How not to build credibility for your political movement

By Jeff Foust on 2008 May 3 at 10:07 am ET

This Memorial Day weekend, most people with an interest in space will be focusing their attention on the landing of NASA’s Mars Phoenix spacecraft on the Red Planet. (Many more people, of course, will be thinking about barbecues, ballgames, and the unofficial beginning of summer.) That weekend, though, is also the 2008 Libertarian National Convention […]

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Reauthorizing the Vision

By Jeff Foust on 2008 May 3 at 9:57 am ET

On Wednesday morning, May 7, the space subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee is holding a hearing titled “Reauthorizing the Vision for Space Exploration”. According to the brief description on the committee web site:

The Subcommittee will consider the issues facing the upcoming reauthorization of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Subcommittee will examine […]

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Discussion notes

By Jeff Foust on 2008 May 2 at 8:11 pm ET

The tenor of the discussion on some of the recent posts has been unsatisfactory, devolving into long-winded arguments filled with vitriol that are of little interest to anyone other than the participants. To keep the discussion in a higher orbit, please follow a couple of guidelines for participation:

Tone down the invective. Criticize the comments, […]

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Lampson: the “voice of NASA”

By Jeff Foust on 2008 May 2 at 1:11 pm ET

The Houston Chronicle reported Friday that top Democrats in the House have effectively anointed Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX) as the next chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee’s space subcommittee—provided Lampson wins reelection in November. Lampson previously stated that he was interested in the post, which will be open since the current subcommittee chairman, […]

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