Posey still fighting for the shuttle

By Jeff Foust on 2010 January 13 at 6:46 am ET

With five shuttle missions left on the manifest, many people on the Space Coast are gearing up for life after the shuttle. One member of Congress, though, appears set on making one more try to keep the shuttle alive. Florida Today reported Tuesday that Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL) “pledged to pursue” authorization for additional shuttle […]

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National space policy and a local economy

By Jeff Foust on 2010 January 7 at 1:33 pm ET

As the space shuttle enters what is most likely its final year of operations, Florida’s Space Coast region is growing increasingly concerned about what will happen to the local economy once the shuttle is retired and the thousands of jobs associated with it lost, particularly with uncertainly about the agency’s future direction. In an editorial […]

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Bolden on policy, science, and international cooperation

By Jeff Foust on 2010 January 5 at 2:27 pm ET

NASA administrator Charles Bolden didn’t make any major policy pronouncements in his speech Tuesday at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Washington, DC, although one wouldn’t expect him to in this “quiet period” before the FY11 budget release and any White House announcement about a chance in policy. “I’m sure all of you would like […]

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Nelson: White House to give NASA a “strong go signal”

By Jeff Foust on 2010 January 5 at 5:14 am ET

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) tells Central Florida News 13 that he is “cautiously optimistic” that the White House will provide additional money to NASA in the FY2011 budget proposal, due out next month, but wasn’t specific about what changes in direction the administration might make in the agency’s space exploration plans. “I think he will […]

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