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NASA Eyes Next Wet Dress Rehearsal for Artemis II - NASA NASA is targeting Thursday, Feb. 19, as the tanking day for the second wet dress rehearsal ahead of the agency’s Artemis II test flight.

NASA Eyes Next Wet Dress Rehearsal for Artemis II
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"NASA is targeting Thursday, Feb. 19, as the tanking day for the second wet dress rehearsal ahead of the agency’s Artemis II test flight." #NASA #ArtemisII

Watching Broken News Echo At NASA This Is How Inaccurate News Starts, NASA.

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NASA Goddard Library Shutdown Update NASA Goddard Library Shutdown Update

I am posting some photos of the NASA Goddard library taken yesterday. The photos were NOT taken by library employees - but rather by others at NASA Goddard . Word has it that trucks are arriving this weekend to begin removal of these boxes. More: nasawatch.com/trumpspace/n... #NASA

Some SMD Activities Paused Pending OMB Guidance the following memo "Guidance to Limit Commitments in Advance of SMD Apportionment" was sent out yesterday to NASA center CFOs

Some #NASA SMD Activities Paused Pending OMB Guidance
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Some Thoughts On NASA's New Workforce Directive I have annotated Jared Isaacman's new directive "Workforce Directive: Restoring NASA’s Core Competencies

Some Thoughts On NASA’s New Workforce Directive
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YouTube video by Captain Mark Kelly AI can create opportunities, but workers can’t be left behind

How can we make the transition to #AI a worker-focused transition - by Captain/Senator Mark Kelly www.youtube.com/shorts/6_118...

The New and Improved Schedule F is Now Schedule P/C Schedule F is Now Schedule P/C - And Its Here

The New and Improved Schedule F is Now Schedule P/C
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Community Message From NASA Planetary Science Analysis/Assessment Group Chairs (AGs) NASA Planetary Science Analysis/Assessment Groups

Community Message From NASA Planetary Science Analysis/Assessment Groups (AGs)
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal 20 July 2003: Arctic Memorials and Starship Yearnings - Astrobiology Today I went out on an unusual traverse. Leading the way was HMP PI Pascal Lee.

Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal 20 July 2003: Arctic Memorials and Starship Yearnings
-- "this inukshuk may well be standing 500 years from now. That should be long enough. Maybe someone serving on a starship will think to visit it." astrobiology.com/2026/02/keit... #NASA

Repairing trust in science requires a more inclusive understanding of innovation These are extraordinarily challenging times for university researchers across the United States. After decades of government largess based on the idea that a large and well-financed research ecosystem...

“Rather than viewing technological innovation as unidirectional, developed by researchers to benefit the public, we should reimagine it as a collective enterprise grounded in community”—my take on how we might repair public trust in science, in @science.org 👇🏽

NASA Moves Artemis II Launch To March NASA Moves Artemis II Launch To March

From @NASAAdmin Jared Isaacman: "With the conclusion of the wet dress rehearsal today, we are moving off the February launch window and targeting March for the earliest possible launch of Artemis II. nasawatch.com/artemis/nasa... #NASA #ArtemisII

Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal 20 July 2003: Arctic Memorials and Starship Yearnings - Astrobiology Today I went out on an unusual traverse. Leading the way was HMP PI Pascal Lee.

Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal 20 July 2003: Arctic Memorials and Starship Yearnings
-- "this inukshuk may well be standing 500 years from now. That should be long enough. Maybe someone serving on a starship will think to visit it." astrobiology.com/2026/02/keit... #NASA

Community Message From NASA Planetary Science Analysis/Assessment Group Chairs (AGs) NASA Planetary Science Analysis/Assessment Groups

Community Message From NASA Planetary Science Analysis/Assessment Groups (AGs)
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Small Bodies Assessment Group: 34th SBAG Meeting Draft Findings Small Bodies Assessment Group: 34th SBAG Meeting Draft Findings

Small Bodies Assessment Group: 34th SBAG Meeting Draft Findings
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NASA Ignores Free Earned Artemis PR Time magazine revealed its cover dedicated to the Artemis II mission

NASA Ignores Free Earned Artemis PR
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The Future of Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG) The Future of Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group

The Future of Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG)
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NASA's Astrobiology Program Is Ignored By NASA Astrobiology Missions NASA's Astrobiology Program Is Ignored By NASA Astrobiology Missions

NASA’s Astrobiology Program Is Ignored By NASA Astrobiology Missions
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Empowering NASA's Earth Science Fleet A Plea to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, from Planet Earth

Empowering NASA's Earth Science Fleet
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Letter to the Community: The Future of Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) on 23 January 2026 the co-chairs of the Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) sent this out to a wide distribution

Letter to the Community: The Future of Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG)
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Exclusive: key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026 Thirteen of the agency’s advisory councils, which must review grant applications before funding is awarded, are on track to have no voting members.

Last week @NASA walked away from 8 of its external advisory groups. Now its @NIH's turn to shun 13 of theirs: "Key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026" www.nature.com/articles/d41... #Science

The Future of LEAG - Lunar Exploration Analysis Group The Future of LEAG - Lunar Exploration Analysis Group

This email was shared widely today to the LEAG Community: “It will be harder for us to sustain two-way communication between the community and NASA decision makers without meeting support and travel grants, but we will.” Full email nasawatch.com/space-scienc... #NASA #Artemis #Moon

Space Section of OSTP Science & Technology Highlights Report Space Section of OSTP Science & Technology Highlights Report

Space Section of OSTP Science & Technology Highlights Report nasawatch.com/trumpspace/s... #NASA

#OTD 1908 Ernest Shackleton and the British Antarctic Expedition arrived [TOP]. In a few years #NASA
will be landing another polar expedition at the Moon's south pole near a crater named "Shackleton" [BOTTOM] #NASA #Artemis

NASA PAO Sets A New Record NASA just issued this press release: NASA Unlocks Golden Age of Innovation, Exploration in Trump’s First Year

NASA PAO Sets A New Record
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Nichelle Nichols Remembers Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. www.startrek.com/news/nichell... #StarTrek #MLK

The inch by inch race back to the moon - ABC listen NASA's return to the moon took a significant step on the weekend with the rollout of a huge rocket that will be used in its next mission. Taking 11 hours at snail-like speeds, the slow crawl to bring...

Keith's note: I did an interview with ABC Radio National Breakfast in Australia "The inch by inch race back to the moon" about the #NASA Artemis II rollout. Audio www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Update: I just pre-recorded an interview for use later on Australia Radio National about #Artemis II

I just spoke with Deutsche Welle about today's rollout of the #Artemis II stack from the VAB to the launch pad. soundcloud.com/keith-cowing...

The editor of NASAWatch.bsky.social - KeithCowing.bsky.social - will be on Deutsche Welle TV just after 8:00 pm ET tonight to talk about today's #Artemis II rollout.