NASA Watch

According to a new NASA OIG Report: NASA relies on the scientific community to help shape America’s long-term space, biological, and Earth science priorities.

Keith’s note: Dale Andersen is preparing for his second expedition to Lake Untersee, Antarctica for 2026.

Keith’s note: Goodbye ADS – Hello SciX.

Keith’s note: I tweeted this at @astrobiology and emailed it to NASA.

Keith’s note: NASA presentations at a National Academies of Science on Tuesday left the panel confused and concerned about what NASA plans to do with its Astrobiology research.

Keith’s note: The National Academy’s Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences Autumn 2026 Meeting is being held Tuesday – Thursday this week.

Keith’s note: this went out to NASA today from Matt Anderson: NASA Civil Servants, As we begin the FY26 annual performance closeout period, I want to share important updates based […] The post NASA FY26 Performance Expectations and Standards appeared first

Keith’s note: OSTP just issued this broad treatise on conducting scientific discovery internationally. 16 signatories.

Keith’s note: Once again the hacker bros at US Tech Force have put out another creepy graphic with their TV head guy in military fatigues.

Full directive Text “NASA aims to expand science across every world we visit, and human exploration of Mars in particular offers an enormous opportunity in the near future.

Keith’s note: NASA just described how they will try and fly Boeing Starliner again – with humans.

Keith’s note: From Mark Sykes: Earlier this month I published “An Investigative Report on the Funding of NASA Planetary Research and Analysis Programs, FY2011-FY2025” at: https://blog.planetary-research.org/2026/09/03/nasa-psd-ra-fy2011-fy2025/ This report

Keith’s note: Yesterday the President told the United Nations that he wants to use the halt use of “AI” or “Artificial Intelligence”: “From this point forward, all of United States […] The post Super Intelligence Has Arrived!

From: Administrator IsaacmanDate: Sunday, September 20, 2026To: Agency-DL-All-Users Subject: Lengthy note NASA Team, It has been a pleasure getting around to so many of our Centers and visiting with all […] The post “Lengthy Note” From Jared Isaacman To N…

Internal NASA Memo: NASA Team Members, The mission never stops — but sometimes, we pause to celebrate the exceptional people who make it possible.

Note from NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson: NASA Team, Since Ignition, the mission has been clear to us: achieve the President’s National Space Policy and expand American leadership in space. […] The post Treating Data and Software as Strategic Ass…

Keith’s note: according to a NASA OIG report: “The Geospatial Data Act seeks to foster efficient, government-wide management of geospatial data—information identifying the geographic location and characteristics of natural or […] The post OIG: NASA Compli…

Keith’s note: according to this NASA OIG report: “The Federal Information Security Modernization Act requires the Office of Inspector General to conduct an annual evaluation of NASA’s information security program. […] The post OIG: NASA Cybersecurity Is S…

Keith’s Update: NASA Goddard response below.

Keith’s note: Proximity to a NASA center is one of the selection criteria.

Astronauts For America (AFA)—a nonpartisan nonprofit founded by more than 100 former NASA astronauts dedicated to supporting and defending the Constitution, the rule of law, civil discourse and data-based reasoning—today announced […] The post Astronauts…

Keith’s update: Jared Isaacman just posted these thoughts about Space Academy on Twitter.

Keith’s note: Jared Isaacman just posted these thoughts about Space Academy on Twitter.

Keith’s note: Rich Cooper has posted a poignant remembrance of 9-11 and his personal and NASA connections to that day: “Several weeks ago as part of a separate writing project […] The post A New Introduction to an Old Story – The Day America Bled appeared…

Keith’s note: “Request for Information: Creation of The United States Space Academy” has been released.

Keith’s note: this Apple iPhone ad opens with a Artemis II pic saying “Once you’ve gone to the Moon where do you go next?”

From Jared Isaacman: “Team, I’m pleased to welcome Henry Helgeson to NASA as our new Associate Administrator for the Office of Communications.

Keith’s note: Everyone wants in on the Space Academy thing.

Keith’s note: Everyone does AI graphics about space dress codes these days.

Keith’s note: “An Investigative Report on the Funding of NASA Planetary Research and Analysis Programs, FY2011-FY2025“ has been released.

Keith’s note: These two charts were part of a recent internal briefing at NASA Goddard Engineering and Technology Directorate (ETD).

Keith’s note: NASA’s Former Director of the Commercial Space Division Phil McAlister posted “NASA Is About to Lose Its Way to Low Earth Orbit“.

Keith’s note: NASA just added its 71st signatory to the international Artemis Accords Meanwhile, according to Politico, the U.S. is not exactly acting all that ‘international’ spacewise: “An official within […] The post OSTP To U.S.

Keith’s note: New Horizons plans to shut down both key heliophysics instruments for a lack of $2 million per year starting in FY 2027.