Gutting Science At NASA Goddard - NASA Watch
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown| NASA Watch
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown| NASA Watch
Has anyone heard NASA's part-time leader Sean Duffy recently reach out| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Well done Sean Duffy for getting NASA and the President’s Artemis lunar missions back in the headlines. The top “NASA” stories on Google involve two Reality TV stars talking about Moon hoaxes. You’re in a league with the Kardashians now. What will you talk about in next week’s show? The post The Sean And Kim Moon Show appeared first on NASA Watch.| Administrator Updates Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: This is simply pathetic Sean Duffy. You clearly canot read the room Virtually your entire NASA workforce is shut out with no pay and you’d rather spend time worrying about a fellow reality TV star than them. Get a grip Dude. You were at White House and siad that you are worried that DOT employees are not being paid, their families are suffering, etc. But you are also […] The post Let Them Eat Cake appeared first on NASA Watch.| Administrator Updates Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: I’m taking some advice from @astro_jaz – A few days off under very dark skies. NASAWatch will be on pause. FWIW the more you (we) space people argue with each other about stupid things, the less likely we’ll get to explore this universe. This is serious stuff. NASA needs a leader to do this – not a talking head. Ad Astra. The post NASAWatch Is On Pause appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: In a nutshell, acting/interim/(maybe)actual NASA Administrator Sean Duffy says that SpaceX is behind “schedule” on its Artemis stuff. OK this may well be true. Yet Duffy can’t say when Artemis II, III, etc. will launch i.e. according to a “schedule” with dates etc. or if there’s an actual firm budget to stay on “schedule” or if his new ideas to try other approaches have a “schedule” or if […] The post Is There An Actual Artemis Schedule? appeared first on...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: according to “The Power Struggle Over Who Will Run NASA Is Turning Ugly“ in the Wall Street Journal: “Over the summer, Duffy told government officials he was interested in bringing NASA under the Transportation Department’s purview, people briefed on the conversations said. “Sean said that NASA might benefit from being part of the Cabinet, maybe even within the Department of Transportation, but he’s never said he wants to […] The post What Would Sean Duffy Do Wit...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Over the years space supporters have complained when politics entered @NASA policy. Over the past few days Transportation Secretary Duffy who moonlights as Interim/Acting NASA Administrator has gone totally political. Remember – if you are a Democrat or attended these rallies this is what he thinks of you (see Tweet and quotes). But he only says these things as @SecDuffy – NOT as @SecDuffyNASA. Oh yes: the President […] The post Is NASA A “Democrat Agency”, Sean Duff...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: The unions that represent some NASA employees continue to push back. Oddly JPL was trying to thwart union organization when the sky started to fall and other NASA centers merely tolerated unions. Now, as the White House severs their role with NASA – and all the professional space industry organizations mostly sit on their hands – they let the layoffs and budget cuts happen. But the Unions have […] The post Bravo Zulu: The Unions Strike Back appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: A judge has halted the new round of layoffs during the Shutdown – but OMB has only just begun to lay people off. Or try to. The post Layoff Update appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
(Originally posted 30 Sep 2025) To The NASA Family: Selfish, shortsighted power brokers are toying with America’s technological leadership in a game of brinksmanship. People suffer as a result. It is people who enable science agencies and research organizations to discover and explore the unknown. From subatomic structure and the chemistry of life – to the structure of the universe and the tools to explore it – NASA is singular […] The post NASA Will Survive appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Some complain NASA Watch has turned political.| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: according to Former NASA nominee Jared Isaacman in talks to become agency’s chief: “Jared Isaacman, the private astronaut and Elon Musk ally who was removed from consideration to lead NASA earlier this year, met with acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy this week as a candidate for leading the space agency, a NASA spokesperson said.“ The post Jared And Sean Had A Chat appeared first on NASA Watch.| Administrator Updates Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: This was sent out to NASA employees by Stephen Shinn Acting NASA Chief Financial Officer: “A funding lapse will result in certain government activities ceasing due to a lack of appropriated funding. In addition, designated pre-notified employees of this agency would be temporarily furloughed. P.L. 116-1 would apply.” Full memo below Planning for Potential Lapse in FundingNASA Civil Servants, We have received official confirmation from the White House […] The post It’s ...| Budget Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: In a joint 670/690 Helio/Planetary division meeting today with over 230 attendees Deputy Director Gina Dibraccio said that GSFC has been instructed by management to hold back on meetings with staff so the information does not end up on NASAWatch and elsewhere. When asked who told her that she responded “I am not going to answer that”. She also said “there will be no re-org” at GSFC. Staff […] The post Shutdown Preps at Goddard appeared first on NASA Watch.| Budget Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: the following report was issued today: “The Destruction of NASA’s Mission” Whistleblowers reveal OMB’s Unconstitutional Plot to Gut the Agency – U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member Full report . — Excerpt below. NASA stunned the world and inspired generations on the day Americans first set foot on the moon. Since then, NASA’s breakthroughs and discoveries have superpowered America’s innovation economy, a...| Budget Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: snapshots of where things lie. It is dynamic and will change three times before lunch time today. The post NASA Shutdown Watch appeared first on NASA Watch.| Budget Archives - NASA Watch
Yesterday OMB director Russell Vought and OSTP Director Michael Kratsios issued a memo| NASA Watch
The news stories are piling up about the growing threat of actual layoffs| NASA Watch
There's a big space space science thing on Capitol Hill today| NASA Watch
I just got an update from KeepTheShuttle| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: JPLers got this email this morning from JPL Human Resources about the “Phase Two reorganization and upcoming layoff in October”. People are being warned that as many as 4,000 of the 5,500 JPL employees could be gone by 15 October 2025 and that there will be a mandatory return to the office for teleworkers who are still employed by 31 October 2025. Full note below. September 26, 2025From: […] The post JPLers Get Layoff Update Letter appeared first on NASA Watch.| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s Note: according to a press release: “Last night, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memo instructing federal agencies to prepare for Reductions in Force (RIF) if Congress does not pass a stopgap to fund the government by September 30. “The Trump administration continues to use public servants as pawns in their game to distract and destroy our federal agencies,” said Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren […] The post Rep. Zoe Lofgren Comments On RIF Threat ...| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: According to Politico (and other sources as well): “White House tells agencies to prepare for mass layoffs if government shuts down”: “In the memo, OMB told agencies to identify programs, projects and activities where discretionary funding will lapse on Oct. 1 and no alternative funding source is available. For those areas, OMB directed agencies to begin drafting RIF plans that would go beyond standard furloughs, permanently eliminating jobs […] The post A Shutdown Cou...| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
You may recall that NASA has pushed a huge portion of its science and engineering workforce out the door| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Back in January 2025 several days after the Trump 2.0 team took over NASA, I posted this item about the first astronaut class chosen by NASA that included women and minorities. 24 hours after I posted this the link was taken down. This is what it looked like 2 days before the NASA DEIA cops took it down. 9 months later and it is still down. Why? Oddly, […] The post Prior Astronaut Announcement Censorship At NASA appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: The Department of Defense War is now cracking down on journalists who wish to commit acts of actual journalism at DOD DOW. Since NASA’s role has now been formally redefined by Executive Order 14343 as having “a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work” what can we expect in terms of how NASA PAO (Public Affairs Office) interacts with media? This may be a stretch – […] The post NASA PAO 2.0? appeared first on NASA Wa...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: OK so there is no legislation to extend spending until 21 November. Congress is leaving town and will only be back on 30 September – 1 October when it is probably too late to prevent a shutdown. The Presidential Budget Request (PBR) for FY 2026 kicks in and all the scary things that White House and OMB wanted to do to NASA missions and personnel will happen. Of […] The post Prepare For The Worst, NASA appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Since there will be no budget emerging from Congress on 30 September, on 1 October the President’s Budget Request for FY 2026 will reign – unfettered. Add in some recision for good measure. The people of NASA will want to know what is going on – from NASA – not NASAWatch. Alas, NASA OCOMM/PAO will have ~60 FTEs laid off i.e. fewer people to explain increasingly more inexplicable […] The post More Changes But Fewer Explainers appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: according to “No Cuts to NASA, Say Supporters & Experts at Rally Outside Headquarters”: Yesterday, NASA supporters held a rally outside the agency’s headquarters to call for a congressional budget that fully funds the agency, and to call on NASAs leadership to stop making cuts to programs before the budget has even been passed. A crowd heard from speakers ranging from NASA employees to science advocates to Representative […] The post Unions And Congress Protest NASA Cu...| Activism Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: As you ponder protests, policies, and how everyone should respond, re-read this part of the Executive Order that erases NASA’s union rights. It redefines what NASA is – despite whatever wording is in its charter or innumerable authorization and appropriations over the years. It says that NASA is “hereby determined to have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work. It is also hereby determined […] The post Speak Ou...| Activism Archives - NASA Watch
the following email was sent by the president of President AFEU/IFPTE local 30 at NASA Ames| NASA Watch
I will be on "CNN This Morning" at 6:35 am EDT| NASA Watch
NASA pushes out narratives (issued from the White House) about winning the "second space race" to the Moon.| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: I’m going to skip going into DC to cover the 15 September protest at NASA HQ . To protect sources let me just say that there are some people in the building who’d love to have security jump on me for crossing an invisible line on the sidewalk or use video to see who I talk to on the sidewalk. Paranoid? Yup. The post Skipping The 15 Sep Protest appeared first on NASA Watch.| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: According to this AP story: “Earlier this month, the official government websites that hosted the authoritative, peer-reviewed national climate assessments went dark. Such sites tell state and local governments and the public what to expect in their backyards from a warming world and how best to adapt to it. At the time, the White House said NASA would house the reports to comply with a 1990 law that […] The post NASA Said It Would Post Climate Reports – Not Any More app...| Earth Science Archives - NASA Watch
Several sources report that the NASA GISS lease of the Armstrong Hall building in New York City can't be broken by| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: There will be another “Save NASA” protest at NASA Headquarters on Monday Sept. 15th. This is the third “Save NASA” protest in Washington, DC. More below The organizers say: “we are a peaceful protest group, and we stand in solidarity with other scientific advocacy groups. This protest intends to raise public awareness and provide information about present and near-future cuts at NASA, and to urge Congress to pass […] The post Another “Save NASA” Protest At NASA...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: I did these screen grabs on my phone at 5:00 pm today – one after the other. Its is common to see this repeated use of Fox News – and only Fox News – as fodder for Sean Duffy tweets from NASA. It is hard to understand why Sean Duffy only pays attention to Fox News and not appear on – and then feature videos from – CNN […] The post Sean Duffy Is Stuck Inside The Fox Bubble appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: NASA held an internal all hands briefing this morning. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said that is giving a lot of authority to the new NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya. Duffy is not sure how long he will be acting Administrator since there are no plans in place but that could change. Duffy said that American needs to get to the Moon before China and then go on […] The post NASA Briefed Employees This Morning (Audio) appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: OK so I am ‘back’. Thanks for all the kind words, support etc. Let’s get down to business. The month of September is going to be the hardest yet for NASA. Multiple budget profiles will collide with one another – in an inelastic fashion. Missions will be on hold and operate in holding pattern mode. Other missions will simply die at the hands of budgeteers. And the people […] The post NASA Forecast For September 2025 appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
In addition to erasing NASA's Union rights| NASA Watch
The White House has issued an Executive Order that strips the ability of NASA employees (and employees at other agencies) to organize unions.| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: In my earlier rant I mentioned the crap that I have been going through which certainly pales in comparison to what NASA and contractor employees have to endure as their dream jobs are stripped away for no reason other than to meet a body count quota. I am pretty good at running interference for all of you who have helped me amass what nonsense is going so as […]| NASA Watch
The White House brags about their new Intel equity stake that the President openly says they got for "free"| NASA Watch
One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)| NASA Watch
GESTA Calls for Immediate Intervention to Halt Closure of the NASA Goddard Visitor Center| 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.| NASA Watch
NASA is chartered to do climate science| NASA Watch
OMB needs to start rowing in the same direction| NASA Watch
White House Executive Order "Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking" dropped today| NASA Watch
Keith's note to NASA employees and contractor partners| 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
The White House put out a commercial space policy executive order| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: ICYMI missed the NASA CLD Directive post the other day NASA Commercial LEO Space Stations Acquisition Strategy you are not alone since NASA is not talking about it either. No mention of this major change is made by @NASA or NASA.gov or here on their CLD page. In a nutshell: The post Big Changes In NASA’s CLD Program appeared first on NASA Watch.| ISS News 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
NASA is pulling out of the ISSRDC conference.| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: According to a press release from AFGE, AFL-CIO Union: “The Union representing Federal employees at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility 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 Wallops Visitor Center (WVC) – a decision that, if enacted, would inflict irreparable harm on the community, the regional economy, and NASA’s public […] The post Union Pus...| Education Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Multiple sources have mentioned ongoing discussion at NASA HQ, NASA Goddard, and NASA Wallops that consider the option of moving toward a Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated (GOCO) model for the future of Wallops. The post Is NASA Wallops Going GOCO? appeared first on NASA Watch.| Personnel News Archives - NASA Watch
This is really starting to get petty Sean and Brian| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Cutting NASA Education and then doing a book reading – While the Administration seeks to end all funding for NASA’s education efforts – as if that somehow makes it all better. Who comes up with these ideas? NASA’s tweet: @NASA Tomorrow, Aug. 4, @SLOTUS Usha Vance will join astronaut Suni Williams at @NASAJohnson to read a space-related book to children. Submit questions at http://go.nasa.gov/4mqU0xZ and watch NASA+ starting […] The post Its OK To Cut NASA Education I...| Budget Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: This letter from Earth scientists has also been published in Science magazine and is reprinted here with the permission of the authors [Science, 389, 357-358. doi:10.1126/science.adz6100]: “In May, the US administration proposed budget cuts to NASA, including a more than 50% decrease in funding for the agency’s Earth Science Division (ESD) (1), the mission of which is to gather knowledge about Earth through space-based observation and other tools […] The post NASA Earth ...| Budget Archives - NASA Watch
According to a press release from Rep. Valerie Foushee| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: The following was issued by House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Democrats: Yesterday, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Ranking Member Valerie Foushee (D-NC) wrote a letter to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Interim Administrator Sean Duffy warning him of the dire consequences to U.S. leadership in space if the administration illegally impounds congressionally appropriated FY25 funds for NASA. More below ...| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: While Russian media continues to post news stories, not a single world from NASA or Sean Duffy. So much for transparency. Or is the Administration up to something that prompts the Russians to say nice things? See “Russia and U.S. Agree to Extend International Space Station Operations to 2028“ in The Moscow Times. The post Why Is NASA Silent About Russia And ISS Talks? appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
A lot of media focus has been on departing NASA civil servants (which sucks)| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: There is a meeting next week regarding Landsat: Sustainable Land Imaging Mission Alternatives Analysis Team Industry. The meeting is looking for the cheapest way to do the least with Landsat as a result of the President’s FY 2026 Budget Request. The PBR seeks to cancel Landsat missions and descope Earth science budgets at NASA. One small problem: NASA is acting as if the PBR is the actual budget […] The post NASA Prepares To Gut Its Landsat Capabilities appeared first on N...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
This memo was just sent out to NASA SMD employees| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Kevin Coggins (LinkedIn), the current AA for NASA SCaN, who was trying to be noticed as a possible administrator nominee, is supposedly going to be the next Associate Administrator of NASA. Vanessa Wyche is the Acting Associate Administrator so I guess she goes back to JSC where Stephen Koerner is Acting Director. With Coggins moving up that means he’ll be with other Florida natives – de facto NASA […] The post Another Florida Man On NASA’s 9th Floor? appeared first on...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Everything that comes out under Sean Duffy’s name regarding NASA seemingly has a typo, some odd capitalization, or blatantly incorrect facts. Take this tweet for example: “NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy @SecDuffyNASA NISAR is successfully in orbit! The mission is a joint U.S.-India effort, negotiated by President TRUMP. Thanks to his LEADERSHIP & our friends at @ISRO, @NASA is Making Space Great Again!” As a community note clarifies: […] The post Fact Checking Se...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
NASA’s Deferred Resignation Program| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: this went out to everyone at NASA. You’d think that a former TV guy could read the room a little better i.e. “deeply personal and often difficult decisions”. — “Dear Team, Thank you to all who took the time to thoughtfully consider NASA’s voluntary resignation programs. I know these are deeply personal and often difficult decisions. To those who have chosen to depart, I want to express my […] The post Sean Duffy: Embrace The Challenge 2.0 appeared first on NASA W...| Administrator Updates Archives - NASA Watch
Fifty-six years ago this week| NASA Watch
Senegal Visit Reveals Real NASA Management Structure| NASA Watch
Apparently NASA Interim AdministratorSean Duffy was actually onsite at NASA HQ briefly last Friday.| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: according to this Reuters article: “NASA Chief of Staff Brian Hughes speaking at the same town hall, agreed, saying it would “probably be considered irresponsible” to wait for the congressional budget process. The letter added that Hughes recently ordered NASA science programs targeted for cancellation in Trump’s budget request to stop issuing press releases celebrating new scientific results and achievements.” In addition, senior staff at recent meetings at […] Th...| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
According to a tweet by @SecDuffyNASA| NASA Watch
Janet Petro's Final Embrace The Challenge Update| NASA Watch
Explore new career preparedness and development offerings| NASA Watch
There will be a “Save NASA” protest coming up on Sunday, July 20th| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Update on the earlier post Going Out Of Business Sale For JPL Satellites: emails are circulating within JPL and NASA that mention a number of satellites that are listed as being targeted for shut down in the President’s FY 2026 budget request. NASA HQ is apparently not waiting for an actual budget. The list of satellites of the discount rack at NASA now includes OCO-2, OCO-3, SAGE III, […] The post But Wait: More Used Satellite Bargains At NASA appeared first on NASA Watch.| Budget Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Apparently Janet Petro did not ‘Embrace The Challenge’ hard enough when it came to getting people at NASA to quit – thus leading to her replacement – even thought the NASA website says she is still in charge. At least that is what senior NASA leadership tells me. Interim (i.e part time) NASA Administrator (and also Secretary of Transportation) Sean Duffy is a 100% Administration loyalist so he […]| NASA Watch
an effort is underway to get rid of their satellite inventory| NASA Watch
Things are starting to look darker at NASA.| NASA Watch
the following was sent out to users of the NCCS MSS| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: According to this press release “Committee Leaders Demand Answers from NASA on DOGE Access After the Agency Refuses to Comply with Investigation“ specific instances of DOGE employees (who are named) with unparalleled access to NASA sensitive information have been identified. NASA has not been forth coming in their responses to earlier Congressional inquires in this regard. Now Congress wants answers, saying “The information we have reviewed of NASA’s […] The post Con...| IT/Web Archives - NASA Watch
Keith’s note: there is an interesting article online at the Washington Post: These scientific advances were ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ Will they continue?: “All this knowledge can be labeled “Made in the U.S.A.” All this is our legacy, enabled by federal funding. In just a few months, the Trump administration has undermined U.S. dominance in science, built up over many decades. The federal funding that made America the world’s science […] The post America’s Science Legacy Is Under...| Space & Planetary Science Archives - NASA Watch
We are the first nation to sail between the stars.| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: this web reel was just posted by CNN from the end of my interview this morning. OK, I have just about run out of ways / platforms to wave my arms and talk about what NASA needs in order to explore the universe. Your turn. “NASA needs a permanent administrator who understands rocket science and knows how all this stuff works and is committed to lead the agency […] The post Who Speaks For Science? appeared first on NASA Watch.| TrumpSpace Archives - NASA Watch
As we approach Independence Day| NASA Watch
Taking Action Against Historical Censorship by USRA| NASA Watch
Keith’s note: Those of you in the space community know that NASA Science is facing an immense budget cut. Dozens of missions have been cancelled and many missions that are still returning valuable data are being shut off – in many cases to save a few million dollars – a tiny fraction of what it took to mount the missions in the first place. This data will be lost. In […]| NASA Watch
I spent several hours at NASA HQ this morning at the protest event| NASA Watch
