Chairman Smith Responds to NASA Administrator Bolden about Mars Flyby Mission “In comments before the National Academies, Administrator Bolden today misrepresented a Mars Flyby 2021 mission. The Administrator indicated that […]
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Let's Play Stump The NASA Administrator
Keith’s note: In a NASA FY 2015 press event today I noted the Inspiration Mars/Mars 2021 Flyby congressional hearing last week and how Dennis Tito is asking NASA to pay […]
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Charlie Bolden Has His Head In The Sand Again
NASA Receives Bi-Partisan Support for Budget, Exploration Plan  “This appropriations bill reaffirms support for the bi-partisan space exploration plan agreed to by the President and Congress. The bill keeps […]
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Bolden: No More Flagship Missions (Update: Bolden Flip Flops)
Are the Days of NASA’s Science Flagship Missions Over?, Space Policy Online (last week) “NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden had a tough message for the space science community today – forget […]
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Now The Shutdown Is to Blame for Kepler Meeting Problems
Keith’s note: The following is being sent out by the Kepler SciCon organizers: “We have just learned that the efforts of NASA’s Ames Research Center to ensure that our Chinese […]
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We're Still Waiting For NASA's Asteroid Mission Justification
American Human Spaceflight Floundering, Opinion, Mark Sykes, SpaceNews “A workshop of experts met recently in Washington to review and discuss the Asteroid Retrieval Mission (ARM). It is apparent that the […]
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Bolden Wants To Continue to Work With China on Space Projects
US and China partner on small-scale space projects, South China Morning Post “Bai expressed gratitude for US help on China’s space programmes. Nasa, for instance, provided “enormous help” with the […]
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Will China Continue to Lurk at ISECG?
CNSA Chief Says China Would Gladly Join Global Space Roadmapping Group if Asked, Space News “One non-Chinese government official said China is already an observer to the ISECG [International Space […]
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Bolden in China
Nasa chief Charles Bolden to visit Beijing, South China Morning Post “In China we will be meeting with the heads of international partners of the International Space Station [ISS], as […]
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Is Charlie Bolden Going To Visit China?
Keith’s note: According to this Facebook post: “On September 21 the Space Generation Advisory Council is hosting its SGC Gala Dinner in Beijing, China. Enjoy a nice evening with young […]