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Rep. Tim Burchett

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The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on UAPs on Wednesday, 7/26.

We're done with the cover-ups.

10:27 AM · Jul 17, 2023

https://twitter.com/RepTimBurchett/status/1680992520895905792

Readout of Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman’s Travel to the UK

July 17, 2023

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman traveled to the United Kingdom Jul. 10-14 to reaffirm longstanding bilateral space security partnerships and continue strengthening U.S. Space Force relationships with allies and partners from around the world.

Saltzman first visited London, where he met with U.S. Ambassador Jane Hartley and other embassy officials, before attending the Global Air and Space Chiefs’ Conference. At GASCC, Saltzman delivered keynote remarks, outlining his working theory of success entitled “Competitive Endurance.” He also described how the U.S. Space Force and its allies and partners can collectively advance a future where space is safe, secure, stable and sustainable.

He also engaged senior military leaders from the UK and Australia, beginning with a trilateral meeting with Royal Air Force Air & Space Commander Air Marshal Harv Smyth, UK Space Command Commander Air Vice Marshal Paul Godfrey, Australian Defence Force Chief of Joint Capabilities Lt. Gen. John Frewen and Australian Defence Space Command Commander Air Vice Marshal Cath Roberts. The representatives of the three allied nations discussed ongoing cooperative efforts between the U.S. Space Force, RAF and Defence Space Command, as well as opportunities to expand collaboration.

Additionally, Saltzman held a bilateral engagement with RAF Air Chief Marshal Rich Knighton, offering congratulations to the new RAF chief on his appointment and discussing priority military space activities. He then met with Smyth and Godfrey to discuss NATO space initiatives and efforts by the U.S. Space Force and UK Space Command to deepen integration.

Saltzman’s international engagement at GASCC concluded with a bilateral discussion involving Frewen and Roberts. During their meeting, the leaders explored ways to increase cooperation and build a more resilient space architecture.

Following GASCC, Saltzman traveled to Fairford, England, to attend the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. On the margins of the annual event, which is the world’s largest military air show, Saltzman continued to engage allies and partners.

He first met with RAF Air and Space Warfare Centre Commandant Air Cdre Blythe Crawford to explore ways the Space Force and ASWC can partner to build resilient, ready, and combat-credible forces.

Saltzman also held a meeting with UK Ministry of Defense Second Permanent Secretary Paul Lincoln to discuss bilateral space cooperation, including strategic and doctrinal alignment.

https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3460762/readout-of-chief-of-space-operations-gen-chance-saltzmans-travel-to-the-uk/

Experts warn public after ‘hazardous’ possible spacecraft washes up on beach

July 17, 2023

It was a UFO (unidentified floating object).

Australian authorities have issued a warning beach-goers to steer clear of a “hazardous” piece of cylindrical flotsam that could’ve been part of a foreign space craft. The bizarro object’s arrival was detailed in a series of tweets by the Australian Space Agency Monday.

“As the origin of the object is unknown, the community should avoid handling or attempting to move the object,” a spokesperson for the agency said of of the mysterious canister, which was discovered Sunday night in Jurien Bay in Western Australia.

A couple of area residents had found the object bobbing in the shallows and “dragged it out with their four-wheel drive,” local resident Garth Griffiths told abc.net.au.

Griffiths estimated that “semi-cylindrical object” measured over 8 feet across and nearly 10 feet long and was comprised of a “light carbon fibre material like lightweight resin.”

Accompanying photos show the giant cylinder, which is bronze-colored and covered with barnacles like a colossal beer can or remnant of some Alien civilization stuck out of time.

Locals have since reported the “Planet Of The Apes”-evoking jetsam to authorities, who launched an investigation in conjunction with the military and ASA to discover its origins.

While the object’s provenance remains unclear, the agency claims that it “could be from a foreign space launch vehicle.”

“We are liaising with global counterparts who may be able to provide more information,” they wrote.

Meanwhile, some space experts suspect that the canister could be the fuel tank of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, which was last launched on April 22, 2023, the Independent reported.

During the investigation, Western Australian police reportedly guarded the mystery item for most of the day in an effort to keep both the object and beachcombers safe.

“WA Police will maintain security of the object until it is removed and members of the public are requested to stay away from the location,” they said in a statement.

Thankfully, by Monday night, authorities had determined the cylinder was safe and posed no threat to the public.

Social media had their own theories about the objects origins.

“That tank cap looks like north korea handy work,” posited one tinfoil hatter on Twitter.

Another wrote, “Aboriginal artifact from 20,000 years ago.”

“Looks like a giant bamboo steamer,” quipped a third.

“Aliens have landed in Australia,” joked one Twitter wit.

This isn’t the first flotsam that had Twitter’s tin foil hatters in a tizzy.

In February, a mysterious sphere that washed ashore in Japan was labelled a “Godzilla egg” by social media watchdogs — with some conspiracy theorists claiming that the so-called King of the Monsters‘ offspring is “multiplying.”

https://nypost.com/2023/07/17/experts-warn-public-after-hazardous-spacecraft-washes-up-on-beach/

https://twitter.com/AusSpaceAgency/status/1680832020937846785?

NASA Marshall Center Director to Retire After 38 Years of Service

Jul 17, 2023

Jody Singer, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center Director, announced Monday her retirement, effective Saturday, July 29, after more than 38 years of service. Among many firsts in her career, Singer was appointed as the first female center director at Marshall in 2018, after serving as deputy director from 2016 to 2018.

Marshall’s current deputy center director, Joseph Pelfrey, will serve as the interim acting director until Singer’s successor is identified through a nationwide search and open competition.

“I wish Jody well during her retirement. And I know individuals at the beginning of their career at NASA – and members of the Artemis Generation who dream of working here – will be inspired by Jody’s service, knowing their contributions can help return NASA astronauts to the Moon and prepare us for crewed missions to Mars,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “And Joseph Pelfrey is no stranger to Marshall, having joined the center two decades ago as an aerospace engineer. Today, he helps guide Marshall’s broad portfolio of human spaceflight, science, and technology development, which supports missions across NASA. We are confident Joseph is prepared to guide Marshall through this transition.”

As center director, Singer managed one of NASA's largest field installations, with nearly 7,000 on- and near-site civil service and contractor employees with an annual budget of approximately $5 billion.

Under Singer’s leadership, NASA Marshall, known for its prominence in large space transportation systems, has expanded its portfolio to include human lunar landing and cargo systems, space habitation and transit systems, advanced propulsion, additive manufacturing, science payload operations, Mars ascent spacecraft and cutting-edge science and technology missions through innovative partnerships with other NASA centers, industry, government agencies and academia. The Marshall team was critical to the successes of NASA’s Webb Space Telescope, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer mission, the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission, and SLS (Space Launch System), the agency’s powerful heavy-lift rocket.

Singer joined NASA in 1985 though the professional intern program. She joined the Space Shuttle Program Office in 1986 as an engineer in the Space Shuttle Main Engine Office and was involved with Return to Flight activities after the space shuttle Challenger accident. She was the first female project manager for the Reusable Solid Rocket Booster Project from 2002 to 2007 and led the team during the shuttle Columbia Return to Flight activities. Starting in 2008 until the shuttle’s successful retirement in 2011, she was deputy manager in the Space Shuttle Propulsion Office. Cumulatively, Jody was part of 110 space shuttle launches.

Serving in roles of increasing responsibility, Singer held deputy positions for three concurrent programs, the space shuttle, Ares, and the start-up of SLS. As deputy for the Space Shuttle Propulsion Office, she guided successful fly-out and retirement of the shuttle and the transition of workforce and assets to the Ares Project Office and SLS Program. As the deputy program manager of SLS at Marshall, she helped oversee almost 3,000 civil servants and contractors involved in the developing, testing, and certification of the rocket. From 2013 to 2016, Singer was manager of the Flight Programs and Partnerships Office at Marshall, where she held primary responsibility for the center's work with human advanced exploration projects, science flight mission programs, technology demonstration missions, commercial crew and International Space Station life support systems, research facilities, and payload mission operations.

Singer has twice been a NASA Fellow, at Pennsylvania State College and Simmons College Graduate School of Management. She is a recipient of numerous prestigious NASA awards, including the Space Flight Awareness Leadership Award, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, the Silver Snoopy, and NASA Outstanding Leadership medals. She also is a recipient of two Senior Executive Service Presidential Rank of Meritorious Executive Awards. Her external recognitions include Rotary Stellar National Award for Space Achievement; Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame; Distinguished Fellow by the University of Alabama College of Engineering; Gardner Award; AIAA Associate Fellow; 2022 Alabama Engineer of the Year; and the AIAA Herman Oberth Award.

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-marshall-center-director-to-retire-after-38-years-of-service