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Back in late August a group of former astronauts published an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle in support of human space exploration in general and Constellation in particular. (The link to the original op-ed is now broken, as the Chronicle has apparently moved it to its archives, never to be read again.) The piece was […] While the Augustine committee wraps up its final report, NASA hasn’t been standing still waiting for it. In an article in Monday’s issue of The Space Review, I wrote about Bolden’s statements in his Space Transportation Association speech on Thursday about what NASA’s internal planning: While the Augustine committee did its work this summer, […] More members of Congress are talking about the need to increase NASA’s budget. But how much action is really taking place? On Friday Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), chair of the House Science and Technology Committee’s space subcommittee, reiterated her call for additional NASA funding in a presentation at the Sea Space Symposium in Washington. The […] Days after the majority of the Texas Congressional delegation pushed for diverting stimulus funding to NASA to support the agency’s exploration efforts, members of Florida’s delegations are making similar calls. In a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, Sen. Bill Nelson also asked for a transfer of $3 billion of stimulus funds to NASA, […] Last night David Letterman’s top ten list was “Top Ten Signs The Head of NASA Is Nuts”. While timed to the impending lunar impact of NASA’s LCROSS mission, the list came out just after NASA administrator Charles Bolden appeared at the White House, and just before he spoke at a Space Transportation Association (STA) breakfast […] A reminder that the Review of US Human Space Flight plans committee will be holding a telecon today at 1 pm EDT for the “finalization of scoring of options” contained in their summary report. The telecon will be streamed online for those who can’t get into the limited phone bridge. Meanwhile, the manager of NASA’s […] In a speech on the Senate floor Monday to introduce the Senate’s version of the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), the ranking member of the appropriations subcommittee that worked on the bill, fired a few shots at the Augustine committee and its report. “While I commend the Augustine Commission for […] Yesterday most of the Texas Congressional delegation—both senators and 26 of its 32 representatives—sent a letter to President Obama asking him to direct additional stimulus funding to NASA. Specifically, the letter requested that the White House request a redirection of $3 billion in stimulus funding from unspecified programs to NASA to provide initial basis for […] NASA announced Friday that the Review of US Human Space Flight Plans Committee will hold another meeting on Thursday the 8th via teleconference. The purpose of the meeting is the “finalization of scoring of options the committee presented in their summary report” released last month. (The meeting is being held via teleconference and the public […] One of the featured speakers at yesterday’s Space Investment Summit 7 in Boston was Jeff Greason, president of XCOR Aerospace. Rather than talk about his company, though, Greason talked about his work as a member of the Review of US Human Space Flight Plans Committee (aka the Augustine committee), providing his own perspectives and viewpoints […] |
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