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By: Space Politics » Really slow on the uptake

Space Politics » Really slow on the uptake — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:24:36 +0000

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By: Anti G0d

Anti G0d — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:01:03 +0000

Sarah Palin is a CREATIONIST.

Her opinions are worth exactly ZERO, it would be a waste of time even reading about them.

By: Spacer

Spacer — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:53:08 +0000

BTW, In regard to Palin and space you might check out page 7 of this newsletter from the Challnger Learning Center of Alaska.

http://www.akchallenger.org/newsletter.pdf

I wonder if Obama even know what a Challenger Learning Center is. Oh well, I guess the Obama space policy collective will tell him if he needs to know…

By: Spacer

Spacer — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:37:01 +0000

Al,

At least she has the experience of appointing board members for the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation that runs the Kodiak Launch Complex. And don’t forget the University of Alaska’s launch facility at Poker Flat, also owned and run by the state via the University. That’s more experience then Biden and Obama TOGETHER have had with New Space or even Old Space…

By: Al Fansome

Al Fansome — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:59:40 +0000

Anonymous,

If he sounds like a flack, looks like a flack, and talks like a flack …

– Al

PS — I am starting to think the shortest & best McCain space policy might be something like: “I am going to recreate the National Space Council and put VP Sarah Palin in charge”. That would shake things up.

By: anonymous.space

anonymous.space — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:28:25 +0000

“The 2005 NASA Authorization Act came out of Senator McCainâ€™s office in 2004.”

Totally, utterly, and completely false. At the Library of Congress website, the official text for S.1281, the “National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005″ (as introduced in the Senate), states that Senator Hutchison introduced the bill on behalf of herself and Senators Nelson, Stevens, and Inouye. There is no mention of Senator McCain. See (add http://):

thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c109:2:./temp/~mdbsTn2L07:e0:

Moreover, it’s a technical impossibility. Senator McCain sits on the full Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. See (add http://):

commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=About.Members

Authorization bills originate with subcommittees, and McCain does not sit on the relevant Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences subcommittee. See (add http://):

commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Subcommittees.Subcommittee&Subcommittee_ID=03da8f68-956a-4017-8d25-9b1312c50da2

Please, Mr. Hillhouse, try to get at least one fact right about a campaign’s positions and/or a candidate’s record before your next post. You’re not doing Senator McCain any favors.

Thank you…

By: Jim Hillhouse

Jim Hillhouse — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:29:19 +0000

Joe,

The 2005 NASA Authorization Act came out of Senator McCain’s office in 2004. In 2005, after a few changes, McCain’s 2004 Bill became the 2005 NASA Act. So, unlike Senator Obama, Senator McCain had “skin” in the game and therefore actively supported that Act.

By: Spacer

Spacer — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:34:36 +0000

So first Obama supports space exploration by supporting, or at least going with the party line on S. 1281, then he proposes cutting funding for space for education, then, after space advocate rock the boat in protest, goes back to supporting space exploration. Thanks, joe, that is the time line I wanted to establish.

By: Vladislaw

Vladislaw — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:29:44 +0000

“Is Obama planning to send a similar letter to the President asking for Shuttle infrastructure to be saved from the ax to prevent a gap in spaceflight?”

No I think instead Obama is planning on BECOMING the president in about 100 days and decide it then.

By: Joe Smith

Joe Smith — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:19:49 +0000

“The question I have asked you before is what is Obama voting record on space?”

Maybe I shouldn’t be, but I’m surprised to see that there are still people here who think space is a big enough issue that there’s a ton of legislation on the subject that Congress takes up. There’s isn’t. There’s very little legislation that’s solely devoted to space, and what there is is often approved on voice votes or by unanimous consent. If Spacey, I mean Spacer, has bothered to look up S.1281 in the 109th Congress, the NASA authorization bill of 2005, he would have seen it passed by unanimous consent. Which, at the very least, means that Sens. Obama and McCain didn’t oppose the legislation.