Jim Way

Proud to note that I was a guest on the @tminus.bsky.social podcast last week. It was a great chat about the @astronautical.org ‬ Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony, our upcoming Student CanSat Competition, and a bit of #space industry outlook. Have a listen! space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-m...

Senate Cloakroom on X: "Leader Thune filed cloture on Executive Calendar #97 Jared Isaacman to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration." / X Leader Thune filed cloture on Executive Calendar #97 Jared Isaacman to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

The Senate majority leader has filed cloture on the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator. This is a procedural move that sets up a vote on his nomination the first week of June (the Senate is not in session next week.)

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What an amazing evening. So honored to help to recognize White Flight, Gene Kranz. Thanks to @SpaceCenterHou and @NASA_Johnson for the collaboration to make it such a fantastic event. #space

Roger that. Thanks.

When's the full Senate vote, Jeff?

On May 15, the AAS Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to the iconic Gene Kranz at Space Center Houston. Tickets are available—secure your spot now for an evening of inspiration! ✨

Get tickets: astronautical.org/events/lifetime-achievement-award-ceremony/

#GeneKranz #AASAward #SpaceHeroes

Multiple FAR violations. #avgeek

Best video of #ISAR rocket liftoff and subsequent failure from Norway yet.

Hi space people, I'm looking for non-NASA experts to comment on the MAV portion of Mars Sample Return, and why it's so challenging to take off from Mars.

If that's you, or you know someone, do get in touch. jdaoca[at]gmail[dot]com

Thanks!

Thanks! And registration is still open for anyone who might be interested in coming to the event! Check out the agenda and register here: astronautical.org/events/godda...

Pk of the wk is the AAS Goddard Symp Wed-Fri, bookended by the MSBR lunch w/Rep Glenn Ivey and the Natl Space Club's Goddard Dinner. CONGRATS to ABC's Gina Sunseri for getting the Space Club Press Award!
What’s Happening in Space Policy March 16-22, 2025 spacepolicyonline.com/news/whats-h...

YouTube video by SmarterEveryDay I Was SCARED To Say This To NASA... (But I said it anyway) - Smarter Every Day 293

Everyone should watch this talk, especially at about the 24 minute mark. (The whole talk is fun and interesting, but he really hits this in the middle here.) Very illuminating...

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Put things into perspective very well. Amazing how close the ISS is to us. Just a bit more than the drive from DC to NY. #space

Is the Moon further from Earth than you pictured it? 🌕

Anu Ojha from @ukspaceagency.bsky.social helps us visualise just how far the Moon is from our planet, which isn't always evident from textbook diagrams that are not to scale.

Watch the full talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=7kCdY8o8cFI&t=7s

"As you get older, the days get longer and the years get shorter." No idea who said that, but it's very accurate. Painful, but accurate.

Deep breaths.

Senators Cruz, Cantwell, Moran, Peters, Schmitt, Lujan, and Duckworth have introduced a bipartisan NASA authorization bill today. Very similar to the one introduced in the closing days of the 118th Congress.
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Austin friends! Come hear about the latest discoveries from #jwst tonight at Celis Brewing! Free and open to the public #sxsw #sxsw2025 #nasa

Exciting news! 🚀 The 2025 AAS Goddard Space Science Symposium is proud to announce this year’s incredible keynote speakers!

📍Join us March 19-21 at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Maryland to convene and connect with these inspiring leaders.

Register now: astronautical.org/goddard

NASA confirms they are closing their Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy; the Office of the Chief Scientist, and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Branch of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, along with reducing their workforce.

Ugh. This hurts. But, keep trying, keep working it, and find success in future endeavors.

SpaceNews is officially on BlueSky. We're @spacenewsinc.bsky.social.

Congrats to the Firefly team! We’ll have them on a panel at our upcoming Goddard Space Science Symposium! Should be a great conversation. Join us! astronautical.org/events/godda...

Concur with David here. If you spend any time at DCA watching the traffic, this happens almost daily and usually isn't even remotely on par with what happened in Chicago.

Here's a link to the opening comments of Scott Pace, GWU - republicans-science.house.gov/_cache/files... and Dan Dumbacher, Purdue - republicans-science.house.gov/_cache/files... And the session charter - republicans-science.house.gov/_cache/files...

New NASA appointments.

• JSC’s Vanessa Wyche named NASA’s acting Associate Administrator
• Jackie Jester named Associate Administrator for Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at HQ
• Kathy Koerner to retire, Lori Glaze to replace her as acting associate administrator for ESDM

Rocket Lab announced that they passed the CDR for the responsive VICTUS HAZE mission! The Pioneer-based satellite will launch aboard Electron NET October, after which it'll perform proximity operations with TrueAnomaly's Jackal (to be launched by Firefly). t.co/AfBUsqY3Rw

There any good reason why no recent lander missions have consider the "hold down jets"?

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