Keith’s update: This commentary (audio clip) was recorded at the end of the Space Agency Heads plenary at the IAC in Prague. The moderator asks what the panelists expect between […]
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Charlie Bolden's World Tour
Keith’s update: I guess the real question that has me perplexed is why Bolden is making this trip to Saudi Arabia now? The 25th anniversary of the STS-51-G mission (with […]
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Video of Bolden Answering Questions at IAC
Video: NASA’s Charles Bolden Answers Questions at the Agency Heads Plenary of the 61st International Astronautical Congress, SpaceRef “Below are the four questions in which NASA Administrator Charles Bolden answered […]
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Update on Bolden's Return To The Middle East (With Full Itinerary)
About Bolden’s Saudi Trip, National Review Online “While in Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, October 2, 2010, Administrator Bolden will represent NASA at an aerospace technology conference and a commemorative event […]
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Bolden Is Heading for China Next
NASA Chief Goes to Beijing In October, Aviation Week “Plans are well along for NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to make a delayed trip to Beijing for what may be the […]
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Bolden's Tenure: A Disturbance In The Force?
NASA administrator draws an ethics reprimand, Orlando Sentinel “Administrator Bolden continues to be not only a distraction for the administration, but most importantly to the mission of NASA,” said an […]
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Bolden and Middle East Outreach: Take II
Keith and Frank’s note: [Revised] It looks like Charlie Bolden may be headed back to the Middle East soon – this time, to Saudi Arabia.The purpose? Some would say that […]
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Media Reaction to Bolden's Ethics Faux Pas
NASA inspector general faults space agency boss, Houston Chronicle “NASA’s chief found himself mired in another controversy Monday, this time for making “inappropriate” contact with an oil company while considering […]
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OIG Clears Bolden of Ethics Issues Involving Marathon Oil Corporation
Alleged Ethics Violation by the NASA Administrator Involving Marathon Oil Corporation. “In sum, we found no evidence that Bolden or Marathon received a present or promised financial benefit as a […]
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HEFT Report Update
NASA Team’s Space Exploration Proposal Aligns with Senate Bill, Space.com In outlining a human asteroid mission that would launch several years past Obama’s 2025 deadline, the HEFT recommended NASA begin […]