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Sunday’s Washington Post reports on additional evidence of “raw relations” between NASA and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Those tensions were illuminated last week when the Orlando Sentinel reported on the leaked email from NASA administrator Mike Griffin where Griffin complained of a “jihad” for retiring the shuttle by OMB and the Office […] While one member of Florida’s congressional delegation, Sen. Bill Nelson, vowed several days ago to make “a full, true-blue push” to get legislation extending NASA’s INSKNA waiver through the Senate, another member has vowed to do everything in his power to stop it. In a statement released Friday, Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL) “denounced” efforts by […] Most people here, one would suspect, are in favor of promoting democracy and human rights throughout the world, and taking steps to shore them up in countries where they are struggling to thrive, especially when those efforts cost a relatively modest amount of money. But, why should NASA pick up the tab? Earlier this week […] Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) told Florida Today that he intends to make “a full, true-blue push” to get NASA’s INKSNA waiver extended in the Senate in the coming weeks. INKSNA is the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act, which includes a waiver allowing NASA to continue to purchase services from Russia through the end […] A key Air Force space official thinks that what the US needs is an “official national space strategy”, Aerospace Daily reported Wednesday. And what exactly is a national space strategy? It is “a document that would communicate the value of space, inspire the public and generate increased interest and attention from Congress”, according to Lt. […] When it comes to space policy in Congress, you rarely hear the name of Senator Chris Dodd. However, when a business in his home state is involved, the Connecticut Democrat spring into action. Dodd’s office issued a press release calling for “fairness” in the upcoming recompete of a spacesuit contract that involved Connecticut company Hamilton […] The Orlando Sentinel reports today about an internal NASA email by Mike Griffin that expresses frustration and criticism with the current state and future direction of the agency, particularly in regards to the shuttle, access to ISS, and the future of Constellation. The email, available here, has a tone that “depicts a man watching as […] Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) will meet with NASA administrator Mike Griffin on Tuesday to discuss the prospects for extending the life of the shuttle beyond 2010, Florida Today reported Saturday. Also likely to be discussed are the prospects for passing an extension to NASA’s existing waiver to the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act […] While Americans have been fixated on political conventions the last two weeks, there have been some space policy developments in Canada. On Tuesday Industry Minister Jim Prentice named astronaut Steve MacLean as the new president of the Canadian Space Agency. And Prentice gave MacLean his marching orders in a speech announcing the appointment: develop a […] NASA administrator Mike Griffin said Thursday that he has no confidence that Congress will pass an extension to the existing waiver in the Iran North Korea Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) that would allow NASA to continue to purchase ISS flight services after 2011. In interviews with CBS News and Florida Today, Griffin said that a […] |
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