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The news that Mike Griffin’s tenure as NASA administrator may be coming to an end has triggered various reactions in the editorial and op-ed pages: “It’s high time for him to go,” argues the Orlando Sentinel in an editorial Thursday. The paper claims that Griffin’s implementation of Constellation has been “my-way-or-the-highway”, defending the Ares 1 […] The Orlando Sentinel reported this afternoon that NASA administrator Mike Griffin is planning on leaving office on January 20, on the assumption that his resignation will be accepted by the new Obama Administration when it takes office that day, along with other Bush Administration political appointees. How serious is he planning his departure? He “has […] No, it’s not a reference to the Joseph Farah editorial (although it fits), but instead last week’s odd Bloomberg article about alleged NASA-DoD cooperation in the Obama administration. As earlier noted here, the story gets some key issues confused. Now Rand Simberg thoroughly debunks it in a Pajamas Media piece, saving the coup de grace […] Did you know that “The U.S. government is planning to spend $100 billion on the international space station over the next several years”? So claims Joseph Farah of WorldNetDaily in an editorial today. Of course, he’s slipped a decimal point or two in his calculations: $100 billion is about six years of NASA’s entire budget […] When President-elect Barack Obama announced last month the nomination of New Mexico governor Bill Richardson as Commerce Secretary, many in the space industry cheered, given comments in the fall about making sure the Obama Administration would be pro-commercial-space. However, in a stunning development Sunday, Richardson has withdrawn his nomination, citing an unspecified investigation into a […] At times, the effort by supporters of NASA administrator Mike Griffin to keep him in office has the flavor of a political campaign: petition drives, email appeals for support, etc. Now add another element to the mix: editorials in major newspapers. Saturday’s Philadelphia Inquirer features an editorial about Griffin, arguing that he should be retained, […] Space News is published every Monday, but the preceding Friday they post some of their top stories online. And it looks like Monday’s issue will have some interesting items: [subscription should not be required for these links, but the links will only be good for a week] Extending the life of the shuttle from 2010 […] |
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