What’s in a name

As noted in the comments of the previous post, NASA is changing the name of the Vision for Space Exploration to the rather more prosaic “U.S. Space Exploration Policy”. Why it’s making the change, and whether the change was at NASA’s own instigation or at the request of the White House, is the subject of […]

The great space debate aftermath

I admit it: I did not watch the Democratic debate last night, and I don’t regret it. Instead, I went to a Washington Capitals game, where I got to see Alex Ovechkin score four goals, including the game winner in overtime. When I got home, I checked the debate transcript and, sure enough, there were […]