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NASA and the Inauguration

Image: National Mall in Washington, DC As Seen From Orbit “Astronauts on board the International Space Station captured this view of Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area on Sunday, Jan. 20, one day before the public Inauguration of President Barack Obama.” Image: Mars Curiosity Replica Prepares for Inaugural Parade “On Saturday morning, Jan. 19, 2013, at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling (JBAB) in Washington, Steve LaDrew, with Capitol Exhibit Services, adjusts […]

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  • January 21, 2013
NASA and the Inauguration

NASA Participates in Presidential Inaugural Activities Jan. 18-21 “NASA will participate in the inauguration of President Obama with several events, including an open house, a star party and a NASA Social; exhibits on the National Mall and at NASA Headquarters; and with two floats and marchers in the inaugural parade. During the events Jan. 18 – 21, members of the public will have an opportunity to meet and mingle with […]

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  • January 15, 2013
Post-election Space Policy

Keith’s note: President Obama has won re-election. What will this mean for space policy? Will (should) NASA have a new administrator? – if so, then who? Should NASA’s budget be increased? Should there be more commercial focus? Does the planetary science budget need to be increased? Will Congress be more or less cooperative with the White House? Thoughts? Oh yes: Charlie Bolden is on a trip to Hawaii for 6 […]

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  • November 6, 2012
Challenger's Crew Mentioned By A Presidential Candidate

Keith’s note: At the beginning of 20:25 into this video, Gov. Romney repeats a story he has told about an American flag flown on Space Shuttle Challenger’s last mission at the request of a Boy Scout troop and how it was recovered – virtually intact – after the loss of Challenger. For the record, I served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Challenger Center for Space […]

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  • November 4, 2012
How Candidates Would Respond to an Angry E.T. Threat

Two-Thirds of Americans Think Barack Obama Is Better Suited to Handle an Alien Invasion Than Mitt Romney “In regards to national security, nearly two-thirds (65%) of Americans think Barack Obama would be better suited than fellow presidential candidate Mitt Romney to handle an alien invasion. In fact, more than two in three (68%) women say that Obama would be more adept at dealing with an alien invasion than Romney, vs. […]

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  • November 3, 2012
Bolden Seeks To Force Mars Goal Commitment From Obama

Charlie Bolden Intends To Press President Obama on Mars Mission Mandate for NASA “This long term ISS operations plan did not sit well will NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden. Bolden said that he needed to know directly from President Obama whether or not missions to Mars starting in the 2030s was to be NASA’s ultimate goal. If this is not the President’s goal for NASA, then Bolden wondered why NASA should […]

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  • October 25, 2012
Coordinated Fact Avoidance Among Romney Space Advisors

Mitt Romney: Lost in Space …, opinion, Jim Kohlenberger (former Obama OSTP official), Space News “In 2008, the U.S. Government Accountability Office had identified poor planning around the looming space shuttle retirement and its follow-on program as one of 13 “urgent issues” that any new president would have to confront when they came into office in 2009. Because of years of mismatch between vision and resources, the independent Augustine commission […]

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  • October 22, 2012
Houston Chronicle Endorsement: Based on Spite?

Romney for president, Houston Chronicle “As Texans, it is a particular vexation that this president’s attitude toward the interests of our state has occasionally bordered on contempt, particularly in decisions relating to the NASA budget and the energy sector. The hurtful symbol of this attitude of insensitivity to Texans’ feelings was the administration’s choice to deny Space City’s bid to become home to one of the retired space shuttles.” The […]

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  • October 21, 2012
Ryan Comments on Space Policy

Ryan tells Fla. crowd: Obama ‘not telling you what his second-term plan would be’, The Hill “Ryan was later pressed about what his administration would do about funding to NASA, a potent issue in the state that houses Cape Canaveral. The Wisconsin lawmaker used the opportunity to swipe at the president for saying “just about everything that is wrong today was the last president’s fault,” parlaying that into an attack […]

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  • October 19, 2012
First Astronaut Endorsement Video?

Keith’s note: Former U.S. Senator – and astronaut – John Glenn appears in this Obama campaign video. While astronauts have endorsed candidates in the past – and even run for (and won) office, I think (as best as I can tell) that this is the first time that an astronaut has appeared in a campaign video (film) in support of a specific presidential candiate. Fact checking by NASAWatch readers would […]

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  • October 17, 2012
Obama Space Endorsements

Astronauts, Business Owners, and Space Leaders Agree: Obama Vision for Space Exploration Ensures a Brighter Future, BarackObama.com “Sunday night’s successful SpaceX launch marks another extraordinary new milestone in space. It also provides an opportunity to assess the significant advances we’ve seen in just four years on Florida’s Space Coast. … We, the undersigned, believe that President Obama’s vision for growing America’s leadership in space through investments in U.S. commercial space […]

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  • October 8, 2012
Mitt Romney Needs a New Aeronautics Advisor

Mitt Romney pulls in $6 million at Beverly Hills fundraiser, LA Times “When you have a fire in an aircraft, there’s no place to go, exactly, there’s no — and you can’t find any oxygen from outside the aircraft to get in the aircraft, because the windows don’t open. I don’t know why they don’t do that. It’s a real problem. So it’s very dangerous.”

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  • September 24, 2012
Gingrich Thinks Romney's Space Policy Is Not Robust Enough

Gingrich criticizes Romney-Ryan space plan, NBC “One-time presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, who promised during the GOP primary to create a U.S. moon colony if elected, criticized Mitt Romney’s plan for space exploration as not being “robust” enough. “The Romney plan for space starts to move in the right direction but could be much more robust,” the former House speaker told NBC News a day after the Republican presidential nominee unveiled […]

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  • September 23, 2012
The Romney Campaign has a Space Policy Etch-A-Sketch

According to this statement from the Romney campaign by Scott Pace: “We have enjoyed a half-century of leadership in space, but that leadership is eroding due to multiple policy and management mistakes by the current Administration. Our nation’s space efforts require clear, decisive, and steadfast leadership to determine exactly where we are going and the larger purposes behind our space program in support of vital national interests. A Romney Administration […]

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  • September 22, 2012
Romney Adopts Obama Space Policy

Keith’s note: The following was issued by the Romney Camapign: Romney Campaign: Securing Leadership in Space (with policy paper) “Embracing A Robust Role For Commercial Space: Mitt Romney recognizes the exciting opportunity that the commercial space industry offers for technological innovation and commerce. He will establish a clear framework that ensures NASA serves as a constructive partner for private sector initiatives. – NASA will set the goals and lead the […]

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  • September 22, 2012
Curiosity as Part of a Space Campaign Theme

It’s time for America to make miracles again — with Obama, opinion, Katheleen Kennedy Townsend, Orlando Sentinel “On Aug. 6, NASA again made history by successfully landing the Curiosity rover on Mars to look for signs of life and pave the way for the first human mission. No other country in the world has done what we have done on Mars. I was almost as excited by that miracle landing […]

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  • September 16, 2012
Obama Talks Space In Florida

Guest column: Obama’s space vision, Rusty Schweickart, FL Today “As President Obama visits the Space Coast today, we are witnessing how his policies are bringing jobs to the area and new hope to the space community. Florida’s Space Coast has become not just the launching pad for commercial rockets to the station and America’s launch pad for the largest heavy-lift rocket that NASA has ever built, but is now also […]

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  • September 10, 2012
Obama Campaign Issues Space Accomplishments Report

Obama for America-Florida Announces New Report on President Obama’s Accomplishments with the Space Community (with report) “President Obama has been a champion, laying the groundwork for an ambitious and sustainable NASA program that is equipped for the exploration and innovation of the future, and today. Obama for America-Florida announces the release of accomplishments President Obama has chartered for the space program through his first term in office. From continued investments […]

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  • September 6, 2012
Romney & Obama Campaigns Respond to Space Question

Romney and Obama Campaign Responses to Question on Space Policy, ScienceDebate 12. Space. The United States is currently in a major discussion over our national goals in space. What should America’s space exploration and utilization goals be in the 21st century and what steps should the government take to help achieve them? Barack Obama: … “From investing in research on advances in spaceflight technology, to expanding our commitment to an […]

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  • September 4, 2012