Keith’s note: now that budget cuts and layoffs are approaching, government science agencies are starting to come up with the public-facing rationale for these draconian cuts. Mostly, it is word […]
Science
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
NASA Ignores Its Own Discoveries (Update)
Keith’s 18 April later update: NASA PAO finally started to post updates 24-36 hours after the rest of the world was reading about these discoveries everywhere except at NASA. Keith’s […]
Posted inAstronauts, Earth Science, News, Space & Planetary Science, Technology, TrumpSpace
NSF Science Grant Awards Are Being Frozen
Keith’s note: Science agency funding is under heavy scrutiny by DOGE, OMB, OPM and other Administration offices – whether it is for supposed DEI sins, perceived waste, or other things […]
Posted inAstrobiology, Astronomy, Budget, Congress, Earth Science, News, Space & Planetary Science, Space Life Science, TrumpSpace
Let’s Support NASA Science Leadership
Keith’s note: NASA has led space science and “Made America Great In Space” for more than half a century. Let’s not let that science leadership fade. Let’s expand it further. […]
Posted inBudget, Congress, News, Space & Planetary Science, TrumpSpace
A Perfect Storm: Brutal NASA Science Cuts
Keith’s note: people have been talking about cuts to NASA – specifically science and most specifically Earth/Climate science for a while. It stems back too the overt anti-science statements and […]
Posted inAstrobiology, Astronomy, News, Personnel News, Space & Planetary Science
Ad astra cum scientia
Keith’s note: Heard at NASA HQ presentation at LPSC2025 tonight: “Keep looking up. We will get through this”.
Posted inActivism, Budget, News, Space & Planetary Science, TrumpSpace
What Do You Do After Science Is Nuked?
Keith’s note: Huge budget cuts will soon destroy much of NASA Science. Science either enables the technology to launch a payload or (most of the time) is the prime reason […]
Posted inNews, Space & Planetary Science, Transition, TrumpSpace
All NASA Planetary Science Analysis/Assessment Groups Paused
Keith’s note: NASA Science Mission Directorate sent this memo out today: “As NASA continues to review and ensure compliance with presidential actions, we are requesting that you please pause all […]
Posted inBudget, Congress, News
Let’s Cut All That Woke NASA Science Stuff
Keith’s note: Some former Trump people like former OMB director Russell Vought are running around saying NASA is too “woke” so its OK to cut the NASA science budget by […]
Posted inISS News
NASA Excels At Hiding Its Good News About The Value Of Space Research
Keith’s note: The annual ISSRDC – International Space Station Research And Development Conference has had a series of technical session this week – from 16-18 August. If you go to […]