Administrator Unveils Future Vision and a Renewed Journey of Learning, 12 April 2002 “The new NASA vision for the future is: To improve life here, To extend life to there, […]
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ESMD Makes Plans To Move Forward
NASA ESMD Managers Information Packet: A New Space Enterprise “On Feb. 1, 2010, the President released the FY 2011 Budget Request. The budget proposes several exciting new programs that seek […]
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Yawn – Yet Another Space Poll
Americans Back Space Exploration, Know Little About Proposed Policy Changes, Everett Group ‘Space Poll’ Finds “As Pres. Barack Obama vows continued commitment to space exploration, including increased funding to explore […]
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Well, There Seems To Be A Compromise After All
Obama revives capsule from canceled moon program, AP “President Barack Obama is reviving the NASA crew capsule concept that he had canceled with the rest of the moon program earlier […]
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Is A Human Space Flight Compromise Emerging?
Keith’s note: Only a week and a half remain before the much-anticipated Space Summit at NASA KSC on 15 April. While no public mention has been made as to venue, […]
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Video: Neil deGrasse Tyson on What NASA Means to America's Future
Keith’s note: This video shows Neil deGrasse Tyson speaking at the University at Buffalo making an impassioned plea for NASA and the value it has to all Americans. In my […]
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Only NASA Could Take A Simple Idea And Make it This Complex
NASA Lost its Way, Paul Spudis, Air & Space “Although the purpose of the VSE was clear to the White House and the Congress, it became increasingly clear over time […]
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Worrying About Who Gets Back First
A new hope for Obama NASA plan?, Orlando Sentinel “The most heated exchange came when U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Virginia, asked Bolden which country — the United States or China […]
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Hearing on NASA's FY 2011 Budget and Change in Exploration Plans
– House Science and Technology Cmte Space and Aeronautics Subcmte Hearing: Proposed Changes to NASA’s Exploration Program, 24 March: ESMD AA Douglas Cooke and Tom Young testify at 2 pm […]
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How Do We Do Grand Things In Space Again?
Trading the Moon for Mars, Buzz Aldrin, WS Journal “The new NASA budget makes sense for many important reasons. First, the president is signaling that this agency deserves the full […]