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Retiring senator says NASA in a “good position” for the future

After a couple of years of tumult and turmoil, one of the few members of the US Senate who is active on space issues says she’ll leave the institution this year “excited” about the future of NASA. “I am just very excited that we are now going forward, I think, with NASA in a good [...]
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Another bid to extend the shuttle (and more)

Academics / Astronomy : Space Politics (3 years ago)

House legislation to extend the space shuttle program beyond its planned retirement this year may be joined by more a comprehensive Senate bill in the near future. At the symposium “Human Spaceflight and the Future of Space Science”... Read Post

A status report on NASA’s human spaceflight plans

Academics / Astronomy : Space Politics (2 years ago)

Yesterday members of Congress were honoring the past of space exploration. Today, they’ll be looking at the future. The space subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee will be holding a hearing at 10 am EST today on “NASA’s Huma... Read Post

Briefly: NASA lobbying, asteroid R&D, and a rocket scientist candidate

Academics / Astronomy : Space Politics (3 years ago)

One of the members of last year’s Augustine Committee is urging his fellow panelists to support the Senate version of the NASA authorization bill. Space News reports that Chris Chyba emailed other members of the committee last month... Read Post


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