speech last night the Artemis II crew and Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt came on stage and were given the next flag to fly on […]
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Posted inExploration
NASA’s Role In Space Exploration: Rivals – But No Equal
Keith’s note: On the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, our role in space exploration has rivals – but no equal. NASA has led the way by: […]
Posted inTrumpSpace
Letâs Destroy American Science [UPDATE]
Keithâs note: The Federal Government recently issued âRegulation for Federal Financial Assistanceâ which, if implemented, would gut the way that American science has been evaluated and conducted for the better […]
Posted inCommercialization
OIG Has Issues With Commercial Crew
Keith’s note: The NASA OIG has issued a report on Management of Commercial Crew – and they are concerned with a lot of things. Summary below.
Posted inCommercialization
NASA Opens NextSTEP-3 Draft for Lunar Infrastructure Development
NASA has issued the draft solicitation for the Lunar Enabling Infrastructure Accelerator. We already know the agency plans to lean heavily on the commercial space sector to build out its sustained lunar operations. This NextSTEP-3 release puts that established strategy into practice. NASA wants industry input now to iron out the acquisition details, schedules, and evaluation metrics to avoid costly requirements changes down the road.
Posted inCongress
NASA OIG Response To Congress On GSFC Closures and Layoffs
Keith’s note: On 21 November Rep. Lofgren (D-CA), ranking minority member on the House Science Committee, sent a letter requesting that the NASA OIG look into cancellations and closures at […]
Posted inArtemis
NASA OIG Does Cleanup On All The Artemis Changes
Keith’s note: NASA OIG just issued an interim memo NASAâs Management of Programs and Projects after Mission TerminationâCanceled or Repurposed Artemis Campaign Systems. No formal findings / recommendations since the […]
Posted inAstrobiology
That Private Astrobiology Mission NASA Ignores
Keith’s note: Last week NASA announced a Public-Private Partnership to Advance Mars Science. Some of that was already happening. Rocket Lab is going to send the privately-funded Venus Life Finder […]
Posted inNews, Technology
NAS Review Of NASA SBIR and STTR Programs
Keith’s note: The National Academies has issued “Review of the SBIR and STTR Programs at NASA“. In a nutshell the NAS likes NASA’s SBIR and STTR Programs; feels that they […]
Posted inFinancial Management
OIG Report on NASA Payment Integrity Compliance
Keith’s note: NASA OIG has issued a report regarding FY 2025 Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act. Looks like NASA has fixed a lot of things when compared to […]