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 […]
Posted inExploration, NASA Culture, News
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 […]
Posted inEarth Science, News, Personnel News, Policy, TrumpSpace
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 […]
Posted inAdministrator Updates, Artemis, News, Policy, TrumpSpace
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 […]
Posted inPersonnel News
NASA’s Slow Motion Union Erasure
Keith’s Note: According to GovExec: “While NASA has yet to formally terminate its contract with IFPTE, it has begun unilaterally changing employeesâ personnel files to label their positions as ineligible […]
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Senate Confirmation Hearing For Matt Anderson
Keith’s note: The Senate CS&T Committee held the confirmation hearing for Matthew Anderson to be Deputy Administrator of NASA. He sailed through with the usual questions from both sides of […]
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And Now We Have “NASA Force”
Keith’s note: According to a tweet by @NASAAdmin: “Today, weâre launching NASA Force with @USOPM Returning to the Moon requires restoring core competencies in our civil servant workforce. This program […]
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NASAWatch on DW: Artemis Update
Keith’s note: I was just on Deutsche Welle TV talking about today’s Artemis programmatic change s- and the impacts that may or may not have on Europe and other internationals […]