Keith’s note: This is the internal RIF planning chart circulating within NASA the Human Health and Performance Contract community. It specifically relates to contractor employees – but it mirrors plans being developed in other parts of the agency. Note that this is being explicitly done via “NASA Directive: Offices, Programs, and Projects to align with the FY26 Presidential Budget Request of $18.8B” – and not due to any budget agreed […] The post Insight Into NASA’s Contractor R...| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: I posted a picture the other day. It was sent to me by 3 people with no known/cited source. So I cropped it and put NASAWatch.com on it so there’d be some traceability and show that it was not A.I. generated. I thought it was rather poignant – as have thousands of people who have seen it. Today I discovered via a nastygram on LinkedIn that the source […] The post Pardon My Rant appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: according to a press release “GESTA Calls for Immediate Intervention to Halt Closure of the NASA Goddard Visitor Center”: “IFPTE Local 29 (aka, GESTA), representing Federal employees at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is calling on Congressional leaders, local government officials, economic stakeholders, and the public to take immediate action to stop the proposed closure of the NASA Goddard Visitor Center — a decision that, if enacted, […] The post Union Pushes...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: the occupant’s last whiteboard message is a common sight across NASA. A wealth of expertise and dedication is being mindlessly forced out, undermining NASA’s leadership in space exploration. Ad Astra Per Aspera y’all. Larger image below. The post You Can Leave NASA But NASA Never Leaves You appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
NASA is chartered to do climate science| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: WARN notices were sent to some Human Space Flight Technical Integration Contract (HSFTIC) employees. Integrated Mission Operations Contract (IMOC) folks received generic 60 day WARN notices last week and there will be individual layoff notices sent out at the beginning of September to the specific folks who are being laid off. This is all being done according to the President’s Budget Request (PBR) for FY 2026 – even […] The post NASA Contractor Layoff Update appeared fi...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith's note to NASA employees and contractor partners| NASA Watch
This is not a NASA website. You might learn something. It's YOUR space agency. Get involved. Take it back. Make it work – for you.| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Last week two internal NASA directives dropped – except NASA has yet to officially release them: NASA Commercial LEO Space Stations Acquisition Strategy and Directive on Fission Surface Power (FSP) Development. The post NASA’s Random Policy Process appeared first on NASA Watch.| Commercialization Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: according to a 31 July 2025 NASA Directive titled “Directive on Revised Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Destinations (CLD) Phase 2 Acquisition Strategy“ (see below) says “To ensure mission continuity, affordability, and national alignment, this directive includes accountability measures, transition planning, and performance metrics for industry participation. The CLD Program shall support commercial viability while enabling NASA’s safe and sustainable transition from ...| ISS News Archives - NASA Watch
This is really starting to get petty Sean and Brian| NASA Watch
This is not a NASA website. You might learn something. It's YOUR space agency. Get involved. Take it back. Make it work – for you.| NASA Watch
This is not a NASA website. You might learn something. It's YOUR space agency. Get involved. Take it back. Make it work – for you.| NASA Watch