Implications of Ongoing Fiscal Cliff Negotiations for NASA “As you are all likely aware, the Administration and Congress are continuing to work to resolve a series of economic or fiscal […]
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NASA SMD Responds to Community Budget Priority Concerns
NASA Planetary Division Management Responds to Community Concerns, Planetary Exploration Newsletter “Contrary to statements being made by some individuals in the science community, the recent announcement of the Mars 2020 […]
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Budget Cliff: Up To 20,500 NASA Contractor Jobs at Risk
Study Warns of Sequestration Impacts to NASA, NOAA Programs, AIA “As negotiations to avert the fiscal cliff heat up, little attention has been paid to the impact that mandatory budget […]
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Is It Time For Charlie Bolden To Pound His Shoe?
NASA’s Deep-Space Station Idea Lacks White House Approval “NASA has not cleared the EM-L2 outpost with the White House, and the space agency has not requested funding for it in […]
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Putting NASA's Budget Into Context
The Paradox of NASA Budget Cuts, IVN “The estimated $1 trillion cost of the JSF program dwarfs that of NASA’s $25 billion Apollo program. Yet, despite NASA’s historical successes and […]
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An Austrian Taxpayer Doesn't Like NASA Funding Priorities (Update)
Felix Baumgartner Sounds Off on NASA, Sir Richard Branson, Daily Beast “A lot of guys they are talking about landing on Mars,” he said. “Because [they say] it is so […]
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Sen. Coburn Ready To Take on Mars and Darth Vader
Sen. Coburn: “Washington is set to spend at least $3.6 trillion this year while running a $1.3 trillion deficit. The waste is overflowing and it’s time to take out the […]
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OIG on Cost, Schedule, and Performance Goals
Final Report: NASA’s Challenges to Meeting Cost, Schedule, and Performance Goals, NASA OIG “Cost increases and schedule delays on NASA’s projects are long-standing issues for the Agency. A 2004 Congressional […]
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Sequestration Impact at NASA: $1.4 billion Cut for FY 2013
White House details automatic cuts, calls them ‘blunt, indiscriminate’, The Hill “Cuts of approximately $110 billion are set to take effect in Jan. 3, according to an agreement reached by […]
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NASA Tries To Make You Think They Did Something Extra Speedy
NASA’S Space Launch System Passes Major Agency Review, Moves to Preliminary Design “SLS reached this major milestone less than 10 months after the program’s inception. The combination of the two […]