NIA hosting Community Support Open House Thursday 1-3pm “The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) will host a Community Support Open House for People Impacted by the Government Shutdown from 1-3pm […]
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NASA's Exploration Of The Cosmos Hobbled By Terrestrial Politics
#NASA has hurled technology out of our solar system and has peered back at the dawn of creation. Yet this all comes to a halt when politicians back on Earth […]
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"I Have My Dream Job – Please Let Me Do It"
'I feel … helpless:' About 50 people protest government shutdown at NASA's Johnson Space Center https://t.co/vX4oCiHdrW @NASA #NASA #Governmentshutdown pic.twitter.com/xyTZb5R87w — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 16, 2019
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NASA Shutdown Update (Revised)
Washington, DC Area Applies to: Monday, January 14, 2019 “STATUS: OFFICE CLOSURE FEDERAL OFFICES in the Washington, DC area are CLOSED. Emergency employees and telework employees continue to work.” Greenbelt […]
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NASA Contractors Implement Prolonged Shutdown Contingencies
Keith’s note: Below is an internal memo sent to employees of ZIN Technologies, a contractor at NASA GRC. Rumor has it that there will be a complete closure at ZIN […]
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Arm Waving And Shouting Shutdown Misinformation Is Not Helpful
Keith’s note: There was a protest rally in Washington today. NASA folks participated. One of the speakers was Barry Epstein, the new head of the union at NASA HQ. A […]
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AFL-CIO President Claims That Furlough "Puts ISS At Risk"
AFL-CIO head pushes back against Trump’s claims, MSNBC Go to 7:50 into the segment: “There’s a guy named Steve [last name] he’s a technician at the NASA Space Center. He […]
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No One Gets Anything Done During A Shutdown
How the Partial Government Shutdown Is Hampering Climate Efforts, EE News via Scientific American “The inevitable result [of a shutdown] is that everything costs more and you do less,” said […]
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Shutdown: NASA Employees Ordered Not To Do Any Space Exploration
Planning for a Government Shutdown, NASA “During the Shutdown Furlough, you will be in a nonpay, nonduty status. During this time, you will not be permitted to serve NASA as […]
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Why Did JPL Shut Down Half Of A Website? (Update)
Keith’s 9:30 am ET note: Apparently the NASA Deep Space Network Now website only operates with human intervention – NASA civil servant intervention, to be specific. If you visit the […]