Because It’s Friday – James Webb Space Telescope nearly open for business

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Before we start there was an update to last Friday’s “Because It’s Friday”: Because It’s Friday – an ethical dilemma UPDATED 1 May 2022 – Smart Thinking Solutions This week it is space The work on the James Webb space telescope is proceeding and another goal has been reached – …

Because It’s Friday – 32 years of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Apollo 11 Moon landing

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If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know I like space. To celebrate 32 years of operation of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), this week NASA released a video and an image taken by the HST of the Hickson Compact Group 40. This is an unusual collection …

Because It’s Friday – a sharp James Webb space telescope and a little extra about passwords

James Webb Space Telescope image

Just before we get to the James Webb space telescope. I prepare these Friday offerings during the week as I see something interesting. Once posted on a Friday, it is inevitable I then see something else, on Friday afternoon – which was the case with the James Webb initial alignment …

NASA is in need of better cyber security. Do you have an answer for the “insider threat”?

James Webb Space Telescope

I often run NASA stories in “Because It’s Friday” section – now a report from the Office of Inspector General NASA says that the organisation’s unprepared when it comes to the insider threat. NASA’S INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM – Office of Inspector General NASA NASA in ‘serious jeopardy’ due to big …