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By Jeff Foust on 2008 December 24 at 4:00 pm ET Evidently some people think so. As the Discovery News blog Free Space reported today, former astronaut and associate administrator for exploration Scott Horowitz has created an online petition calling for Griffin to be retained as NASA administrator. The key paragraph from the petition: Dr. Michael Griffin is one of the most technically and managerially […] By Jeff Foust on 2008 December 12 at 6:50 am ET An article in today’s Daily Press newspaper follows up on an earlier report about concerns people in the Hampton Roads region have about the future of NASA’s Langley Research Center. “About 20 people” gathered at a luncheon organized by William Harvey, president of Hampton University, to brainstorm ways to preserve the center, which they fear […] By Jeff Foust on 2008 December 9 at 7:40 am ET While members of the Texas Congressional delegation are gearing up to defend NASA against budget threats, real or perceived, supporters of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia are planning similar action. The Daily Press newspaper reports that the president of Hampton University is planning a luncheon to “get the community’s leadership re-engaged in the process […] By Jeff Foust on 2008 July 1 at 7:41 am ET Like presidential candidates, sometimes even space advocates get unsolicited, presumably undesired endorsements from people out on the fringes. Take Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who told the The Sunday Telegraph that “he intends to lobby Barack Obama and John McCain” for “sufficient” NASA funding so that the agency can carry out the Vision for Space […] By Jeff Foust on 2008 May 8 at 6:54 am ET The Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill reviews the concerns about the gap in US government human spaceflight, arguing that “[a]erospace companies are using memories of the Cold War and the prospect of American astronauts having to hitch a ride on a Russian rocket” in an effort to increase NASA funding. The article profiles both SpaceX, […] By Jeff Foust on 2008 April 14 at 7:52 am ET At a town hall meeting in Columbus, Indiana, on Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was asked again about NASA. Specifically, a “young man” asked him, “What do you plan to do with the space agency?” Obama’s answer was pretty much the same as what he has said recently: that it was time to revisit […] By Jeff Foust on 2008 March 7 at 5:58 am ET The grassroots space lobbying group ProSpace has released its agenda for March Storm 2008, which starts with training this weekend. The agenda focuses on three keys areas: Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS), detection of near Earth objects (NEOs), and space solar power (SSP). Its biggest requests are in COTS: ProSpace is asking for two more […] Filed under: Lobbying | 2 comments By Jeff Foust on 2008 March 4 at 6:57 am ET In Monday’s issue of The Space Review, Alex Kirk recounts last month’s “Blitz” by the Space Exploration Alliance (SEA), where a group of space activists met with over 120 Congressional offices about the NASA budget and other space policy issues. Kirk reports that what got the most attention and (positive) reaction from members and staffers […] Filed under: Lobbying | 4 comments By Jeff Foust on 2008 February 26 at 5:21 am ET I had not heard too much about the results of the recent “Space Blitz” by the Space Exploration Alliance (SEA) earlier this month, where members of the SEA’s organzations briefed Congressional offices about NASA funding and associated issues. The SEA, through the Mars Society, did issue a press release last week, which I’ve reprinted below […] Filed under: Lobbying | 25 comments By Jeff Foust on 2008 February 20 at 6:56 am ET Florida’s space industry will be trekking to the state capitol in Tallahassee next month to lobby for support as the industry approaches the post-shuttle era, Florida Today reported Wednesday. Space Day, on March 6, will feature meetings with over 100 state legislators as well as the governor and lieutenant governor. The article is scant on […] |
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