Donald Trump addresses NASA and new media in his first Reddit AMA, Tech Crunch “Asked by the same Redditor the role NASA should “play in helping to Make America Great […]
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Space and Science Comments at Democratic National Convention
Astronaut Mark Kelly “Thank you, everyone. I speak to you tonight as the proud son of two New Jersey cops; as a veteran of 39 combat missions during Operation Desert […]
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Space Is Now In The Democratic Party Platform (Update)
2016 Democratic Party Platform DRAFT July 1, 2016 Keith’s 7 July note: There is no mention of NASA or anything remotely close to space. No surprise. Platforms are just documents […]
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Astronaut Mark Kelly Will Speak at Democratic National Convention
Gabby & I are excited to speak at @DemConvention on Wed. about why @HillaryClinton will make our country safer. pic.twitter.com/zquyOLJaG2 — Mark Kelly (@ShuttleCDRKelly) July 21, 2016
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Reaction To Eileen Collins' Speech at the Republican Convention
Sorry, Eileen Collins: Here’s why America is already great in space, Ars Technica “But the public needs to recognize this as well, which is why I was disappointed by Collins […]
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NASA PAO Staff Goes Overtly Political
Federal investigators: Cabinet secretary and potential Clinton running mate Julian Castro violated Hatch Act, Washington Post “Housing Secretary Julian Castro violated the federal Hatch Act restricting partisan political activity by […]
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Eileen Collins Almost Endorses Trump At Republican National Convention
Prepared Comments by Astronaut Eileen Collins Republican National Convention, RNC “We need leadership that will challenge every American to ask, “What’s next?” We need leadership that will make America’s space […]
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Moon Rocket Gets Shout Out at RNC
In announcing delegate counts Jeff Sessions mentions that Alabama is "home Of the Saturn V rocket that sent us to the Moon" #RNCinCLE — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) July 19, 2016
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Did Republicans Just Endorse The Obama Commercial Space Policy?
Republican Platform “The public-private partnerships between NASA, the Department of Defense, and commercial companies have given us technological progress that has reduced the cost of accessing space and extended America’s […]
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NASA Cannot Answer A Simple, Basic Question on Its Value
Keith’s 7 July update: A week Two weeks Three weeks ago I sent NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan (and NASA HQ PAO) a simple question about her statement regarding NASA’s […]