Lawmakers urge NASA to be mindful of budget constraints, The Hill “Lawmakers on Thursday urged NASA to be more realistic about developing space technology in light of budget constraints. Rep. […]
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Sequestration, SLS, and Commercial Space
Continued Sequestration Will Short-Circuit SLS, Aviation Week “Mikulski and Shelby consider that budget request inadequate, particularly in the funding for the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) that is intended to […]
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Charlie Bolden Did Not Bang His Shoe Loud Enough
Exploring a possible mission to Mars, Washington post “The Obama administration’s 2010 “National Space Policy of the United States of America” requires the NASA administrator to set “far-reaching exploration milestones,” […]
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Yet Another NASA Meeting on Hold
Mars Revealed: Evolving Technology, Advancing Science “The application period for the Mars Revealed teacher training is currently on hold pending NASA Headquarter reviews of NASA education programs. Please check back […]
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Another Meeting Cancelled Due to Sequestration
Keith’s note: NASA has cancelled the Second Kepler Science Conference, which was to be held at NASA Ames on November 4-8, 2013. This cancellation is now posted on the Kepler […]
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American Astronomical Society on FY 2014 Budget
American Astronomical Society Statement on President Obama’s Proposed FY 2014 Budget “The AAS is deeply concerned about the Administration’s renewed proposal to cut NASA’s Planetary Science Division, this time by […]
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NASA's Silence on Furloughs (Update)
Message From The NASA Administrator: New Policies in Response to Sequestration “In addition, as I have previously stated, at this time, we do not plan to resort to furloughs for […]
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Thursday's NASA Budget/Policy Hearings and Meetings
Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing on NASA’s FY2014 budget – 9:30 a.m. Live webcast NASA Advisory Council Meeting (Webex/Dial-in)
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Bolden's Response to Late JWST Instruments: That's News To Me
Keith’s note: When he was asked by Lamar Smith at House Science Committee hearing on NASA’s FY 2014 budget why two James Webb Space Telescope instruments were late, Charlie Bolden […]
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House Hearing on FY 2014 Budget
House Space Subcommittee Reviews NASA’s FY 2014 Budget Request “Rep. Edwards: We need to take a careful look at how the resources requested match the program content included in the […]