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Over at The Space Review I have an article about a talk on Saturday by Neil deGrasse Tyson, one of the members of the President’s Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond (aka the Aldridge Commission). Tyson offered several interesting tidbits about the commission and its work, and he hinted that he also played a small […] A few tidbits this week about Hubble and yesterday’s Senate hearing that focused in part on the SM4 cancellation decision: NASA has finally published a detailed white paper outlining the reasons behind the cancellation decision. It also notes that the agency is “aggressively investigating innovative ways” to extend the life of Hubble without a shuttle […] This week features three Congressional hearings by three different committees on various aspects of space policy: At 10am Wednesday the full House Science Committee is scheduled to meet on the topic of “Perspectives on the President’s Vision for Space Exploration.” The committee’s web site doesn’t offer many details about the hearing, but according to SpaceRef.com […] According to ProSpace, HR 3752, the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004, will go to the floor of the House for a vote the first week of March. It appears unlikely the bill will face any serious obstacles to passage: it’s considered relatively non-controversial and has the support of the leading Republicans and Democrats […] As noted here earlier today, the Aldridge Commission is planning a series of public hearings around the US. The commission issued a press release today confirming those plans, including both the dates and locations. Interestingly, the press release is dated February 16—Monday, and also a federal holiday—but the press release didn’t appear on its web […] The Dayton Daily News reports Wednesday that the next public hearing by the Aldridge Commission will take place in that Ohio town on March 3-4. Dayton, home of the Air Force Museum, was selected because it is a Midwestern city that can “reach a cross-section” of the US population, according to a spokeswoman. The article […] This Wednesday’s issue of the Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill includes a full-page article about space tourism and the regulatory issues associated with it. What’s interesting about the article is that, in the print edition, it is included in the middle of a special section on transportation issues, alongside articles about Amtrak, a highway bill, […] NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe is scheduled to appear before the full House Science Committee on Thursday at 10 am to discuss “the President’s proposed space exploration initiative, including its goals and potential price tag, and the impact it may have on other NASA programs.” The reference to other NASA programs will almost certainly include a […] There’s a wide-open race for the US Senate in Illinois this year as incumbent Republican Peter Fitzgerald is retiring after a single term. This has attracted over a dozen candidates but, as the Chicago Sun-Times reports Monday, many of them are in agreement in their opposition to the new Bush space policy. All seven Democrats […] Another Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. John Edwards, was on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday. Host Bob Schieffer asked Edwards what he thought of returning to the Moon. Edwards’ response, according to the official transcript: Well, I think–I think–I think going to the moon is–is great. The gr–the real issue is what are we doing […] |
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