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Bolden Snubs Big XCOR Announcement in Florida

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
August 21, 2012
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NASA Administrator to Announce Commercial Space Progress During Media Availability at Kennedy Space Center Aug. 23
“Media are invited to an interview availability and facilities tour with NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden at noon EDT, Thursday, Aug. 23, at various locations in and around the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the media tour, Bolden will detail recent progress related to NASA’s commercial spaceflight initiatives.”
XCOR Aerospace Announces Operations and Manufacturing Base in Florida
“XCOR Aerospace will announce details regarding its intent to establish a manufacturing and assembly center for XCOR Lynx Mark II suborbital reusable launch vehicles on Florida’s Space Coast. … Astronaut Encounter Theater Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex”
Keith’s note: Charlie Bolden will be all over KSC on the same day – talking up space commerce – but he is not listed as a participant in the XCOR announcement. Strange.
Keith’s update: Jim Muncy, XCOR etc. seem to disagree with what I have posted. OK, then why is Charlie Bolden’s chief of staff listed as a participant in the XCOR event – and not Bolden himself? Given the respective positions of the others on the agenda Bolden’s absence is puzzling.

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3 responses to “Bolden Snubs Big XCOR Announcement in Florida”

  1. James Muncy says:
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    Keith,

          There are two events happening at KSC Thursday, but that’s only because the Atlas launch slipped yesterday.  Originally Mr. Bolden was scheduled to take media around to visit LC-40, LC-41, plus the Orion and CST-100 facilities on Wednesday, the day before XCOR’s event.  

           The launch slip means that the KSC tour happens Thursday afternoon
    (not morning), and Mr. Bolden won’t arrive at KSC until XCOR’s event is
    almost over. 

            MORE IMPORTANTLY, Mr. Bolden’s staff at HQ and the team at KSC have actually delayed Mr. Bolden’s tour 30 minutes so that reporters can cover both events.  So the media will get a one-two punch of commercial space news on Thursday — suborbital in the morning and orbital in the afternoon! 

            There’s no here here. 

                         – Jim

           

      

    • kcowing says:
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      Why is Bolden’s Chief of Staff on the original agenda and not Bolden?  Looks like a certain NASA Administrator had already decided not to be at the XCOR event – before the Atlas slip happened.  Given the stature of the others in attendance this is puzzling.

  2. fieldtrip says:
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    Thank you James for clearing that up.

    Still…76 days, 3 hours, 34 minutes and counting.
    76 days, 3 hours, 34 minutes and counting
    76 days, 3 hours, 34 minutes and counting
    76 days, 3 hours, 34 minutes and counting…