Generation gap: Obama space plan angers old hands
Source: The Associated Press Call it NASA: The Next Generation. The president is pointing America toward a new direction in space, and some heroes from NASA’s long-ago glory days don’t like it. New rockets to the moon have been canceled. And the space...Feud Over NASA Threatens America’s Edge in Space
Source: The Wall Street Journal After dominating space for a half century, the U.S. is mired in a political fight that threatens its leadership role and ambitions for manned exploration. President Barack Obama travels Thursday to the Kennedy Space Center to try to...STERNER: In space, no one hears you flip-flop
Source: The Washington Times Obama space summit just the latest faux job creator When President Obama arrives in Florida today for his space summit, he will bring considerable baggage with him. When running in the primaries to be the Democratic nominee, he promised to...First Moonwalker Blasts Obama’s Space Plan
Source: MSNBC The first man to walk on the moon blasted President Barack Obama’s decision to cancel NASA’s back-to-the-moon program on Tuesday, saying that the move is “devastating” to America’s space effort. Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong’s open letter was also...Obama plan adds jobs, revives Orion
Source: Florida Today President Barack Obama will outline a plan Thursday that would bring 2,500 more jobs to Florida’s Space Coast than the NASA moon program he aims to kill, White House officials said Tuesday. The 4,500 to 5,500 new jobs would come in the...Orion To Become Crew Lifeboat Under Revised Obama Space Plan
Source: Space News A top NASA official said U.S President Barack Obama will announce plans to continue development of a stripped-down version of the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle for use as a crew lifeboat on the international space station. Obama, who is scheduled...Obama adds meat, jobs to space plan with revived crew capsule, speeded up massive rocket
Source: The Los Angeles Times President Barack Obama is reviving the NASA crew capsule concept that he had canceled with the rest of the moon program earlier this year, in a move that will mean more jobs and less reliance on the Russians, officials said Tuesday. The...Thoughts on human spaceflight and a possible compromise
Source: Houston Chronicle This is another big week for NASA and its space centers in the fierce political battle being fought over the future of human spaceflight. Below I’ve tried to provide an overview, and take a peek at what may happen in the coming days and...A Launcher Without a Rocket
From MSNBC Anyone need a $500 million, 355-foot steel tower for launching rockets into space? There’s one available at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Brand new, never been used. The mobile launcher has been built for a rocket called the Ares 1. The problem...Space Talk
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