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Throughout the day Friday news reports, like this AP report, indicated that it was virtually a done deal: Charles Bolden would meet with President Obama on Monday, and very shortly thereafter—maybe even that day—would be formally nominated to become NASA administrator. While the early reports were based on anonymous sources, that appear to be confirmed […] One NASA-related highlight of the House Science and Technology Committee hearing that features John Holdren was his statement that a nominee for NASA administrator could be announced “soon”, as he said at one point in response to a question. Later, he said: I also have some reason for optimism that the President will be […] The House Science and Technology Committee is holding a hearing titled “An Overview of the Federal R&D Budget for FY 2010″ this afternoon at 2 pm. The witness will be OSTP director John Holdren. While that’s a pretty broad scope, a few questions about NASA and related policy issues seem likely. There will also be […] It is, perhaps, a little surprising that nearly a week after the White House announced that it would conduct an independent review of NASA’s human spaceflight plans, few additional details about that review have been announced. Beyond the chairman, Norm Augustine, the other members of the panel haven’t been announced, nor any additional details about […] Remember last year when then-candidate Barack Obama recalled growing up on Star Trek and believing in the final frontier? Turns out he’s not the only global leader who claims finding inspiration in space (real or fictional) at an early age. On Wednesday the Canadian Space Agency announced its two newest astronauts, an announcement that warranted […] As expected, the White House has ordered an independent review of Constellation to be chaired by Norm Augustine and be completed by August. That exploration architecture is at the heart of Mike Griffin’s legacy at NASA administrator. So it was interesting that someone reminded me that both Augustine and Griffin were witnesses at the same […] This afternoon presidential science advisor John Holdren will appear on NPR’s “Science Friday” broadcast to talk about, among other issues, “the road ahead for NASA”. Potential topics there could include the human spaceflight review announced yesterday, the status of the recreation of the National Space Council, and the FY2010 budget. I am tied up all day today at a space debris workshop at McGill University in Montreal, so I won’t be providing updates on the budget details released later today until tonight. So I’m leaving this post open to comment on the budget and any other policy announcements (such as the anticipated Constellation review) that […] the aftermath of the attempted acquisition of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates’ (MDA) space unit by American company ATK, a deal that was eventually blocked by the Canadian government. Shortly after that a Canadian think tank, the Rideau Institute, issued a white paper on Canadian space policy calling for, among other things, the appointment of a […] It would seem that shuttle supporters have won a victory in their efforts to last keep all the remaining missions on the manifest despite the looming September 2010 deadline for its retirement—and chose an unusual means of announcing it. “White House tells me the president will fly all nine remaining shuttle missions – even if […] |
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