Election 2008

John McCain: America’s Space Program “Current U.S. space operations policy commits the U.S. to completing the International Space Station (ISS) by 2010 and then terminating the Space Shuttle flights, with […]

Rocket Man? Obama Tries to Hitch a Ride on Space Politics, Washington Examiner “And some people, like Sen. Barack Obama, find the religion in space exploration when it’s late in […]

Florida Democratic Party: McCain’s Low Road on NASA “Once again, John McCain and his campaign have decided to take the low road rather than defend his own record on NASA […]

Editor’s note: During a campaign appearance in Titusville, FL on Saturday, Democratic candidate Sen. Obama commented on NASA. As part of a response to a question on oceanic research, he […]

NASA’s 50th Anniversary: Statement from Sen. Obama “In recent years, Washington has failed to give NASA a robust, balanced and adequately funded mission. Though the good people of NASA who […]

Candidates Differ on Breadth of Education Plans, NPR “Obama has said that his education proposals would cost about $18 billion and would be funded by trimming NASA’s budget and auctioning […]

Editor’s note: According to this Republican National Committee website “Welcome to the most grassroots-driven platform development effort in the history of American politics! The Republican Party is seeking your input […]

Progressive NASA and Space Policy Under a New Administration “NASA is in crisis–overburdened, under-funded and inefficient. Yet the progressive legacy of space, which dates back to JFK, is being quietly […]

Innovation 2008: 14 Questions the candidates for President should answer about Science & America’s Future, Innovation 2008 “On behalf of the American science and innovation community (see who here), we […]

Aviation Week Explores McCain’s and Obama’s Aerospace and Aviation Plans “In nine articles, AW&ST explores topics that need attention on Day 1, such as education, R&D, export controls and NASA […]