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One of the unique characteristics of the Space Exploration Alliance (SEA), the loose coalition of space organizations formed in the spring of 2004 to support the Vision for Space Exploration, has been its diversity. Its members have included industry organizations (AIAA, AIA), supporters of lunar exploration (Moon Society), supporters of Mars exploration (Mars Society), supporters […] Tuesday night’s launch of Shenzhou 6 hasn’t had anywhere near the effect of Shenzhou 5, China’s first manned spaceflight, two years ago, but there is still some debate about the overall nature of China’s space efforts and how the US should react. On one side are those who see China’s manned space activities as cover […] (Where, here, TPS means The Planetary Society and not thermal protection system.) In a statement released yesterday, the society is strongly suggesting that the shuttle should be grounded to free up funding for the exploration vision. The statement doesn’t go out and state that—if you read to the end you’ll see that they hedge their […] While doing some other work this morning I stumbled across a web site promoting something called the “Extraterrestrial Contact Act of 2005″. It is a proposed piece of legislation that would “establish a protocol to allow public interaction with Extraterrestrial Intelligences that may make, or express a desire to make peaceful contact with the people […] The New York Daily News noted today that New York magazine asked 60 Minutes anchor Morley Safer what he thought of NASA’s new lunar exploration plans. His response? “It’s the only way, short of murder, of getting rid of Donald Trump. And it’s worth every penny.” Hadn’t thought of that rationale, but, hey, whatever it […] SPACE.com reported yesterday that some members of Congress may seek to find ways to convert ballistic missiles earmarked for destruction under arms reduction treaties into small launch vehicles. Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R-MT), speaking at a space policy conference in Montana last weekend, said he felt it made more sense to use retired Peacekeeper missiles as […] I noted here last week a “hearing” last Wednesday on space security by an international organization called e-Parliament. I didn’t attend the hearing, but Taylor Dinerman did, and writes about the hearing in this week’s issue of The Space Review. He isn’t terribly enthused, to say the least, about the content of the hearing, which […] Today is perhaps the biggest day for the Vision for Space Exploration since its unveiling last January: NASA is set to release its Exploration Systems Architecture Study (ESAS) with new details about how the agency plans to return humans to the Moon. Even without the details released, there are signs some members of Congress are […] Take up a challenge proposed by a member of Congress Propose something that that member will never support That’s the approach the Cato Institute has seem to have take with regards to budget cuts. On Tuesday House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was asked if Congress would consider budget cuts to help offset the costs […] The FY2006 budget is still far from complete, but JPL has already seen the writing on the wall. The Pasadena Star-News reports that JPL has enacted a lab-wide hiring freeze, the first in recent memory at the lab, anticipating a five to eight percent cut in its FY06 operating budget. Lab officials said they will […] |
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