At NASA where I worked as an electronic records management consultant for over five years, no one at the agency has complied with any Federal records management laws or regulations…
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Cheers! NASA acting dir. Sean Duffy says climate science will ‘move aside,’ with NASA only focusing on space exploration
Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said Thursday that climate and earth science at the agency will “move aside” as it refocuses solely on space exploration.
NASA Jettisons ‘Climate Advisor,’ DEI Branch, and Other Drags on Space Program
The cuts will close NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy; the Office of the Chief Scientist; and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility branch within the Office of Diversity…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to Make Closest Approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve
Parker planned to get more than seven times closer to the sun than previous spacecraft, hitting 430,000 mph (690,000 kph) at closest approach. It’s the fastest spacecraft ever built and…
Trump Picks Billionaire Entrepreneur and “Polaris Dawn” Hero Jared Isaacman to Head NASA
“Jared will drive NASA’s mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for groundbreaking achievements in Space science, technology, and exploration,” Mr. Trump said in a post on his Truth…
Astronauts Aboard International Space Station Told to Prepare for Urgent Evacuation
NASA is now calling the cracks in a Russian service module a ‘top safety risk’ – escalating the threat rating to five out of five. Astronauts have been warned to…
Artemis I Demonstrated Adequate Radiation Shielding for Manned Lunar Missions
Artemis I demonstrated that the spacecraft has adequate radiation shielding for manned lunar missions.
NASA Asteroid Planetary Defence Exercise Reveals Big Gaps in Readiness
Even with a hypothetical 14 year warning, we’re still not ready to deflect dangerous incoming space rocks.
NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Has Landed, Now Secure in Clean Room
Congratulations to the OSIRIS-REx team on a picture-perfect mission – the first American asteroid sample return in histor
Is NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Scientific?
If NASA’s SVS had wanted to be realistic and scientific, they could have used my animation below—it shows 30 years of Sea Level Rise at the American Merchant Mariners’ Memorial…
Thermosphere is Cooling, Bad for Satellites. Thermosphere is Heating, Bad for Satellites.
Thermospheric cooling, CO2 and models are proved again, bad for satellites. Thermospheric warming, it’s that damn sun and its storms, bad for satellites.
“Hail Columbia”
February 1, 2023 marked the 20th anniversary of the tragic loss of STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew of seven brave astronauts.
Now they’re coming for your garbage – NASA to track landfill methane emissions from space
From NASA JPL and the “looks like there will be a garbage limit in your future” department. NASA Sensors to Help Detect Methane Emitted by Landfills A nonprofit group, Carbon…
Secrets of Sunspots and Solar Magnetic Fields Investigated in NASA Supercomputing Simulations
New results based on simulations out of NASA’s Advanced Supercomputing facility at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley are painting a more complete picture of one of the…
NASA Cancels Satellite CO2 Monitoring Project
The Geocarb Project cancellation leaves a lot of questions – like how NASA managed to spend $170 million on the CO2 monitoring project without putting anything into space.
Artemis I – Flight Day 11: Orion Surpasses Apollo 13 Record Distance from Earth
On day 11 of the Artemis I mission, Orion continues its journey beyond the Moon after entering a distant retrograde orbit Friday, Nov. 25, at 3:52 p.m. CST.
Apollo 13 Views of the Moon in 4K
This video uses data gathered from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft to recreate some of the stunning views of the Moon that the Apollo 13 astronauts saw on their perilous…
NASA’s InSight Waits Out Dust Storm
InSight’s team is taking steps to help the solar-powered lander continue operating for as long as possible.
NASA’s Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide in Exoplanet Atmosphere
This observation of a gas giant planet orbiting a Sun-like star 700 light-years away provides important insights into the composition and formation of the planet.
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