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As noted here earlier, the space subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee is holding a hearing on the ISS this morning. While it’s not specifically mentioned in the hearing charter, one would expect that committee members would ask NASA’s Bill Gerstenmaier some questions about the Soyuz reentry Saturday that experienced what may be […] The space subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee is holding a hearing this Thursday morning on “NASA’s International Space Station Program: Status and Issues”. The rather crowded list of witnesses: Mr. William Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ms. Cristina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, […] While NASA is not focusing on crew transfer services as part of the COTS program right now, it is pretty much going all-in on cargo resupply with COTS. Aerospace Daily reported Thursday that NASA is not asking for an Congressional extension of its authority to purchase Progress missions after the current authority to purchase Progress […] That’s the argument made in an article yesterday in the Orlando Sentinel, which makes the case that Lampson’s fight to raise NASA’s budget will help keep jobs at KSC. Lampson, the article notes, wants an extra $3 billion for NASA’s budget to reduce the Shuttle-Constellation gap. To aid those efforts, he organized a meeting between […] A runoff in Texas District 22 on Tuesday has determined who will oppose Congressman Nick Lampson this fall. Former Senate aide Pete Olson defeated Shelley Sekula Gibbs by a 2-to-1 margin in the Republican runoff, after neither candidate captured a majority in the primary last month. Sekula Gibbs ran against Lampson in 2006 and lost, […] Mike Griffin has made it clear on a number of occasions that, while he is open to international collaboration in the exploration vision, he is not happy with the current state of affairs regarding US dependence on Russians for ISS access and resupply once the shuttle is retired. “Do not confuse my desire for international […] In her opening statement at a hearing of the Commerce, Justice, and Science subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), chair of the subcommittee, mentioned the she would again push to add $1 billion to NASA’s budget. “We’re worried about lost opportunities,” she said, evaluating the administration’s 2009 budget proposal, […] That’s the thrust of the headline on Wired News late today: “House Democrats Plan Attack on NASA’s Mars Mission”. According to the report (once you scroll past an oversized illustration of an Ares 1 launch), “the House Committee on Science and Technology will challenge NASA’s vision for space exploration” during a hearing tomorrow morning. The […] That’s “Save Our Shuttle [Jobs]”, of course. On Tuesday, NASA released a shuttle workforce transition report that includes preliminary estimates predicting up to 9,000 jobs, primarily among contractors, that will be cut over the next three years as the shuttle is retired. The vast majority of those cuts—up to 6,400—will be at KSC, as expected. […] As Congress returns from recess next week, the House Science and Technology Committee has a couple of relevant hearings scheduled. On Wednesday morning, April 2, the research and education subcommittee is holding a hearing on “International Science and Technology Cooperation” with the following witnesses scheduled: Dr. John Marburger, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy […] |
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