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As noted here last week, the Senate Commerce Committee’s space subcommittee has scheduled a hearing for this Wednesday on Human Spaceflight: The Space Shuttle and Beyond. This is the counterpart to the subcommittee’s hearing last month on ISS. NASA administrator Michael Griffin will testify on the first panel, while a second panel will feature speakers […] SPACE.com, in its Astronotes section (scroll down to the May 11 entry), reports that Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) is expressing “grave concerns” about Project Prometheus, the agency’s nuclear power and propulsion program. In a “Dear Colleague” letter, she apparently is concerned about the potential environmental damage in the event of a “catastrophic nuclear accident” as […] The American Astronomical Society (AAS), the professional organization for astronomers in the US (and not to be confused with the American Astronautical Society), issued a press release yesterday calling on NASA to restore funding for astronomical research within the agency. The AAS is particularly concerned about “research and analysis” (R&A) funding, grants to astronomers to […] An editorial in today’s New York Times praises Michael Griffin for his comments during last week’s confirmation hearing (which the Times calls a “love fest”; where have we heard that before?) “Dr. Griffin showed an encouraging independence of mind and a willingness to abandon past NASA decisions that look increasingly myopic,” the editorial states, noting […] The AIAA’s National Capital Section in Washington will be holding a luncheon on April 28 to discussion military space issues. Josh Hartman, a staffer with the House Armed Services Committee, will discuss “HASC Priorities for Military Space” at the luncheon. See the AIAA-NCS web site for logistical details. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), chairman of the space subcommittee of the House Science Committee, gave an address at the National Space Symposium this week. This is perhaps his most detailed address on space issues to date; he is also scheduled to give a press conference next week where he will outline his plans for the […] A Houston Chronicle article Monday notes that Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) now has considerable influence over NASA in the Senate: she chairs both the science and space subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee as well as the commerce, justice, and science subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, both of which have oversight over NASA. […] NPR carried a story last week about NASA’s space nuclear power efforts. The article included an interesting vignette about President Clinton’s interest in the Cassini mission and the protests of some who opposed the use of RTGs on that spacecraft: Opponents countered with a video called “Nukes in Space”. NASA manager Reed Wilcox said that […] Late Monday NASA announced its plans for a press conference on February 7 to unveil its proposed FY2006 budget. (I have heard rumors that NASA may try to move up the release of its budget to as early as Thursday to avoid linking it to O’Keefe’s planned departure, but that would be highly unusual: the […] Alan Boyle (who has been following the HR 3752/5382 debate as closely as anyone outside those directly involved in the process) offers an update on the status of the bill in his Cosmic Log weblog. Supporters of HR 5382 tried to get the bill passed by unanimous consent on the House floor Friday afternoon but, […] |
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