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Month: October 2004
NASA Expands Education Committment

31 October 2004: NASA’s future explorers, The Times and Democrat“Twenty years from now, when NASA launches its first manned mission to Mars, today’s middle school students would be just the right age to make the trip. “There’s a place for you at NASA” was the theme of astronaut Lee Archambault’s visit to Sandhills Middle School on Wednesday.”26 October 2004: NASA duo give students glimpse into possibilities, The Advocate“Enthralling students with […]

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  • October 31, 2004
From the Sea to the Stars

30 October 2004: NASA and U.S. Navy Join to Celebrate Spirit of Exploration“NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe acknowledged past acts of discovery and heroism, while challenging future generations to continue the American spirit of exploration. Administrator O’Keefe spoke at a ceremony today on board the historic museum frigate USS Constellation, docked at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Constellation Museum Director Chris Rowson joined him in highlighting the connection between the […]

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  • October 31, 2004
To Explore or Not Explore: Waiting for the Polls to Close

31 October 2004: Bush’s bold space policy, Op ed, Washington Times“The contrasts are stark. A Kerry administration would delay – if not doom – America’s reach into space.”30 October 2004: NASA’s robotic moon mission spins wheels, Florida Today“Outside analysts say NASA is hesitant to draft detailed plans for follow-on flights — missions key to President Bush’s plan to return astronauts to the moon — until the election is over.”

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  • October 31, 2004
NASA Provides Shuttle, ISS Update

A press telecon was held today with NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate Associate Administrator William Readdy, Deputy AA Michael Kostelnik, and Walter Cantrell who is co-chair with Readdy of the Space Flight Leadership Council. No one at NASA said that there was a specific plan in place to dramatically reduce the number of shuttle flights (as has been suggested by some in the Kerry campaign). Many options are being studied. […]

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  • October 29, 2004
Are these studies, or plans in the making?

28 October 2004: NASA mulls early retirement for space shuttle, MSNBC“The senior space policy expert said he had also been told of the studies by a current NASA official and that the studies were showing that NASA could get “a good final configuration with twelve more [space shuttle] flights.” In this scenario, according to the expert’s source, the shuttle would be used to install all planned pressurized modules but leave […]

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  • October 29, 2004
More Flip Flops from Lori Garver

29 October 2004: Bush, Kerry differ on space, Florida Today“Also, Sietzen alleges a Kerry administration would fly “far fewer” shuttle missions than the 28 to 30 NASA says are needed to complete the space station. Garver said Bush backers are stretching something she said in a Washington debate with Sietzen far out of context. Noone knows how many times the shuttle must fly to finish the station or do other […]

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  • October 29, 2004
Last Minute Space Policy Plea

29 October 2004: Glenn’s take on Kerry was way off the mark, Florida Today, Op ed by Reps. Dave Weldon and Tom Feeney“Exactly where Glenn gets his facts we do not know. The Kerry-Edwards space policy makes no mention of the shuttle or station, dismisses the notion of a return to the moon and makes no commitment to a Mars expedition.”27 October 2004: Kerry’s vision for space, Op ed by […]

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  • October 29, 2004
Bart Gordon Weighs In

28 October 2004: Being Good Stewards of the Nation’s Space Program – excerpt from Science and Technology: The Untapped American Resource – Prepared for Rep. Bart Gordon“An agency that was once managed by some of the most distinguished engineers and scientists in the nation is now becoming a parking place for inexperienced retired admirals and generals because of the hiring decisions of the Administrator.”

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  • October 28, 2004
Wayne Hale on "Risk"

26 October 2004: Letter to the NASA Space Shuttle Team From Wayne Hale on Risk“Everybody knows that there are ultimate risks in space flight. Some among us believe so strongly in the benefits that they put their lives on the line. Others of us believe so strongly that we do something harder to live with: we send our colleagues into danger. Why should we do it? Because the consequences of […]

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  • October 26, 2004
Thank You Brian Berger

Editor’s note: Brian Berger from Space News has been busy on the telephone today. He has been calling around Washington DC asking if I have a business relationship with USA or any other aerospace company – or if I am on the Bush campaign payroll (secretly) What an idiotic notion, Brian. As if I would 1. do something like that and then 2. not tell people. The net result, after […]

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  • October 26, 2004