Comments on: January 9, 2026 Quick space links

By: James Street

James Street — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:09:51 +0000

“15 Grants Totaling Over $4M From the DOD Went to Owners of This ‘Rocket Company’ in DC”
https://rumble.com/v74785y-15-grants-totaling-over-4m-from-the-dod-went-to-owners-of-this-rocket-compa.html
(90 second video)

By: Nate P

Nate P — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:49:12 +0000

A fusion startup aiming at space applications has emerged: https://zephyrfusion.com/

By: Jeff Wright

Jeff Wright — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 03:34:01 +0000

The latest on superalloys
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-neutron-diffraction-unveils-relay-hardening.html

This is needed for aerospace

By: Richard M

Richard M — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 19:53:02 +0000

P.S. Jared Isaacman is showing himself to be a shrewd operator in the Trump Administration: He will be on Lara Trump’s show on Fox tonight at 9pm ET to talk about NASA and his plans for it; it will feature footage of what appears to be Isaacman taking Eric and Lara up on his F-5’s (repainted in NASA livery!) at the Cape, which has got to be the first time a serving NASA Administrator has done this with a reporter.

This should please the boss. And that’s important.

Glimpse here: https://x.com/NASAAdmin/status/2010045292612407714

By: Richard M

Richard M — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 16:50:44 +0000

Jared Isaacman is now off on his 2026 North American tour, playing hits off his new album at every single NASA center and facility, but mainly listening to employees, sometimes in rather heated and animated tones, apparently (there were “tough questions”).

Anyway, he was at Goddard Space Flight Center here in Maryland today, and he did say something interesting about that in his X post:

There’s no question there is real work to do across all of our centers, and Goddard is no exception. We carry dated, and in some cases, unsafe infrastructure on our books, along with programs that are not always aligned with our most pressing objectives. We can do better by listening to and empowering the best and brightest to work the problems and pursue the opportunities with urgency.

Might he be hinting that rumors of Goddard’s closure are true, or is he saying that he wants to make modernizing upgrades there? Or is it unwise to read anything into it?

No matter what, of course, Congress will always get a say. I wonder if something like a military base closure commission isn’t going to be the only politically viable way to consolidate and close any NASA centers that really need consolidating closing.

https://x.com/NASAAdmin/status/2009821254895759787

By: Blair Ivey

Blair Ivey — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 03:36:28 +0000

Michael Bay is jealous.

The stage looked like it was coming in too hot. It may be that aerodynamic and mechanical stresses exceeded tolerances when the engines fired.