Big NASA News Thing On Tuesday

Keith’s note: according to this press release: “NASA will host a public event at 9 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 24, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters in Washington to outline how the agency is executing President Donald J. Trump’s National Space Policy and accelerating preparations for America’s return to the surface of the Moon by 2028. The program will open with remarks from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, followed by a series of high-level panels providing updates on mission priorities, including sending the first astronauts to the lunar surface in more than 50 years, establishing the initial elements of a permanent lunar base, getting America underway in space on nuclear propulsion, and other objectives.” With a line-up like this and follow-on presser something will be announced. Science missions are still in limbo, workforce issues continue, but we’ll be seeing monthly lunar landings starting in 2027, and what to do about Gateway? Oh yes: How is NASA going to win the “second space race” and “make NASA great in space again”? etc. Ad Astra y’all.