Keeping the Focus on Mars, Scott Hubbard, editorial “The Moon is scientifically much less diverse and interesting than Mars. For example, no one claims that life could have originated on the Moon – unlike Mars. The technologies needed for landing and living on an airless body like the Moon are quite different from Mars. Lunar technologies will have limited benefit to future Mars exploration. Finally, some claim that the Moon’s […]

A Conversation with Dr. Scott Hubbard of Stanford University, Commercial Space Watch (Video) “SpaceRef had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Scott Hubbard at the 28th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Dr. Hubbard is professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford University. He has been engaged in space-related research, as well as program, project and executive management for more than 35 years, including 20 years with NASA, culminating […]

Letter From House Science & Technology Committee Chair Bart Gordon to Prof. Scott Hubbard “Finally, your letter makes no mention of the fact that the bill fully funds the president’s budget request for Earth science and aeronautics research. You may be under the mistaken impression that such support can be taken for granted in Congress, but I can assure you that there are no “givens” in the highly constrained budgetary […]