|
||||
|
What does pro football have to do with a commercial spaceport? They’re both examples of bold ventures that New Mexico is pursuing, according to an article in the El Paso Times. Yesterday officials from Texas, New Mexico, and the Mexican state of Chihuahua pitched plans to attract a “binational, tri-state” NFL franchise to the region. […] NASA administrator Michael Griffin spoke before a committee of the Florida House of Representatives on Thursday about issues related to the infrastructure associated with the Kennedy Space Center. According to the AP account of Griffin’s visit; Traffic-free roads, affordable housing and quality schools in Florida all factor into NASA’s ability to attract the best workers […] Congressman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), chairman of the House Science Committee, will announce whether or not he will run for reelection Friday at 3 pm, the Utica Observer-Dispatch reported Thursday. Boehlert, as previously noted here, has apparently decided whether or not he plans to run again; the Utica newspaper article adds that he informed President Bush […] Odds are you haven’t heard of Fairview Park, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb. The city, though, is trying to change that, at least in Washington, after NASA Glenn decided earlier this year to close two office buildings that lie within the city’s boundaries. That closure, according to an article Wednesday in West Life Newspaper, affects the […] The online publication American Chronicle features an op-ed by Scott Bannon, who describes himself as a “conservative liberal” (as opposed, one imagines, to a “liberal conservative”) about Republicans’ recent spendthrift proclivities. Mr. Bannon offers several solutions to the problem, including this: Kill NASA. Hey, I love the idea of space exploration and am an avid […] County commissioners in Brazoria County, south of Houston, have agreed to begin work on a spaceport near a wildlife refuge in the county’s southern tip, according to an article in the local newspaper, The Facts. That sounds impressive, until you read what’s covered under the deal: an access road and a concrete launch pad, either […] I was telling someone yesterday that the scientific community appeared to be in “open revolt” against NASA’s planned cutbacks in space science funding. That assessment is only slightly hyperbolic: SPACE.com and Astronomy report on “NASA night” at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston. SPACE.com called the event “a powder-keg of emotion”, as NASA’s […] I saw this essay yesterday at Tech Central Station and had to do a doubletake: a space elevator as a party platform plank? James D. Miller appears to be serious: “Republicans should commit the government to building a space elevator by 2020.” Miller goes through the benefits a space elevator promises (namely, sharply reduced space […] The chairman of the House Science Committee released a brief statement shortly after NASA delayed the launch of STS-121 from May to July: “NASA has done exactly the right thing in pushing back the target date for the launch of STS-121 to further address safety concerns,” Boehlert said. “Administrator Griffin has made it clear all […] We should know in the next several days if Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), chairman of the House Science Committee, will run for another term or retire at the end of this year. One newspaper from Boehlert’s upstate New York district, the Finger Lakes Times, reports that an announcement should come in the next seven to […] |
||||
|
Copyright © 2024 Space Politics - All Rights Reserved Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa |
||||
