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You may recall earlier this year the on-again, off-again strategic “roadmaps” review of NASA programs initiated by former administrator Sean O’Keefe, but sharply curtailed by Michael Griffin shortly after taking office. While some of the roadmaps were curtailed or dropped altogether, the science ones (with the exception of lunar exploration) were completed in May and […] A CBS News poll released yesterday suggests that the public is more skeptical about the future of the shuttle program than ever before. The poll of 1,222 adults, conducted from July 29 to August 2, found than 59% thought the shuttle is worth continuing, down from 75% just after the Columbia accident; support was also […] NASA Administrator Mike Griffin will be in a hot seat normally reserved for politicians on Sunday morning: as a guest on NBC’s “Meet the Press” hosted by Tim Russert. The program will also include a “historic” interview with three members of the shuttle crew: Eileen Collins, James Kelly, and Charles Camarda. While Griffin’s appearance is […] An editorial in today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution criticizes the House of Representatives for approving NASA authorization legislation last week that includes language endorsing the Vision for Space Exploration. The AJC’s complaints cover the usual ground, primarily that we can’t “afford” the VSE because of the huge budget deficits, Social Security and Medicare shortfalls, and the like. […] At last year’s Return to the Moon conference in Las Vegas, Constellation Services International (CSI) unveiled “Lunar Express”, a proposal for a lunar exploration architecture using Soyuz spacecraft that could permit human circumlunar missions within just a few years. CSI also discussed Lunar Express during a session yesterday of this year’s RTM conference. The technical […] This week marks the 30th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz mission, a time when the surviving members of that crew have been reflecting on the mission and the role of international cooperation in space endeavors. International cooperation is generally perceived as a good thing, with benefits for all involved as well as for foreign policy in […] How strongly does the American public support the Vision for Space Exploration? It depends on who you ask, and how. Last week the Coalition for Space Exploration released the results of a Gallup survey that suggested strong support for the public. When asked if they supported a “stepping-stone approach” to space exploration that included the […] A husband-and-wife pair of politicians are asking California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to find ways to lure development of the CEV to the state. State Senator George Runner and his wife, Assemblywoman Sharon Runner, both represent the Antelope Valley region of southern California in the California Legislature. They believe the governor should create a “high-level team” […] I couldn’t help but think of that famous phrase (which, ah, knowledgeable readers will recognize as the words of Emil Faber, founder of Faber College of “Animal House” fame) when reading the American Astronomical Society’s policy statement about the Vision for Space Exploration. The statement can be distilled to its first sentence: “The American Astronomical […] Last month the American Academy of Arts and Sciences issued a report titled “United States Space Policy: Challenges and Opportunities”, written by George Abbey and Neal Lane. The report got a brief mention in the media, and some online debate, but hasn’t yet had any visible effect on overall space policy debates. I did not […] |
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