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Gen. Lance Lord is set to step down as the had of Air Force Space Command at the end of this week, and his retirement is raising questions about the future of the command, including speculation that the command might be downgraded and commanded by a three-star general instead of a four-star like Lord. Sen. […] An article published on the The New York Times web site today (and presumably to appear in Thursday’s print edition) looks again at the proposed cuts in NASA’s science programs. Buried in the article, amidst comments by concerned astronomers, is this little tidbit: “Senator Pete Domenici, Republican of New Mexico, and 56 other senators have […] A (free) Space News article this week examines the annual March Storm grassroots lobbying effort by ProSpace, which is going on through Wednesday. The major focus this year is on new proposed legislation, the “Space Prizes for the Advancement of Commerce and Enterprise (SPACE) Act of 2006″, which would establish a “National Space Prize Board” […] The House Science Committee is planning a hearing of the full committee on Thursday, March 2, at 10 am to discuss “NASA Science Mission Directorate: Impacts of the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Proposal”. The witnesses scheduled to appear are: Dr. Mary Cleave, Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Atmospheric Administration (NASA); Dr. Fran […] Prior to yesterday’s House Science Committee hearing, Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL) spoke at a Space Transportation Association breakfast about his recent trip to China, including a rare visit to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the Chinese manned spaceflight center that is typically off limits to Western visitors. (He noted in his talk that while […] After reading the opening statements from yesterday’s hearing mentioned in a previous post, you’d think that science committee members were very upset about the planned cutbacks in NASA science programs. And indeed, some members expressed their concern about cuts, either in general or in specific programs of interest (aeronautics, SOFIA, etc.) Yet, later in the […] I haven’t had time yet to digest today’s hearing of the House Science Committee featuring NASA administrator Mike Griffin; that will have to wait until later tonight. In the meantime here are a few resources: The committee’s hearing page with links to the opening statements by the Republican leadership as well as Griffin, the hearing […] I stumbled across yesterday an interview with Clint Curtis, a Republican-turned-Democrat who is considering running against Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL), whose district includes KSC. It’s a wide-ranging, and somewhat odd, interview, although when asked what his top issues would be, Curtis mentioned several, including “Stop the gutting of NASA.” (Oh dear, there’s that evisceration theme […] This week’s print issue of Space News includes a short article about a speech last Thursday by Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) at the U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Industry Conference in Washington (one floor up and around the corner from the FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference, taking place at the same time.) Udall has long advocated […] CQPolitics.com notes that Rep. Tom DeLay is facing some competition in the Republican primary for the 22nd Congressional District, scheduled for March 7. Three candidates are running against him, one of whom, Tom Campbell, is running TV ads that indirectly attack DeLay. No one expects Campbell to upset DeLay, but it could pose another challenge […] |
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