Neil deGrasse Tyson: ‘The delusion is thinking that SpaceX is going to lead the space frontier The Verge Neil deGrasse Tyson to Elon Musk: SpaceX Is “Delusional” About Mars, Motley Fool “In less than 10 years from now, SpaceX may or may not beat NASA in the race to Mars. Astrophysicist, Hayden Planetarium director, and host of the National Geographic Channel’s StarTalk Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is placing his bet […]
NASA isn’t going to touch B.o.B.’s flat-Earth rant, Washington Post . “Here’s the anthology of the bizarre-o flap: The rapper began sharing images and whack-job conspiracy theories in support of his position on Sunday. After astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson stepped in to school him, B.o.B. threw shade at the scientist and the space agency in a diss track. … Tyson even enlisted his nephew to pen a song responding to […]
Neil deGrasse Tyson: ‘The delusion is thinking that SpaceX is going to lead the space frontier’, The Verge “The delusion is thinking that SpaceX is going to lead the space frontier. That’s just not going to happen, and it’s not going to happen for three really good reasons: One, it is very expensive. Two, it is very dangerous to do it first. Three, there is essentially no return on that […]
Keith’s 10 March note: Last night @NASA and other main NASA Twitter accounts devoted a lot of real time tweeting and linking of images and references in support of the premiere of “Cosmos”. Most notably, President Obama thought it worth his time to make a rather unprecedented on-air introduction to the series. Oddly, NASA’s Astrobiology program did not say one damn thing. There is no mention on NASA’s main astrobiology […]
COSMOS Then and Now, Keith Cowing “The new incarnation of “COSMOS” hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson debuted the other night. Highly anticipated, this new effort seeks to reboot, rekindle, and revitalize the indelible impression that its predecessor, hosted by Carl Sagan, made on many of us back in 1980. The first episode of the new COSMOS did not disappoint. Will it be the equal of its predecessor? Hard to say […]
Neil deGrasse Tyson Says Private Companies Won’t Take The Lead In Space Exploration, TechCrunch “Tyson described space travel as “a long-term investment”: “It’s an investment that private enterprise cannot lead.” He recalled the excitement around SpaceX’s delivery of cargo the International Space Station, which sparked discussion about whether private companies would replace government as the main engine behind space travel. Tyson’s response? “They brought cargo to the space station! NASA’s […]
Mysteries of #Gravity: Why Bullock, a medical Doctor, is servicing the Hubble Space Telescope. — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 6, 2013 Keith’s note: Clearly Dr. Tyson is unaware of the cross training and multiple skills possessed by NASA astronauts. Astronaut Scott Parazynski did a solar array repair on STS-120. He’s an MD. John Grunsfeld did a number of arduous Hubble EVAs involving hardware repairs – no astronomy. He’s an […]
Keith’s note: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson both testified before the Senate on NASA’s FY 2013 budget the other day. Simple word clouds reveal starkly different messages. Click on word cloud image to enlarge. Testimony by NASA Administrator Bolden Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation “Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, today it is my privilege to discuss the President’s FY 2013 […]
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Members Critical of President’s NASA Budget Proposal “Today in a hearing of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee to review the fiscal year 2013 (FY13) budget proposal for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Members expressed several concerns to Administrator Charles Bolden over funding priorities.” House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Committee Reviews Budget Request for NASA “Today the House Committee […]
