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Sunday’s Naples (Florida) Daily News features a column by noted science fiction author and space advocate Ben Bova. He uses the column to promote both NASA and space commercialization, suggesting the private sector, for the right money, might be motivated enough to either service or safely return to Earth the Hubble Space Telescope. Unfortunately, he […] On Wednesday the Aerospace Industries Association released a five-year research and development plan for the aerospace industry. The plan focuses primarily on the aeronautics sector, but the press release announcing the plan does make mention of NASA’s plans to develop a Crew Exploration Vehicle: Although AIA supports the president’s plan, which increases funding for exploration […] The President’s Commission on Moon, Mars, and Beyond, aka the Aldridge Commission, issued a press release Tuesday with more details about their next public hearing, scheduled for March 3-4 in Dayton, Ohio. The hearing will take place in the “soon-to-be-completed” Missile Gallery at the Air Force Museum from 1-5pm on Wednesday the 3rd and 9 […] An article in the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Sunday Nonpareil suggests that some educators may be opposed to the Bush space plan because of the perception that it’s taking money away from educational programs. The opening paragraph is blunt: Is the exploration of Mars more important than the education of your child? “Clearly, their priorities are […] Yesterday a Senate subcommittee, holding a hearing in Houston, heard testimony from people who advocated privatizing, at least to some degree, NASA’s space exploration programs. A Houston Chronicle article includes this passage: So far, NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity robotic missions to Mars have produced a record 6 billion “hits” on the agency’s Web sites since […] Women in Aerospace is hosting a panel discussion next week titled “The President’s New Vision: The U.S. Civil Space Exploration Program”. Confirmed speakers include people from the National Research Council and Senate Appropriations Commitee, with NASA and OMB officials also invited but not yet confirmed. The event is scheduled for Thursday, February 26, from 5:30-7:30pm […] The Aldridge Commission now has on its web site video from the first public hearing last week in Washington. The video is all in RealPlayer format and is divided into several segments. So, if you couldn’t attend the hearing or watch the live webcast, you can catch what you missed. On Friday the GAO issued a report studying requirements for shuttle upgrades. At first glance the report’s language looks a little odd: it notes in the preface that the shuttle “is planned for use well into the second decade of this century and possibly beyond.” Given that the President announced last month that the shuttle […] For those of you who will be in the Washington DC area next week, there are a couple of space policy events of note to add to your calendars: On the evening of Tuesday, February 17, the Georgetown Law Center’s Space Law Society will host a discussion titled “Mission to Mars or Mission Impossible?” The […] I’ve been wrapped up attending the FAA Commercial Space Transportation Forecast Conference in Washington yesterday and today (in a hotel sadly lacking WiFi access), so posting here has been light. It should pick up again later this week. There are several good tidbits from the conference I’ll mention here in the next few days. I’m […] |
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