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On Face the Nation Sunday, Rep. Dick Gephardt answered a question about Bush’s expected new space policy by saying not only he preferred an emphasis on alternative energy programs, which he has previously mentioned, but that NASA should focus first on the International Space Station: I think that before we make that decision, we’ve really […] Over at The Space Review I’ve written an article that provides a guide to what most of the major Democratic candidates for President have said regarding space policy. Don’t expect too many specific details, but there are some general viewpoints, as well as some initial reactions to the expected Bush announcement this week. Joe Lieberman discussed in a bit greater detail his opinion of the President’s rumored new human space initiative during an interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN’s Late Edition show Sunday afternoon. Asked by Blitzer if such a program was a wise expenditure, Lieberman responded: You know, I have very mixed feelings about it, but I’ll […] Sen. Joe Lieberman added his voice to the chorus of Democratic presidential candidate responses to the rumors of the new Bush space policy, according to an article in Saturday’s Baltimore Sun. Like some others, Lieberman expressed some support for a new space exploration initiative, just not necessarily Bush’s plan. Bush, he said, “must be from […] Retired General Wesley Clark hinted at what his space policy might encompass should he be elected in November. In a speech Saturday in New Hampshire, Clark briefly touched upon space during a speech where he gave his 20-year vision for space. According to the Clark campaign’s press release: “We’ll move beyond the Space Shuttle and […] Leading Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean sounded off Friday on the reports that Bush will propose new human missions to the Moon and Mars. In a Reuters article about the general obstacles such a proposal faces, Dean questions the affordability of such a mission. “I’m very much in favor of space exploration,” Dean told Reuters. […] Rep. Dennis Kucinich, another Democratic candidate for President, spoke out on the rumors of a new Bush space policy initiative during a mini-debate in Washington DC on Friday. (I use the term “mini-debate” because the only other candidates participating were Moseley-Braun and Sharpton; all three are marginal candidates.) The Washington Post quoted Kucinich as critical […] Reuters reports that Rep. Dick Gephardt, one of the Democratic presidential candidates, commented on the rumors about a new Bush space policy on Friday. “I have nothing against NASA programs. I’ve been a supporter of them because I think you need that vision out there, especially for young people,” he was quoted as saying. “But […] |
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