Dear Reader,

Have you ever thought about NASA fashion? Me neither. But if you imagine Mission Control at the time of the Apollo 11 landing, which happened 50 years ago this week, it's a single visual statement: white shirt, narrow dark tie, crew cut. And the spacesuits? The spacesuits are as widely known as Twiggy's miniskirt, and have inspired untold varieties of party costumes, not to mention generations of future astronauts. Chloe Veltman's story roams the history and future of this iconic spacesuit.

 

KQED water and energy reporter Lauren Sommer has another chapter this week in the investigative story about the future of California water. She received a leaked email that told us the team of federal biologists writing the final rules on how to supply water for two-thirds of Californians and millions of acres of farmland had been replaced with a new team, just before the final rules were released publicly.

 

This team has the final say on the state's water rules. And if they determine the Trump Administration's plan would jeopardize endangered salmon, the biologists writing the rules are required to make changes to ensure that doesn't happen. Lauren's story tells you what's happening now and what it means in a state where water issues are always central to the environment and the economy.