AIA Presents Wings of Liberty Award to Sen. Richard Shelby “The Aerospace Industries Association is proud to present the annual “Wings of Liberty” award to Senator Richard C. Shelby of […]
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ULA Begs Congress To Let Them Kill Delta Rockets (Update)
How Elon Musk exposed billions in questionable Pentagon spending, Politico “Yet despite the potentially more cost-effective alternative, taxpayers will be paying the price for ULA’s contracts for years to come, […]
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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 […]
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Upper Stage Engine Amnesia in Alabama
Statement by Sen. Shelby on NASA FY 2017 Budget Request “Surprisingly, NASA has not proposed a single dollar for the development of an upper stage engine that is absolutely necessary […]
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ULA Embraces The Dark Side of the Force
Is there a new reusable age around the corner? Sober analysis says no. https://t.co/k6OXJszMLB — George Sowers (@george_sowers) January 2, 2016 Keith’s note: Now that Sen. Shelby has used his […]
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Sen. Shelby: The King Of Political Cronyism and Hypocrisy
Shelby to oppose spending bill he loaded with goodies, Politico “Sen. Richard Shelby loaded up the $1.1 trillion spending bill with pet provisions, including one measure worth hundreds of millions […]
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How NASA Changed The Cloud
The Secret History of OpenStack, the Free Cloud Software That’s Changing Everything, Wired “So [Federal CIO Vivek] Kundra summoned Chris Kemp to the White House, and he eventually used NASA […]
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Sen. Shelby's Blatant Hypocrisy
Rocket man: Richard Shelby pushes NASA funds, Politico “Republican Sen. Richard Shelby has been one of Barack Obama’s most persistent critics, accusing the president of putting the country on a […]
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Alabama Vs Florida Food Fight Over SLS Funds
Florida senators dispute Sen. Richard Shelby’s criticism of spending at Kennedy Space Center, Huntsville Times “Florida’s senators share the frustration. So do Texas Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and more […]
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Shelby Provision = More Money Wasted
NASA still ordered to waste $1.4 million a day, Chicago Tribune “Congress has again failed to rid a temporary spending bill of language forcing NASA to waste $1.4 million a […]