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The science policy forum held Saturday afternoon at the AAAS meeting in Boston took place on relatively short notice, so much so that the event did not appear in the program for the conference. It was only by around midday on Friday did flyers announcing the event start appearing throughout the Hynes Convention Center, which […] The AAAS meeting in Boston hosted a presidential science policy forum Saturday afternoon, featuring representatives of the Clinton and Obama campaigns (other candidates were also invited; the McCain campaign sent its regrets and the Huckabee and Paul campaigns did not respond, according to organizers.) Most of the 90-minute event was devoted to general science and […] The Houston Chronicle editorial board interviewed the two Democratic presidential frontrunners, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, on Friday, and got distinctly different comments on several issues, including human spaceflight: “I intend to pursue an ambitious agenda in both space exploration and earth sciences,” Clinton said. “I want to support the next generation of spacecraft for […] AP: Pentagon to shoot down broken spy satellite. A press conference is scheduled for 2:30 pm EST to discuss this, with the deputy national security advisor, vice chair of the Joint Chiefs, and NASA administrator Mike Griffin in attendance. NASA administrator Mike Griffin appeared before the House Science and Technology Committee on Wednesday to answer questions about the agency’s FY2009 budget proposal. During his opening statement, Griffin revealed that NASA will seek approval from Congress to purchase additional Soyuz flights beyond 2011 (the current limit as set by the Iran Nonproliferation Amendments Act of […] The British National Space Centre released today a new vision to “stay at the forefront of space sector”. The policy largely calls for measures to improve existing strengths in areas like satellite communications, remote sensing, and space science. Included in the policy is the creation of an “international space facility” in the UK devoted to […] Russia and China are planning to formally submit a space weapons ban treaty today at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva today. It’s not the first time, of course, that the two countries have tried to push for such an accord, and, as in the past, the US is expected to object to the treaty, […] A commenter in a post yesterday requested that I “don’t allow your astute observations about the progress of India’s space program get lost in the mix!” This was a reference to another piece in Monday’s issue of The Space Review about changes in India’s space program and how it could affect relations with the US. […] Reuters reported Monday that French president Nicolas Sarkozy endorsed an international Mars exploration effort. The report is short on details, but Sarkozy, visiting the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, said that Mars exploration “can only be global”, with each nation participating “with their capabilities, their strengths and their choices.” It should be noted that […] Amidst all the recent sturm und drang associated with NASA’s implementation of the exploration vision, er, policy—be it sour grapes from losing contractors or sincere technical concerns—is a deeper question: why are people so riled up about this in the first place? In an extended article in this week’s issue of The Space Review, Bob […] |
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