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Is House Majority Leader Tom DeLay an asset or a liability for NASA? In the short-term he certainly seems like an asset, particularly given his last-minute goal line stand during the final budget negotiations, threatening to block the omnibus budget bill unless $300 million was added to NASA’s budget, bringing it up to essentially the […] Alex Hanna, a student at Embry Riddle and the “political officer” for Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS), asked me to post the following letter about some upcoming plans for SEDS’ National Action Network (NAN): […] The Space Access Society published an urgent alert late Thursday calling on people to contact their Senators in support of HR 5382. The Society’s Henry Vanderbilt recommends that those who wish to show their support for the bill should call or fax (but not write or email) their Senators by Monday. The Senate is scheduled […] What’s this? An editorial that actually praises NASA’s budget increase? Don’t adjust your browser: it’s true the Cleveland Plain Dealer—the hometown newspaper for NASA’s Glenn Research Center—published an editorial Thursday that complimented NASA and Congress for the agency’s $16.2-billion budget. “To gain such an endorsement in a year when war and national security threats have […] A couple of interesting commentaries from the right have very different perspectives on NASA and manned space exploration. At Tech Central Station, Charles Rousseaux, a speechwriter for Interior Secretary Gale Norton, congratulates Congress for passing the full NASA budget, as well as the House for approving HR 5382. Rousseaux does go a little overboard, claiming […] I received an email earlier this week announcing Americans for Space, a “campaign of American citizens devoted to realizing America’s destiny in space.” This effort seems primarily oriented towards informing people about the latest developments in space development, but the web site notes that future activities may include letter-writing campaigns and Congressional visits. Americans for […] This week’s print edition of Space News has an article with a few interesting noted about HR 5382. According to the article, the bill was initially caught in a hold placed by Sen. John McCain on a number of “late-breaking bills” sent over from the House. McCain then agreed to a request by Sens. Sam […] |
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