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Nathan Vassberg To Head Office of Safety and Mission Assurance
Nathan Vassberg
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NASA OCHCO sent this out asking them to review: Whistleblower Disclosures notice; NASA Policies, Merit System Principles and Prohibited Personnel Practices notice, NASA Merit Promotion and Placement Plan notice, and Your Rights Under USERRA notice. Email: nasawatch.com/2026/07/30/o...
OCHCO Memo To All NASA Employees
OCHCO Memo To All NASA Employees
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One thing that will never get old: looking out a spaceship window. [T] 2022: Samantha Cristoforetti x.com/AstroSamantha [B] 3191: Karim Diané www.instagram.com/team_karim/ #LLAP #AdAstra #StarTrek
"Putting Some Air Back Into NASA’s Tires" 2025 was a bad year for NASA due to DOGE and lack of real leadership. Then Jared Issacman arrived to help NASA get its mojo back. Well, 2026 is not 2025. nasawatch.com/2026/07/28/p...
Putting Some Air Back Into NASA's Tires
Putting Some Air Back Into NASA's Tires
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Jared Isaacman: Building Moon Base Faster: Lessons From a 90-Day Sprint Note: This went out to the #NASA Workforce today: nasawatch.com/2026/07/28/j...
Jared Isaacman: Building Moon Base Faster: Lessons From a 90-Day Sprint
Lessons From a 90-Day Sprint
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OSTP and the White House press office issued a space policy video focusing on aliens – of all kinds. Artemis II gets a clear shout out. Waiting to see if #NASA PAO recognizes this great honor and features this. Video link below. Nice sound track. nasawatch.com/2026/07/27/w...
White House Issues A New Space Policy Video
Keith’s note: OSTP and the White House press office issued a space policy video focusing on aliens – of all kinds. Artemis II gets a clear shout out. Waiting to […]
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She sent people to the Moon. I'd listen to her if I was you. FYI @astronauts4america.bsky.social Bravo Zulu poppynorthcutt.bsky.social
Why Europa’s Hidden Ocean May Be More Difficult To Reach Than Scientists Thought astrobiology.com/2026/07/25/w... #astrobiology #europa
Why Europa’s Hidden Ocean May Be More Difficult To Reach Than Scientists Thought
Europa, one of Jupiter’s icy moons, long has fascinated scientists because of what may lie beneath its frozen shell: a global ocean of liquid water.
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Successful Engine re-light on #S40 - not a deorbit burn (S40 is on a suborbital trajectory) - this was a 40 sec test of a Raptor engine. Last time it was tried it was only lit for 3 sec. #SpaceX #Starship13
OIG Report: Workforce and Budget Threats Loom. Artemis is doing better but personnel layoffs and budget cuts pose a threat. Most of @NASA's major projects in development reported no schedule delays or cost overruns in the last year. nasawatch.com/2026/07/23/o...
OIG Report: Workforce and Budget Threats Loom
Keith’s note: GAO issued NASA: Assessments of Major Projects. Artemis are doing better but personnel layoffs and budget cuts pose a threat. What GAO Found Most of the National Aeronautics […]
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It would seem that The House Science Committee is not interested in "science" at #NASA. If you look at the charter for today's hearing with OSTP Director Michael Kratsios "NASA" is not mentioned at all. republicans-science.house.gov/_cache/files...
Transcript: Astronauts for America Event At The California Science Center nasawatch.com/2026/07/21/t... @astronauts4america.bsky.social
Transcript: Astronauts for America Event At The California Science Center
Transcript: Astronauts for America Event At The California Science Center
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Hearing about budget cuts and science: OSTP Director Kratsios - Unleashing the Golden Age of Science: Examining the Priorities of the FY2027 Research and Technology Enterprise - today at 10:15 am EDT science.house.gov/2026/7/full-...
Budget Cuts? No: Its A New Golden Age Of Science nasawatch.com/2026/07/21/b... This report just dropped in advance of the House Science hearing with OSTP Director Kratsios. At a time when the Administration is gutting science they seem to think that this will result in a new, shiny "Golden Age".
Budget Cuts? No: Its A Golden Age Of Science
Budget Cuts? No: Its A Golden Age Of Science
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Astronauts For America ‘Vote for Freedom’ College Tour (Video Update) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwkk... @astronauts4america.bsky.social
Astronauts For America VOTE FOR FREEDOM July 20th Launch Event
YouTube video by Astronauts For America
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NOTE: Video to follow: @astronauts4america.bsky.social america.bsky.social -- astronautsforamerica.org Today, on the anniversary of humanity's first Moon landing, Astronauts For America will gather at the California Science Center to launch our "Vote For Freedom" campaign.
OMB issued new regulations which, if implemented, would gut the way that American science has been evaluated and conducted for the better part of a century. The The science and technology has pushed back. 497,000+ times. More: nasawatch.com/2026/07/20/s...
Science Community Pushes Back On OMB
Science Community Pushes Back
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Wow "Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Announces Historic $500,000 Gift from Jared Isaacman" astronautscholarship.org/assets/2026-...
Changes To NASA’s Performance Ratings nasawatch.com/2026/07/15/c... this memo: “Strengthening How We Recognize, Reward, Inspire NASA’s General Schedule (GS) Workforce” was sent out by Deputy #NASA Administrator Matt Anderson on 7 July 2026
Changes To NASA's Performance Ratings
Changes To NASA's Performance Ratings
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