Apparently the three-word hold protocol also applies to breaking news alerts.
Botswana becomes the 68th nation to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at NASA HQ this morning.
Got a preview this morning of some new National Air and Space Museum exhibits opening July 1. The return of some old favorites (Skylab, Hubble) and some new items (New Shepard booster, GAMBIT-1 spysat.)
I know the Nats had a couple of bad losses in a row, but let’s not get carried away and assume the end times (for this season) have arrived.
Watching CNBC this morning for their SpaceX IPO coverage, and have to conclude they’re not go for launch since that is not a SpaceX rocket.
Firefly Aerospace receives the Collier Trophy for the Blue Ghost 1 lunar landing in a ceremony tonight in DC.
Blue Origin announced late today that the FAA accepted the company's investigation into the NG-3 New Glenn launch failure last month. FAA statement:
A beautiful Tuesday night at the ballpark, where about the third of the crowd is teens on their Washington class trips, some wearing “Class of 2030”(!!) tshirts.
Another day, another Artemis Accords signing ceremony as Ireland becomes the 66th country to join (Malta was the 65th, earlier today.)
Jordan becomes the 63rd country to sign the Artemis Accords—and the second this week—at NASA HQ this morning.
Latvia becomes the 62nd nation to sign the Artemis Accords in an event at NASA HQ this morning.
Evidently that future lunar base will even have a Ferris wheel, but you’ll have to pay in crypto to ride it.
Orion has reached the entry interface and started a planned six-minute communications blackout.
Less than 30 minutes until the Orion crew capsule separates from the service module.
Good: getting some external images from Orion. Bad: the crew is troubleshooting the toilet.
A view of Artemis 2 from the KSC press site. Range is go and weather is still 80% favorable for launch during the two-hour window.
Five hours before the Artemis 2 launch window opens and lines are already forming… for the NASA merch stand at the press site.
A beautiful morning at the KSC press site. Still pretty quiet here. That’ll soon change.
Congratulations to NYT’s Ken Chang, who received the National Space Club’s Press Award last night.
The NASA authorization act approved by the Senate Commerce Committee today includes a study of a human Mars mission—sort of.