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astrobiology.com/event/nasa-s... NASA will host a community town hall from 2 to 3 pm EDT Mon Oct. 26 with Nicola “Fox, associate NASA SMD AA and other NASA science_ leaders and will provide an overview of NASA's new Competition Model 2.0 (CM 2.0), followed by an opportunity for questions. #NASA

NASA Artemis Update: www.nasa.gov/missions/art...

Heads up #NASA #JPL #Caltech - #DareMightyThings

Faster to Science: A Letter to the NASA Science Community nasawatch.com/2026/10/22/f... #NASA

New Report Identifies Four Moon Sites for Crewed Missions to Explore to Advance Scientific Discovery nasawatch.com/2026/10/21/n...

5 Questions About Astrobiology’s Future At NASA astrobiology.com/2026/10/07/5... #NASA #Astrobiology #IAC2026

NASA Is Forfeiting Its Global Astrobiology Leadership astrobiology.com/2026/10/07/n... #NASA #Astrobiology #IAC2026

NASA FY26 Performance Expectations and Standards nasawatch.com/2026/10/05/n... "I want to share important updates based on new guidance we received from OPM and reaffirm agency expectations around performance ratings."

Roddenberry Entertainment and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Join To Celebrate Landmark Anniversaries www.prnewswire.com/news-release... @nasajpl.bsky.social #NASA #StarTrek @miquai.bsky.social y.social @mikeokuda.bsky.social @kenastro.bsky.social @toomanyspectra.bsky.social

Will Kyoto Vision Embrace Artemis Accords and NASA Space Apps? nasawatch.com/2026/10/05/w... This sounds like the Artemis Accords (76 signatories). It also echoes NASA Space Apps Challenge (190+ countries). I wonder if these efforts will intersect. That would actually be “Golden”.

Like many space folks I often agree with both meme quotes simultaneously. I asked an AI for some help: rap/song lyric, Shakespeare, Haiku. (sigh) Same result. #AdAstra Y'all

More AI concept art. @DIU_x Department of War Innovation Unit put this out on social media looking for military FPV operators. Meanwhile NASA is expanding a drone survey of Mars, Titan and beyond.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches to International Space Station www.nasa.gov/news-release... #NASA

Once again the hacker bros at USTechForce have put out another creepy graphic with their TV head guy in military fatigues. I hope Jared Isaacman takes a more inspiring path toward Superior Intelligence recruitment at #NASA - Here's my take via #AI or #SI or whatever - thanks @groktr.bsky.social

COSPAR Panel On Planetary Protection Endorses Proposed Update To The Mars Planetary Protection Policy astrobiology.com/2026/09/30/c...

Hey folks - America has anew official chatbot at america.gov/chat - Let's check some basic science facts.

Interesting, NASA Administrator Isaacman - i.e. #NASA is at this table with POTUS and OSTP Director Kratsios and dozens of #AI company heads. But no other tech agency is there. Is NASA becoming the go-to agency for making cool things happen?

New Planetary Protection Directive From NASA: Our framework for avoiding harmful contamination must reflect our current scientific knowledge and be informed by the pragmatic implementation plans of robotic and crewed missions we will seek to undertake astrobiology.com/2026/09/29/p... #astrobiology

Just pre-recorded an interview with Nick Grimm at Radio National Breakfastat ABC in Australia about today's SpaceX #Starship flight. I closed with "the future is here - time to get used to this".

NASA Will Try To Fly People On Starliner nasawatch.com/2026/09/28/n...

nasawatch.com/2026/09/28/f... From Mark Sykes: New documents received in response to a Freedom of Information Act request show that in FY2025, NASA actually underspent what was budgeted for its R&A programs by more than 50% in the aggregate as of June 30, 2026.

I just recorded an interview with FOX 35 Orlando @fox35orlando which will appear in edited form some time later today. Topic: the long memo #NASA Administrator Isaacman issued to the NASA workforce the other day nasawatch.com/2026/09/21/l...

Super Intelligence Has Arrived! nasawatch.com/2026/09/23/s...

“Lengthy Note” (1,974 words) From Jared Isaacman To NASA nasawatch.com/2026/09/21/l...

Treating Data and Software as Strategic Assets and Accelerating AI nasawatch.com/2026/09/21/t... "I am issuing a Directive that treats data, software, and AI as the strategic assets they are."

OIG: NASA Compliance with the Geospatial Data Act FY 2026 nasawatch.com/2026/09/17/o... #NASA

Keith’s update: this was posted on Twitter at 6:00 pm EDT. NASA Goddard has dropped me from their media email list so I only came across it by accident.

Texas has one NASA space center and wants #SpaceAcademy. Florida has one NASA center and wants it too. Virginia has 2 centers. California has 3 centers etc. Just sayin'.

Astronauts for America National College Tour nasawatch.com/2026/09/15/a...

Goddard Is Having Downsizing Problems nasawatch.com/2026/09/15/g... #NASA

Jared Isaacman’s Thoughts On Space Academy nasawatch.com/2026/09/12/j... #NASA #SpaceAcademy #Education

Space Catalyst Partnership, Artemis Accords, Space Academy nasawatch.com/2026/09/12/t... #SpaceAcademy #NASA #Artemis

Rich Cooper has posted a poignant remembrance of 9-11 and his personal and NASA connections to that day. "A New Introduction to an Old Story - The Day America Bled: My September 11 Story" www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-in...

Space Academy RFI Released sam.gov/workspace/co... "NASA-led work is in full swing to make the academy a reality and shape the future of America’s aerospace workforce and leadership." #SpaceAcademy #StarfleetAcademy

A new Apple iPhone ad opens with a Artemis II pic "Once you've gone to the Moon where do you go next?" This only happened because of a multi-billion dollar NASA mission. Yet no one at NASA thought to get NASA or its logo featured? More: nasawatch.com/2026/09/10/a...

Judge Jeanine Seizes Illegal Alien Rock nasawatch.com/2026/09/08/j... #NASA #Mars

You know that this is coming sooner or later ....

Everyone does AI graphics about space dress codes these days. OK. Here's mine. #NASA #SpaceAcademy

Just released: "An Investigative Report on the Funding of NASA Planetary Research and Analysis Programs, FY2011-FY2025": blog.planetary-research.org/2026/09/03/n...

Celebrate Star Trek’s 60th anniversary. Redwire-hosted conversation moderated by Redwire Space President Mike Gold. Tuesday 4:30-5:30 pm ET 🖖🖖 rdw.com/newsroom/sta... #StarTrek #StarTrek60

These two charts were part of a recent internal briefing at NASA Goddard ETD. The center still has a tough road ahead as it shrinks its footprint and adjust to new assignments. Despite assurances from Center management there's a reorganization coming and emails to that effect will be out soon #NASA

Is Commerce The Solution To All Space Things? nasawatch.com/2026/09/03/i... NASA’s Former Director of the Commercial Space Division Phil McAlister posted “NASA Is About to Lose Its Way to Low Earth Orbit”. NASA Administrator Jared Issacman responded – at great length. #NASA

Texas A&M bids to manage NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory www.kbtx.com/2026/09/02/t... @NASAJPL @TAMU @NASA

OSTP To U.S. Space Companies: Skip That French Space Summit nasawatch.com/2026/09/02/o...

New Horizons plans to shut down both key heliophysics instruments for a lack of $2 million per year starting in FY 2027. A petition has been established to bring this to wider attention and add back this funding. www.change.org/p/heliophysi...

Keith's note: I just spoke with Al Araby TV about the launch of the Roman Space Telescope. Audio: soundcloud.com/keith-cowing... #astronomy #NASA

I was on Deutsche Welle earlier talking about the Roman Space Telescope. and I will be on Alaraby at 1:40 to do so again. youtu.be/Yz7ZPBZiLBs

United States Space Academy Established nasawatch.com/2026/08/28/u...

Artemis II Congressional Space Medal of Honor Ceremony www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGjf...