Keith’s note: A hearing by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology yesterday competed with another hearing being held simultaneously by the Senate Commerce Committee. Not much happened in […]
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Dueling NASA Hearings On Wednesday
Hearing: Global Space Race: Ensuring the United States Remains the Leader in Space “U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, will convene a […]
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VP Pence Visits Texas For A Fund Raiser And A JSC Visit
Watch live starting at 1:45 pm EDT Mike Pence to headline Houston-area fundraiser for U.S. Rep. John Culberson, Texas Tribune (9 August) “Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Texas […]
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Senators Tell White House: We Decide The Future Of ISS
Cruz, Nelson: Congress, And Only Congress, WIll Decide When To End Funding For ISS, Space Policy Online “Cruz grilled Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA’s Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, on […]
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Ted Cruz On NASA, ISS, Star Trek, Bridenstine and "OMB Numbskulls"
Live tweeted on @NASAWatch via a Facebook live feed from the FAA Commercial Space Conference underway in Washington DC Cruz: said that he re-enacted this scene from #StarTrek and no […]
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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
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Sen. Cruz Complains When NASA Does What Congress Told It To Do
Cruz presses NASA to ignore climate crisis, MSNBC “During a subcommittee hearing on NASA’s budget, Cruz asked Bolden to explain the agency’s core mission. Our core mission from the very […]
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Ted Cruz and NASA: An Evolving Picture
Ted Cruz’s control of Senate science panel triggers some anxiety, McClatchy via Fresno Bee “Keith Cowing, editor of NASA Watch, a blog that monitors agency activities and offers commentary, said […]
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Ted Cruz Supports NASA's "Core Mission"
Sen. Cruz: Focus NASA on Its Core Mission: Exploring Space, and More of It “Texas has a major stake in space exploration. Our space program marks the frontier of future […]