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by Will Parker
A multi-institute team of scientists have proposed a new method of assessing the likelihood of life on alien worlds (exoplanets) while another group is mulling the possibility that alien space probes might currently be residing in our solar system.
Astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch, from Washington State University, believes that a method for quantifying […]
Credit: Parabolic Arc Space Blog
Lawmakers have given preliminary approval to a NASA budget that will provide $406 million to the Commercial Crew Development program, a 52 percent decrease from the $850 million requested by the Obama Administration. The amount exactly splits the difference between the $312 million the House proposed and the $500 million […]
Credit: Space Politics Blog
Here’s the breakdown of the final conference report funding for NASA compared to the President’s original budget request (PBR) and the versions of the budget passed by the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) and Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC):
PBR HAC SAC Final Science $5,016.80 $4,504.00 $5,100.00 $5,090.00 Aeronautics $569.40 $569.93 $501.00 $569.90 […]
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The space subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee is holding a hearing today on “Exploring Mars and Beyond: What’s Next for U.S. Planetary Science?”. Appearing before the committee are Jim Green, the director of NASA’s planetary science division, and Steve Squyres, the chair of the most recent planetary […]
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The House Appropriations Committee announced Monday night that House and Senate negotiators had reached agreement on a conference report on the so-called “minibus” appropriations bill that combines three separate bills, including the Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) bill. The full conference report has not be published yet, but the committee did […]
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Written by Marcia Smith
Tuesday, 15 November 2011 16:21
It is rare in Washington for critics of actions by individual government employees to name names in congressional hearings, but today was an exception. At a House subcommittee hearing on the future of NASA’s planetary science program, Cornell University’s Steve […]
By Frank Morring, Jr., Jefferson Morris Marshall Space Flight Center, Washington
Struggling to stay within a flat budget for the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS), NASA plans to halt development of the J-2X rocket engine that will power its upper stage after the ongoing development-test series.
Once the pacing item for the defunct Ares I […]
By Doug Mohney, Contributing Editor
An eclectic lineup of former astronauts, aerospace industry companies, and critics have sent a pair of letters to Congress supporting full funding for NASA’s commercial spacecraft development program in FY 2012. NASA says it needs $850 million to move the Commercial Crew (CCDev) program along so private industry can deliver flights to the International […]
Monday, November 7, 2011
The Honorable Barbara Mikulski Chair, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 503 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Frank Wolf Chair, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 241 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
Dear Chairwoman Mikulski and Chairman […]
8 November 2011
Dear Members of Congress and the Administration:
We, the undersigned space leaders, are strong supporters of human spaceflight. Among us are former NASA astronauts, executives, and advisors, CEOs and directors of firms large and small, space scientists, space journalists, and others.
We write today to urge you to expedite plans to use […]
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