No NASA employees will lose jobs in Constellation cuts, space agency confirms, Huntsville Times “NASA Headquarters in Washington confirmed today that no government employees here will lose their jobs in […]
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Sen. Nelson Attempts To Formulate a Compromise
Nelson maps a road forward on space without Constellation, Orlando Sentinel “Although Nelson mentions Ares I and Orion’s contracts and assets – the first-phase rocket and crew capsule, respectively, of […]
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NASA Invokes Anti-Deficiency Act – Will CxP Grind To a Halt?
NASA order may force shutdown of Constellation moon-rocket program, Orlando Sentinel “In a surprise move, NASA has told the major contractors working on its troubled Constellation moon rocket program that […]
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OMB: What Are NASA's Lowest Impacting Activities?
OMB Memorandum: Identifying Low-Priority Agency Programs “Your agency is required to identify the programs and subprograms that have the lowest impact on your agency’s mission and constitute at least five […]
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Unlikely Alliances Against Obama Space Policy
NASA’s mission to nowhere: Big, fat, pointless and expensive describes plan to twiddle our fingers, Paul Spudis and Bob Zubrin, Washington Times “Although we are known for holding different opinions […]
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Impact Of Space Policy Changes Becoming Clear
Keep the shuttle flying, editorial, Houston Chronicle “The demise of the shuttle is reminiscent of the last time the U.S. space program reached a technological pinnacle with the Apollo spacecraft […]
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Schweickart to Nelson: [we] Are on a Dead End Road
Letter from Apollo Astronaut Russell Schweickart to Sen. Bill Nelson Regarding President Obama’s Proposed NASA Budget “I write this letter, as an Apollo astronaut, to state my strong support for […]
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Senate Opposition to Obama Space Plan On The Increase
Shelby adds Constellation-saving measure to emergency war bill, Huntsville Times “U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, has raised the stakes in the fight over NASA’s Constellation program by attaching a measure […]
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OSTP's Holdren Comments on Space Policy Reaction
“John P. Holdren, the President’s Science Advisor and Director of the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy was asked to clarify the Administration’s space-science priorities during the AAAS Forum […]
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Wake Up Call For NASA – Major House Approps Changes
Mollohan loses in West Virginia, Politico “Rep. Alan Mollohan, a 14-term incumbent, has been defeated by state Sen. Mike Oliverio in West Virginia’s Democratic primary, according to the Associated Press. […]