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It took a federal jury less than two hours Thursday to convict Courtney Stadd on ethics charges stemming from a brief stint he had at NASA in 2005. As noted earlier this week, the defense argued that Stadd was only following orders from NASA administrator Mike Griffin, who had been pressed by Sen. Thad Cochran’s […] A few thoughts about the Review of US Human Space Flight Plans (aka Augustine committee) and what they have discussed to date, including Ed Crawley’s presentation yesterday (and to add to the discussion already taking place): Last week there seemed to be a surge of interest in extending the life of the shuttle, including the […] A month ago it appeared that pressure from Sen. Richard Shelby would force NASA to redirect most of the $150 million in stimulus funds planned for commercial crew work to Constellation instead, after the Alabama Republican strongly opposed the plan, saying the money should be spent on trying to reduce (if by only a tiny […] That’s not a question normally asked about the former college football coach, best known for leading Notre Dame for a number of years, but is may be one increasingly asked in the months to come. The Orlando Sentinel reported this week that Holtz is weighing a run for Congress in Florida’s 24th district, which includes […] On Monday the trial of former NASA official Courtney Stadd got underway in Washington. Stadd was charged earlier this year by federal prosecutors of steering nearly $10 million in NASA funds to a consulting client, Mississippi State University, during a brief stint at the agency in 2005 shortly after Mike Griffin became administrator. During the […] Four weeks from today—August 31—the Review of US Human Space Flight Plans Committee is expected to deliver its final report containing recommendations for the White House regarding the future of NASA’s human spaceflight programs. Although the committee is still hard at work, with two more public hearings scheduled for this Wednesday and the following Wednesday […] |
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