FY2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee Mark – NASA Excerpt * The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is funded at $17.9 billion, a reduction of $509 million or 2.8 […]
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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 […]
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NASA & Senate Hold SLS Press Conference Today
Senators, NASA To Hold Press Conference Today on NASA Announcement “U.S. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Bill Nelson, Chairman of […]
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Nelson & Rubio Letter to Obama on SLS
Letter From Sens. Nelson and Rubio to President Obama Regarding the Space Launch System “Recently, you received a letter from several senators urging the Administration to move forward with the […]
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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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Hutchison et al Wants NASA's SLS Design – Now
Sen. Hutchison Calls on NASA to Announce SLS Design Immediately – Don’t Allow Layoffs to Occur Next Week “Today NASA is scheduled to formally receive the independent cost assessment for […]
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Senate Issues Subpoena to NASA for SLS Materials (Update)
Keith’s 11:00 am EDT note: Sources are reporting that the Senate Commerce Committee has finally made good on its threat and has issued a subpoena to NASA regarding materials related […]
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Senate Threatens NASA With Subpoena For Missing Documents
Letter from Sens. Rockefeller and Hutchison Regarding Earlier NASA Document Request “Over the past few weeks, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has repeatedly refused to provide documents the […]
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Senator Mark Kelly?
Retirement from United States Navy and NASA, Mark Kelly “After some time off, I will look at new opportunities and am hopeful that one day I will again serve our […]
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The Senate Wants One Copy of Every NASA Document
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Letter Regarding NASA Authorization Act of 2010 Compliance “As Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate committee charged with NASA oversight, it is […]