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Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, Who Was First to Walk in Space, Dies at 85 October 11, 2019
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That Other Rich Guy Who Is Also Space Crazy October 12, 2019
Jeff Bezos's Master Plan, The Atlantic "Bezos is unabashed in his fanaticism for Star Trek and its many spin-offs. He has a holding company called Zefram, which honors the character who invented warp drive. He persuaded the makers of the film Star Trek Beyond to give him a cameo as a Starfleet official. He named his dog Kamala, after a woman who ap […]
Doing Something Again For The First Time October 12, 2019
Keith's note: I first published this two years ago. Yesterday both Jim Bridenstine and Elon Musk noted that they were not alive when humans walked on the Moon - so they do not have memories of that event. Alas, so much of how NASA has conveyed the importance of Artemis - and the way that the media describes it - seems to harken back to events that my fe […]
MSFC's Impossible Propulsion Research October 11, 2019
NASA engineer's 'helical engine' may violate the laws of physics, New Scientist "Burns has worked on his design in private, without any sponsorship from NASA, and he admits his concept is massively inefficient. ... I know that it risks being right up there with the EM drive and cold fusion," he says. "But you have to be prepared […]
Sometimes Things Happen Exactly The Way They Should October 10, 2019
It speaks well of @ElonMusk & @JimBridenstine & @NASA / @SpaceX that they can have a difference in opinion & then work to quickly resolve those differences and do so with openness and transparency - and speak to common goals, values - & dreams for space exploration. More please. pic.twitter.com/RLiMpEyKCu— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) October 10, […]
Restructuring NASA's Planetary Research Program October 10, 2019
Restructuring NASA's Planetary Research Program For ROSES 2021 "In 2014, NASA announced the reorganization of the planetary research and data analysis programs to align them by subject area to Planetary Science Division strategic goals. A number of disparate programs were merged into the Solar System Workings program, creating a behemoth to which w […]
About That SpaceX/NASA Thing On Thursday October 10, 2019
Keith's 10 Oct update: I just got an answer from NASA PAO that there will be no media dial-in for offsite news media. It took them 3 days to respond. NASA Administrator to Visit SpaceX Headquarters "Following the tour, SpaceX will host a media availability with Bridenstine, SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk, and NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug H […]
Hooray - Expensive Space Rides Are On The Way For The Rich October 9, 2019
With all the happy talk about cool personal spaceflight there are two things you almost certainly will not hear at #ISPCS20191. how much the tickets will cost 2. when the rest of us non-rich people will get to fly pic.twitter.com/gs9VpVleFP— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) October 9, 2019 Keith's note: The ISPCS - International Symposium for Personal and Commer […]
NASA Just Can't Stop Doing Web Stuff Twice UPDATE: Three Times October 8, 2019
Keith's 7 October update: Today NASA JPL issued a press release "NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds an Ancient Oasis on Mars" It includes the text: "For more about NASA's Curiosity Mars rover mission, visit: https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/ https://nasa.gov/msl" JPL has the release posted here with the same text and imagery as is used […]
NASA's Confusing ICESAT-2 Websites October 6, 2019
Keith's note: If you go to the NASA GSFC website you will see this release "Laser Precision: NASA Flights, Satellite Align Over Sea Ice". In the release you will see this at the bottom: "For more information, visit: nasa.gov/icesat-2 or icesat-2.gsfc.nasa.gov". There's no HMTL for the links on this webpage thus making it more di […]
Making Pluto A "Planet" By Going Around Scientists October 6, 2019
Keith's note: The 'Pluto is a planet fan club' has been howling about the demotion of Pluto from a "planet" to "dwarf planet" status after an IAU vote for more than a decade. Despite their outrage no one has been willing or able to muster enough votes to reverse the IAU vote or to find another professional body willing to e […]

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LHC Opens the Quantum Physics Floodgates May 20, 2016
As it restarts its mission to discover weird and exotic things about our universe, the Large Hadron Collider is about to become a firehose of quantum data.

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Out at the boundary of our solar system, pressure runs high.
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Six RD-276 engines powered a Russian Proton rocket off the launch pad Wednesday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, boosting a television broadcast payload for Eutelsat and the first commercial robotic satellite servicing spacecraft into orbit.
Stephen Clark
SpaceX’s next launch to mark another incremental step in rocket reusability October 11, 2019
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Stephen Clark
Stratolaunch under new ownership October 11, 2019
Stratolaunch said Friday that the company has "transitioned ownership" a year after the death of Paul Allen, the company's billionaire founder who funded the construction of the world's largest airplane for an airborne satellite launcher.
Stephen Clark
Alexei Leonov, world’s first spacewalker, dies October 11, 2019
Legendary cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space -- an experience that almost killed him -- and later the commander of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that docked with a NASA Apollo capsule, symbolizing a historic thaw in the Cold War, has died after a long illness, the Russian space agency confirmed Friday. He was 85.
William Harwood
Morgan, Koch continue battery replacement work on spacewalk October 11, 2019
Astronauts Drew Morgan and Christina Koch floated back outside the International Space Station Friday and completed work to replace six aging batteries with three more powerful units in one of the lab's eight solar power circuits. Three more spacewalks are planned over the next two weeks to replace another six batteries in an adjacent circuit.
William Harwood
NASA satellite to study ionosphere launches after two-year delay October 11, 2019
A refrigerator-sized satellite soared into orbit aboard an air-launched Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket Thursday night over the Atlantic Ocean, finally setting off on a $252 million mission to probe the dynamic boundary region where space and Earth's atmosphere meet.
Stephen Clark
NASA chief says SpaceX properly focused on Crew Dragon October 10, 2019
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visited SpaceX's California rocket factory Thursday, toured the sprawling facility with founder Elon Musk and told reporters he is optimistic the company will be ready to launch the first piloted test flight of its Crew Dragon spaceship in the first quarter of next year.
William Harwood
Rockets purchased by Stratolaunch back under Northrop Grumman control October 10, 2019
Hardware for two air-dropped Pegasus XL launchers previously purchased by Stratolaunch, a space launch company founded by the late billionaire Paul Allen, are now back under Northrop Grumman control and for sale to NASA, the Air Force, or commercial satellite operators, industry officials said.
Stephen Clark
Successful Proton launch deploys Eutelsat satellite, first Mission Extension Vehicle October 10, 2019
A Proton booster rocketed away from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazaskhtan Wednesday with a Eutelsat television broadcasting craft and the satellite industry's first commercial in-space servicing vehicle. The successful launch marked the first commercial Proton mission under the auspices of International Launch Services in more than two years.
Stephen Clark
Boeing reveals target dates for initial Starliner test flights October 9, 2019
Boeing officials said Wednesday that the company is targeting Dec. 17 for the launch of the first unpiloted orbital test flight of the new Starliner crew capsule from Cape Canaveral on a week-long demonstration mission to the International Space Station, a precursor to a mission with astronauts next year.
Stephen Clark

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River Relic Spied By Mars Express October 11, 2019
Mars may seem to be an alien world, but many of its features look eerily familiar - such as this ancient, dried-up river system that stretches out for nearly 700 kilometres across the surface, making it one of the longest valley networks on the planet.
Global Analysis Of Submarine Canyons On Earth May Shed Light On Martian Landscapes October 10, 2019
Submarine canyons are a final frontier on planet Earth.
Mars 2020 Rover Tests Descent-Stage Separation October 6, 2019
In this picture from Sept. 28, 2019, engineers and technicians working on the assembly and testing of the Mars 2020 spacecraft look on as a crane lifts the rocket-powered descent stage away from the rover.
NASA's Push to Save the Mars InSight Lander's Heat Probe October 4, 2019
NASA's InSight lander, which is on a mission to explore the deep interior of Mars, positioned its robotic arm this past weekend to assist the spacecraft's self-hammering heat probe. Known as "the mole," the probe has been unable to dig more than about 14 inches (35 centimeters) since it began burying itself into the ground on Feb. 28, 201 […]
NASA's InSight 'Hears' Peculiar Sounds on Mars October 2, 2019
Put an ear to the ground on Mars and you'll be rewarded with a symphony of sounds. Granted, you'll need superhuman hearing, but NASA's InSight lander comes equipped with a very special "ear."
Sols 2536-2537: Mars Curiosity's SAM Wet Chemistry Experiment September 27, 2019
Searching for organic molecules in rocks on Mars is no easy task. Curiosity's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument is designed to analyze the chemical composition of gases, which it creates by slowly heating rock samples in an oven.
Getting Mac And Cheese To Mars September 25, 2019
Washington State University scientists have developed a way to triple the shelf life of ready-to-eat macaroni and cheese, a development that could have benefits for everything from space travel to military use.
Drones Probe Dust Devils to Understand Mars's Atmosphere September 23, 2019
Dust devils, small dusty whirlwinds, have been studied for decades. But, says Brian Jackson, an associate professor in the Department of Physics at Boise State University, the ability of dust devils to lift dust into the atmosphere remains murky.
Layers in Mars' Danielson Crater September 20, 2019
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Defrosting Dunes On Mars September 17, 2019
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Serena Auñón-Chancellor Talks to Girls About Life on the Station October 11, 2019
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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Airplane Takes Shape at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works October 10, 2019
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Revealing the Milky Way’s Center October 9, 2019
Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared cameras penetrate much of the dust, revealing the stars of the crowded galactic center region of our Milky Way.
A Glimpse of a Rocky Exoplanet's Surface October 8, 2019
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Replacing the Space Station’s Solar Array Batteries October 7, 2019
After completing the first of 10 spacewalks to upgrade the station, astronaut Christina Koch, wrote: The great @Space_Station battery swap series of spacewalks is underway!
Stephen Hawking and Our Changing Ideas of the Universe October 4, 2019
Cosmologist Stephen Hawking changed our view of the universe with his remarkable theories and outreach even thought he suffered from ALS, which slowly paralyzed him over the years.
Astronaut Nick Hague Returns to Earth After 203 Days Aboard the Space Station October 3, 2019
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