Space Politics

In Wisconsin, the Sheboygan Press reports that the state senate has approved legislation that would create a Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the first step towards establishing a spaceport in the state. Senate Bill 352 passed on a vote of 25-7 on Thursday. (See some previous coverage of this legislation.)

In California, state assemblywoman Sharon Runner announced […]

Much of the media attention devoted to President Bush’s trip to India has been about the nuclear technology agreement between the US and India. However, the joint statement by Bush and Indian PM Manmohan Singh also includes a couple of bullet points about space:

Agreed to continue exploring further cooperation in civil space, including areas […]

New Mexico governor Bill Richardson signed into law two bills yesterday that pave the way for the development of a commercial spaceport in the state. One bill creates the New Mexico Spaceport Authority and gives it the ability to issue bonds for spaceport construction, while another gives local governments the ability to hold referenda on […]

The South Africa newspaper Cape Argus reports that a new leader has emerged in a political faction opposed to the government of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe: “rocket scientist” Arthur Mutambara, who the paper describes as “a professor in robotics and mechatronics who has worked for the US space agency, Nasa”. (See his resume) From the […]