Van Hollen Vows To Continue Mikulski’s Passion for Space, SpacePolicyOnline “Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) vowed to continue the strong support for NASA and NOAA evidenced by Sen. Barbara Mikulski […]
Mikulski
Posted inCongress
What Will The NASA Budget Look Like? Just Follow The Money
New NASA budget eats the seed corn of its Journey to Mars, Ars Technica “In other words, Mikulski gets a nice Earth-observing project for her backyard, wholly unrelated to human […]
Posted inBudget
Mikulski Tries Unsuccessfully To Prevent Commercial Crew Funding Decrease
Mikulski Amendment Rejected – No Relief for NASA in Senate Appropriations Markup “The amendment was defeated by a 14-16 party line vote. CJS subcommittee chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) opposed the […]
Posted inCongress
Mikulski Has 2 Years Left to Support GSFC, Wallops, and SLS
NASA Administrator Lauds Senator Mikulski for Championing America’s Space Program “Senator Mikulski has been a tireless champion for NASA, and has helped pave the way for future exploration and our […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Scolese: Webb Cost Overrun was a "Hiccup"
NASA GSFC center director Chris Scolese just refered to #JWST cost overrun as "that little hiccup a while back" #clueless — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 3, 2014 Mikulski on #JWST […]
Posted inAstronomy
Shameless Kissing Up To Congress at STScI
Space Astronomy Archive and Supernova Are Named for Senator Barbara Mikulski “One of the world’s largest astronomy archives, containing a treasure trove of information about myriad stars, planets, and galaxies, […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Webb Budget Problems Linger
Budget fight rages over James Webb Space Telescope, Washington Post “But if Congress provides less than the $530 million that NASA says the project needs next year, the schedule will […]
Posted inAstronomy
Will The Webb Money Sponge Drain Funds From The Rest of NASA?
Webb telescope gets rescued in the Senate, Nature “At the subcommittee meeting today, the Senator said the beleaguered mission would get $530 million in 2012 — much more than the […]
Posted inCongress
Notable Space Quotes From 2010
AIP FYI Number 1: January 6, 2011 Of Note: Selected Quotations from FYI in 2010 “I will never be able to save all the jobs.” – NASA Administrator Charles Bolden […]
Posted inAstronomy
Webb Troubles Continue
Telescope promises new look at universe — if NASA can get it into space, Orlando Sentinel “When it works, and if it works, the James Webb Space Telescope could revolutionize […]