Keith’s note: According to Bob Jacobs (@BNJacobs) at NASA PAO: “After 25 years of public service, I have decided to retire from NASA. If I enjoyed any success, it was […]
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NASA Public Affairs Is Firing People
Keith’s note: The following was sent out the other day after news of firings at NASA Public Affairs started to appear on social media (see screen grab from one fired […]
Posted inArtemis, Exploration, News
The Antarctic Treaty And The Artemis Accords
Keith’s note: 56 Nations have signed the Antarctic Treaty and 33 have signed the Artemis Accords. Given more than a half century of global, peaceful collaboration in Antarctica we can […]
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Chas Redmond
Family note: “It is with a heavy heart that the Redmond family announces the passing of Chas Redmond. Our loving grandfather/father/husband/brother passed away on November 6th. He will be forever […]
Posted inIT/Web, News, Space & Planetary Science
NASA Wants You To Pay To Read Research That You Already Paid For
Keith’s 8 March update: NASA PAO has contacted me to tell me that they have corrected this issue. Keith’s original note: NASA issued a press release on 1 March 2023 […]
Posted inBiden Space
NAC Vs PAO On Transparency
NAC notes: Wayne Hale, closing today's NASA Advisory Council meeting, suggested the agency would be better served by increased transparency, citing public affairs "happy words" vs more frequent briefings/discussion of […]
Posted inAstrobiology
NASA PAO Just Lets Wrong Stories Go Global – Unchallenged
NASA ‘looks to the heavens’ for help: Agency enlists 24 theologians to assess how the world would react to the discovery of alien life on distant planets and how it […]
Posted inCulture
NASA PAO Doesn't Pay Attention To What It Releases
Keith’s note: NASA makes an announcement about three of its employees with Hispanic heritage – in association with an organization that focuses on hispanic heritage. NASA has told me that […]
Posted inEducation
NASA Builds A Global Soft Power Capability And Then Ignores It
#NASA PAO will continue to ignore an immense #softpower capability that NASA quietly developed over the past 10 yr. You'd think that @Pinballme Marc Etkind, the Biden pick to run […]
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NASA's New Odd Transparency
Unfortunately @NASA PAO is now holding "virtual briefings" where news media can no longer ask the briefers questions directly. Instead reporters have to email their questions in. This allows #NASA […]