Keith’s note: President Obama has won re-election. What will this mean for space policy? Will (should) NASA have a new administrator? – if so, then who? Should NASA’s budget be increased? Should there be more commercial focus? Does the planetary science budget need to be increased? Will Congress be more or less cooperative with the White House? Thoughts? Oh yes: Charlie Bolden is on a trip to Hawaii for 6 […]

Two-Thirds of Americans Think Barack Obama Is Better Suited to Handle an Alien Invasion Than Mitt Romney “In regards to national security, nearly two-thirds (65%) of Americans think Barack Obama would be better suited than fellow presidential candidate Mitt Romney to handle an alien invasion. In fact, more than two in three (68%) women say that Obama would be more adept at dealing with an alien invasion than Romney, vs. […]

Charlie Bolden Intends To Press President Obama on Mars Mission Mandate for NASA “This long term ISS operations plan did not sit well will NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden. Bolden said that he needed to know directly from President Obama whether or not missions to Mars starting in the 2030s was to be NASA’s ultimate goal. If this is not the President’s goal for NASA, then Bolden wondered why NASA should […]

Romney for president, Houston Chronicle “As Texans, it is a particular vexation that this president’s attitude toward the interests of our state has occasionally bordered on contempt, particularly in decisions relating to the NASA budget and the energy sector. The hurtful symbol of this attitude of insensitivity to Texans’ feelings was the administration’s choice to deny Space City’s bid to become home to one of the retired space shuttles.” The […]

Ryan tells Fla. crowd: Obama ‘not telling you what his second-term plan would be’, The Hill “Ryan was later pressed about what his administration would do about funding to NASA, a potent issue in the state that houses Cape Canaveral. The Wisconsin lawmaker used the opportunity to swipe at the president for saying “just about everything that is wrong today was the last president’s fault,” parlaying that into an attack […]

Keith’s note: Former U.S. Senator – and astronaut – John Glenn appears in this Obama campaign video. While astronauts have endorsed candidates in the past – and even run for (and won) office, I think (as best as I can tell) that this is the first time that an astronaut has appeared in a campaign video (film) in support of a specific presidential candiate. Fact checking by NASAWatch readers would […]

Mitt Romney pulls in $6 million at Beverly Hills fundraiser, LA Times “When you have a fire in an aircraft, there’s no place to go, exactly, there’s no — and you can’t find any oxygen from outside the aircraft to get in the aircraft, because the windows don’t open. I don’t know why they don’t do that. It’s a real problem. So it’s very dangerous.”

Gingrich criticizes Romney-Ryan space plan, NBC “One-time presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, who promised during the GOP primary to create a U.S. moon colony if elected, criticized Mitt Romney’s plan for space exploration as not being “robust” enough. “The Romney plan for space starts to move in the right direction but could be much more robust,” the former House speaker told NBC News a day after the Republican presidential nominee unveiled […]

According to this statement from the Romney campaign by Scott Pace: “We have enjoyed a half-century of leadership in space, but that leadership is eroding due to multiple policy and management mistakes by the current Administration. Our nation’s space efforts require clear, decisive, and steadfast leadership to determine exactly where we are going and the larger purposes behind our space program in support of vital national interests. A Romney Administration […]

Keith’s note: The following was issued by the Romney Camapign: Romney Campaign: Securing Leadership in Space (with policy paper) “Embracing A Robust Role For Commercial Space: Mitt Romney recognizes the exciting opportunity that the commercial space industry offers for technological innovation and commerce. He will establish a clear framework that ensures NASA serves as a constructive partner for private sector initiatives. – NASA will set the goals and lead the […]