Hillary Clinton’s often-told story that NASA rejected her childhood dream of becoming an astronaut, Washington Post “According to NASA and some space historians, the message in the response that Clinton […]
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Trump on Space
For Donald Trump, fixing potholes is a higher priority than NASA, Mashable “In the old days, it [NASA] was great. Right now, we have bigger problems, you understand that,” Trump […]
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Hints of a Third Bush Space Policy
Jeb Bush Wants Aspirational Goals for NASA, SpacePolicyOnline “Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush enthusiastically called for NASA to pursue aspirational goals in concert with the private sector during a campaign […]
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One Presidential Candidate Mentions Mars
.@NASA has found water on Mars. There is no limit to what we can discover when we explore, ask questions, and listen to science. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 28, […]
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Dragging Star Trek Into Election 2016
What Ted Cruz gets wrong about Star Trek, Washington Post “Star Trek” Captain James T. Kirk is a Republican. That’s what Ted Cruz wants you to think, anyway. In an […]
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Notice Regarding Election 2016 Commenting
Keith’s note: In the past week I have posted two items about election 2016 – one mentioning Ted Cruz, the other mentioning Hillary Clinton. I have had to delete several […]
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Clinton Talks Space in New Hampshire
Hillary Clinton sounds the alarm on meteorites, Politico “When I was a little girl, I guess I was a teenager by then 14, I think, and the space program was […]
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Ted Cruz: Climate Change on Pluto: Cool. On Earth: Claptrap
Ted Cruz Is Really Excited About Pluto. So Why Does He Want to Cripple NASA?, Mother Jones “But NASA is also one of the main purveyors of the satellite observations […]
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Space As 2016 Election Issue
‘Space Guy’ Jeb Bush Would Increase Funding To NASA, Huff Post “If elected president in 2016, Jeb Bush would propose an increase in funding to NASA. “I’m a space guy,” […]
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Presidential Candidate Cruz Has NASA On His Short List
CNN reports that one of @SenTedCruz presidential campaign themes is "NASA's main focus on space exploration" — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 23, 2015