Thread: nasa1974's Account Talk

So... it could be tomorrow or next year... Hmmmmm...

Here is what the May returns have looked like since 1998.

Good luck.


May.xlsx

Not a good way to close out the month. However I did finish positive for the month. Still looking to get back to my 2017 finish. Arg!!!

Market not looking good so far. Looks like I will have to put on a fresh pair of sticky pants.

New Glenn: Blue Origin's Reusable Rocket
https://www.space.com/40455-new-glen...n=20180501-sdc


Watch Blue Origin's New Shepard Capsule Soar to Space on Latest Test Flight (Video)
https://www.space.com/40450-blue-ori...n=20180501-sdc

Where to Watch NASA's InSight Mars Lander Launch from the California Coast

By Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor | April 30, 2018 01:38pm ET
https://www.space.com/40441-insight-...n=20180501-sdc

"NASA's next Mars mission will be the first Red Planet spacecraft to lift off from the West Coast. The InSight Mars lander is scheduled to launch on Saturday (May 5) at no earlier than 4:05 a.m. PDT (7:05 a.m. EDT/1105 GMT). Here's how you can watch it in person, or online at Space.com or other locations..."

How to watch online

"If you can't make it to California, there are several ways to watch InSight fly online, too. Space.com will stream the launch and NASA commentary live from our home page. Alternatively, news briefings and launch commentary will be streamed on NASA TV and JPL's live video feed. (An archive of the launch will also be available on these pages, in case you aren't able to watch it live.)..."

Definitely needed the sticky pants yesterday. By the end of the day I was down $3.04. 3 dollars and 4 cents. I'll take that as a win. Hope today is better.

From Govexec.com
https://www.govexec.com/

OPM Proposes Legislation to Cut Retirement Benefits for Current and Former Feds

A letter from Director Jeff Pon to House Speaker Paul Ryan outlines several plans previously floated by the Trump administration.
May 7 251 Comments
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...oref=top-story

For New Addresses, USPS Will No Longer Deliver Mail to Your Door
By Eric Katz May 4, 2018 71 Comments

https://www.govexec.com/management/2...r-door/147985/

A Nuclear Reactor for Space Missions Passes Final Major Ground Tests

By Harrison Tasoff, Space.com Contributor | May 3, 2018 06:44am ET

https://www.space.com/40479-space-nu...n=20180503-sdc

"Scientists, engineers and reporters gathered at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on May 2 for a news conference announcing the latest results of the Kilopower nuclear power plant project: It has finished all of its major ground tests and met or surpassed the development team's expectations.

NASA is developing the experimental reactor to provide reliable energy for long-duration crewed missions to the moon, Mars and destinations beyond."

InSight Lander: Probing the Martian Interior

By Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor | May 5, 2018 08:30am ET

https://www.space.com/40067-mars-ins...n=20180504-sdc

"NASA's InSight Mars lander is a stationary probe designed to study the interior of the Red Planet. It will be a stationary mission, not like NASA's famous Opportunity, Spirit and Curiosity rovers,. Staying in place is necessary for its major science goals, which include learning more about the Martian composition, and how tectonically active Mars is. The mission will also be notable for its CubeSats, which will be the first time such tiny spacecraft fly beyond Earth."