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Unofficial NASA News Coverage Since 1996. Edited by @KeithCowing
Political folks atop @NASA HQ are perplexed that their bad actions go public. A mismanaged, angry, uninspired workforce is not going to help U.S. win a space race against China or maintain America’s leadership in space. Just sayin’ “NASA Chief of Staff Action Items”…
Check out the new issue of Astronomy magazine on store shelves and on the web! I'm honored immensely to have my piece on The Five Great Revolutions in Planetary Science that have occurred during my career as the cover article! Thanks @deicherstar and @AstronomyMag!
If you’re working on something big and people don’t seem to notice, here’s a hard truth: Things don’t come off as a big deal unless you make them one.
NASA’s 0.01% Outreach Plan -- NASA just issued a standard paperwork thing in the Federal Register today. It is a note about some questionnaire they want people to fill out egarding special @NASA events that they went to. Sounds innocent enough and it is good that #NASA would…
Joel Graham - New NASA AA For Legislative an IG Affairs nasawatch.com/congress/joel-… @NASA @joel_graham
Today Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) hosted a press conference in coordination with American Federation of Government Employees, a letter of dissent from NSF employees.democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/…
OK so if this whole "Beat China" thing is a real concern then why are the budgets of @NSF @NASA @NOAA @NIH etc- where American currently leads - being cut so drastically? Is there an actual plan or is this just rhetoric? Just wondering.
With US investment in polar science under threat, scientists hope that China’s interest in the region will benefit research go.nature.com/4kT0Vim
NASA loses another senior official as tension about the agency's future grows nbcnews.com/science/space/… @NASA #NASA
Hundreds of NASA Employees, Past and Present, Sign Letter of Formal Dissent nytimes.com/2025/07/21/sci… @NASA #NASA
NASA Workers Say Defunding Agency Will Erase Future U.S. Science and Technology Gains dcmediagroup.us/2025/07/20/nas… #NASA @NASA
“ A group of @NASA employees, current and past, released what they are calling the ‘voyager declaration’. This is modeled on the Bethesda Declaration by @NIH employees and another declaration by @EPA employees.” standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager-d…
🚨 TODAY’S THE DAY! We love ISRO ❤️ But their poor livestreams, outdated website, and lack of timely updates keep limiting their global impact. They deserve the spotlight for their hard work! 🚀 Join in today at 1 PM SHARP to trend #ISROfixYourPR and demand better outreach.
Implementing Trump's proposed NASA cuts illegal before Congress passes budget, Democrats say reuters.com/legal/governme… “NASA Chief of Staff @BrianHughes47 speaking at the same town hall, agreed, saying it would "probably be considered irresponsible" to wait for the congressional…
Hundreds of NASA employees sign open letter dissenting to Trump’s cuts al.com/news/huntsvill… @NASA #NASA
NASA cuts endanger safety, employees warn in open letter to Trump admin axios.com/2025/07/21/nas… #NASA @NASA
