Keith’s note: The President was on Fox the other day and was talking about NASA and said this in response to the ArtemisII mission âĤ “I’m the one that started […]
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National Initiative For American Space Nuclear Power
Keith’s note: According to a memo from OSTP: “President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14369, âEnsuring American Space Superiority” (December 18, 2025), established the bold and ambitious goal of enabling near-term […]
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Planetary Science Caucus Rejects NASA FY 2027 Budget Request
Keith’s note: According to a press release from Planetary Science Caucus Co-Chairs Chu and Bacon: “Last week, President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the Administration’s Fiscal Year […]
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Building Momentum
Keith’s note: The Artemis II mission got off to a slow start. Then it hit the road at warp speed. The novelty of a Moon mission and swelling media coverage […]
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Isaacman Letter To NASA On FY 2027 Budget
Keith’s note: The following note was sent to NASA employees by Jared Isaacman today: his take home quote: “I encourage the workforce to leave the politics for the politicians and […]
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Well Done NASA
Keith’s note: Last night NASA and White House cheered the TLI burn to send Artemis II to the Moon. Less than 12 hrs later – on Good Friday (and Passover) […]
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NASA FY 2027 Budget Request: Moon Yes – Forget The Rest
Keith’ note: Today’s OMB FY 2027 budget request drop can be summarized (by me) as follows: ‘We’re on our way back to the Moon for the first time in half […]
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A Long Overdue Paradigm Shift
Keith’s note: The path NASA was on included ISS and one, maybe two, LEO space stations requiring heavy subsidies – plus the mini-lunar space station Gateway. Funding was lacking for […]
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NASA Is Losing Its Climate Expertise
Keith’s note: Dr. Kate Marvel at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (gutted by NASA and DOGE) has left the agency. According to E&E News “Kate Marvel announced Tuesday that […]
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Big NASA News Thing On Tuesday
Keith’s note: according to this press release: “NASA will host a public event at 9 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 24, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters in Washington […]