House Appropriations Commitee FY 2013: Commercial crew (excerpt) “The Committee believes that many of these concerns would be addressed by an immediate downselect to a single competitor or, at most, […]
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House and Senate Appropriators Mark Up Budget
House Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2013 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill (NASA) “National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – NASA is funded at $17.6 billion in the bill, […]
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House Appropriators Question Mars Cuts
Appropriators Blocking Mars Mission Move, Aviation Week “This proposal represents a significant deviation from the robotic exploration program plan as it was approved by Congress in NASA’s fiscal year 2012 […]
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A Congressional Staffer Who Needs Thicker Skin
Keith’s note: As the STA luncheon on Capitol Hill was starting up today, Ken Monroe, a staffer on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee sat next to me. His […]
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Understanding House Science Committee Republican Deficit Recommendations
Republicans Send Deficit Reduction Recommendations to Select Committee (NASA excerpts) “We propose reductions of $177 million (based on the FY12 request) by taking the following actions: * Cancellation of OCO-2 […]
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Griffin, Armstrong, and Cernan Vs White House/NASA Once Again
House Hearing NASA Human Spaceflight Past, Present, and Future: Where Do We Go From Here? “- Mr. Neil A. Armstrong, Commander, Apollo 11 – Captain Eugene A. Cernan USN (ret.), […]
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JWST and SLS: Dueling Giant Money Sponges
Keith’s note: The House wants to cancel James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) outright. We haven’t heard anything specific from the Senate – yet. Every time NASA mentions a cost for […]
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House Passes CR – NASA Details
House Passes Year-Long CR, NASA Would Get $18.9 Billion, Space Policy online “CR’s typically extend an agency’s existing budget for a certain period of time, but the version passed yesterday […]
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House Dems Give Up – Agree To Support "Flawed Bill"
Chairman Gordon Statement on House Consideration of NASA Reauthorization “I anticipate that the House will consider the Senate version of the NASA reauthorization on Wednesday. I still believe that the […]
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Hoyer Says That NASA Authorization Bill Is On The Agenda
Hoyer Won’t Adjourn House This Week, ABC “Ata briefing with reporters this morning, Hoyer blitzed through an ambitious to-do list to tackle before adjournment, including a NASA Reauthorization bill, the […]