Keith’s update: Jared Isaacman just posted these thoughts about Space Academy on Twitter. Keith’s earlier note: According to the State Department’s press release: “The Space Catalyst Partnership (SCP), the Department […]
Soft Power
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OSTP To U.S. Space Companies: Skip That French Space Summit
Keith’s note: NASA just added its 71st signatory to the international Artemis Accords Meanwhile, according to Politico, the U.S. is not exactly acting all that ‘international’ spacewise: “An official within […]
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Artemis Accords, Space Apps, And Global Leadership
Keith’s note: This is baffling: NASA supports Space Apps Challenge with its amazing soft power projection (167 countries participated in 2025) but no linkage is made between it and Artemis […]
Posted inEducation, NASA Culture, News
NASA’s Branding/Soft Power Projection
Keith’s note: NASA’s global branding reach is astonishing with immense soft power projection potential – if only NASA knew how to take full advantage. Have a look at this video […]
Posted inArtemis, Culture, Exploration, News, Soft Power
Some Soft Power Projection For Artemis
Keith’s note: There is a little global softpower projection on ABC Australia’s ABC Arts about the Artemis Accords with Jess Bush from “Star Trek Strange New Worlds” and Mike Gold […]
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NASA Soft Power Projection Happens Without NASA
Keith’s note: Yet another example of the global interest in space exploration – between Colombia and Poland – and yet they are half a world apart. Oh yes: note the […]
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That NASA-Mongolia Meeting That No One Knows About
Keith’s note: Looks like there was a high level meeting last week of the NASA Deputy Administrator, State Department, National Space Council Executive Director – and the Mongolian Prime Minister. […]
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Squandering NASA’s Immense Soft Power
Keith’s note: I just talked about the recent Webb telescope image of the Ring Nebula on Al Jazeera Arabic. Before we started, the interpreter and I had a discussion about […]
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Reaching Beyond Space Industry Echo Chamber Noise With Soft Power
NASA Releases Equity Action Plan to Make Space More Accessible to All “In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to advance racial equity in the federal government, NASA has released […]