President eyes Mars, not moon

Source: USA Today President Obama took on critics of his space exploration plans Thursday, vowing that his proposals will allow the nation to “reach space faster and more often.” The president said his space program would allow astronauts to visit an...

NASA Plan Fails to Appease Critics

Source: The Wall Street Journal President Barack Obama on Thursday stuck to his controversial plan to outsource core parts of NASA’s mission to private industry, telling a growing chorus of critics it will help “ensure our leadership in space is even...

Obama Vows Renewed Space Program

Source: The New York Times Pointing to Mars and asteroids as destinations, President Obama on Thursday forcefully countered criticisms that he was trying to end the nation’s human spaceflight program. This was the first time that the president had lent his personal...