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Where's My Moon? Where is USAService.org?

Reader note: A few days ago I again saw the “Step Forward” commercial that was run a lot after Obama was elected with its notable quote “Where’s my moon” on TV. The commercial indicates we are to go to USAService.org I did so in hopes of obtaining some inspiration. I wound up at http://www.inauguralstore.com/. I could only laugh! Try it for yourself.

  • NASA Watch
  • March 1, 2010
Fact Checking on Campaign Promises

Obama’s budget reshapes the U.S. space agenda, PolitiFact.com “This change of plans clearly breaks Obama’s promise to “endorse the goal of sending human missions to the Moon by 2020, as a precursor in an orderly progression to missions to more distant destinations, including Mars.” But the president’s budget for NASA does keep five other campaign promises. It proposes working with international allies to extend the life of the International Space […]

  • NASA Watch
  • February 16, 2010
Checking in on Obama's Campaign Promises on Space

Barack Obama Campaign Promise No. 345: Enhance earth mapping, PolitiFact.com “In its Fiscal Year 2010 proposed budget, the Obama administration sought $120.6 million for LDCM through NASA accounts and $40.2 million through USGS accounts. Between July 14, 2009, and July 17, 2009, a preliminary design review was held in Linthicum, Md. NASA described the event as “successful” — an early milestone for the program. LDCM won’t be ready to launch […]

  • NASA Watch
  • August 31, 2009
Oiling the Wheels

Frank’s Note: Check out this report on federal campaign contributions for last year’s campaign cycle at Open Secrets Honeywell lead the defense/aerospace sector with a total contributions of $2.5 million. Lockheed was right behind at $1.6 million and Boeing in third place at $1.3 million. Interestingly enough, their contributions were almost evenly divided between Dems and the GOP, with Dems slightly ahead in the dollars donated. Of course, from the […]

  • NASA Watch
  • April 16, 2009
Local Elections

Olson wins, reclaiming House seat for GOP, Houston Chronicle “Republican Pete Olson is celebrating his success returning a heavily Republican, suburban Houston congressional district to GOP control. Olson ousted Democratic Rep. Nick Lampson in Tuesday’s election.” Democrats Kosmas, Grayson defeat GOP veterans Keller, Feeney, Orlando Sentinel “I got licked,” Feeney said in a short concession speech to supporters, some of whom were in tears. “There are differences between me and […]

  • NASA Watch
  • November 5, 2008
IFPTE on Election 2008

IFPTE Letter to Members on Election 2008 Issues “It is has been a hard 8 years for NASA. President Bush’s initial mistake was to downsize, outsource, and undermine the technical independence of NASA’s civil-servant workforce. The Republican plan was to eliminate about a fifth of its independent in-house experts and most civil-service protections. This nave ideology, that federal laboratories such as NASA should be run like a private business with […]

  • NASA Watch
  • November 4, 2008
Obama Space Policy News

Astronaut Rusty Schweikart, Obamanauts To Launch Weekend Canvassing, GOTV Efforts “On Saturday, November 1, former Apollo crew member Rusty Schweickart will launch final canvassing and Get Out the Vote efforts for the Obama-Biden campaign. Schweikart will then join the Obamanauts – Space Coast residents who support Barack Obama – along with hundreds of volunteers from every corner of the state to knock on doors this weekend to personally contact thousands […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 30, 2008
McCain Changes Stance on NASA Funding

Remarks by John McCain in Miami, FL (29 Oct 2008) “I will freeze government spending on all but the most important programs like defense, veterans care, NASA, Social Security and health care until we scrub every single government program and get rid of the ones that aren’t working for the American people. And I will veto every single pork barrel bill Congresses passes.” He Did It Again: In Ormond Beach, […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 30, 2008
Sally Ride on Space, Education, and the Election

Inspired kids will reach for stars under Obama, Sally Ride, Orlando Sentinel “Somewhere in America today, there’s a 10-year-old girl who could be the first person to walk on Mars. She’s probably playing with a toy chemistry set or a kid’s telescope right now, gazing up at the heavens and dreaming big dreams. I know a lot about that girl because in 1961, during the inspirational early days of our […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 29, 2008
Obama Prefers Spock – The REAL One

Editor’s note: We all know by now that Mike Griffin prefers to call himself “Spock” (audio). But who does the REAL Spock (Leonard Nimoy) prefer in election 2008? Listen to this excerpt from a recent appearance by Nimoy and you will hear about an encounter between Barack Obama and Nimoy a while back – and yes, Obama does the Vulcan salute. Hmmm … does this have any bearing upon space […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 28, 2008
Biden on Space Policy

Senator Biden on Reinvigorating our Space Program “When John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to go to the moon, he noted that the space industry not only demanded the best minds, it also created the best jobs. Ladies and gentlemen, the objective was not just to go to the moon. But it was to get another 435,000 engineers and scientists and mathematicians. When the Shuttle is retired, NASA estimates that […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 28, 2008
Obama Campaign Hits McCain Again on NASA in Florida

He Did It Again: In Ormond Beach, McCain Pledges Spending Freeze with No Exception for NASA “Days after attempting to clarify his ever-changing position on space funding, John McCain returned to the region this morning and reinstituted his call for a spending freeze – without an exception for NASA. Speaking in Ormond Beach, McCain promised to freeze spending on “all but the most important programs like defense, veterans care, social […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 23, 2008
A Speech That I'd Like To See The Next President Deliver

Editor’s note: I wrote this about a month ago. A Speech on Space Exploration by President XXXXXXX Delivered XX, XXXXX 2009 Last Fall we celebrated NASA’s 50th anniversary. When you celebrate such events you always look back – and look forward. NASA is made of people – and people pause and reflect. NASA is no different. As we look back at NASA’s history we see stunning accomplishments, difficult challenges, heartbreaks, […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 23, 2008
Obama on Chandrayaan-1 Launch

Statement from Barack Obama on India’s Lunar Launch “As a child, I remember sitting on my grandfather’s shoulders and watching the Apollo astronauts return from a splashdown to Hickam Air Force Base, dreaming of where they had been. It inspired my imagination and gave me confidence in what we as Americans could achieve. It’s time for a space program that inspires our children again. As President, I will lead our […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 22, 2008
Obama Hits McCain on Space via Radio

Obama Hits McCain On Health Care, NASA, National Journal “Obama also released a radio spot in Florida Thursday accusing McCain of wanting to cut NASA funding, an argument that turns on McCain’s proposal to enact a spending freeze to close the budget deficit. McCain “wants to freeze NASA spending at last year’s level,” says Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., in the ad. “So layoffs would loom larger, and NASA would continue […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 20, 2008
McCain Pledges Money and Support for NASA

McCain Promises $2 Billion to Help NASA, WS Journal “Sen. John McCain came to the space coast today and promised $2 billion to help NASA transition from the space shuttle to a new space vehicle. “I’ve always been a strong supporter of manned space flight and NASA,” he said in a community that is home to many in the field. “If I’m elected president I won’t cut NASA funds like […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 18, 2008
Nelson Vs McCain Over NASA

CQ Transcripts: Obama and McCain Advisers Hold Teleconferences on Healthcare Plans, CQ Politics “Sen. Nelson: Well, as we speak, John McCain has left Miami and he’s en route to my home town of Melbourne. And the fact that he’s going to Brevard County is an indication that he is quite concerned that Barack has really sliced in to that traditionally Republican area, because Barack has a very detailed proposal on […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 17, 2008
Obama Releases Space-Themed TV Spot

Obama Touts Connection to Space Program in New National Ad (with video) “Barack Obama launched a new national television ad today that prominently features Apollo Astronauts as Obama recounts how they inspired his early days. In the 60-second ad entitled “Buster,” Obama speaks directly to the camera about the lessons he learned from the early space program and what it taught him about America. The ad is the first by […]

  • NASA Watch
  • October 9, 2008
Biden Mentions Space in Florida

Biden Discusses Economy, Obama During Local 6 Interview, local6.com “Number two, look what John wants to do with the space program. He wants to essentially put it on ice. I think it is clear, Florida is hurting.”

  • NASA Watch
  • October 8, 2008