Spock, NASA, and Obama

Source: The Space Review It almost goes without saying that Star Trek, in particular the original series that aired on television in the late 1960s, has been a major factor in inspiring people to pursue careers in science and engineering, including at NASA and...

Obama’s failure to launch

Source: NY Daily News In a speech to political allies gathered at Cape Canaveral last week, President Obama laid out his vision for America’s space program. Under the Obama plan, NASA will spend $100 billion on human spaceflight over the next 10 years in order...

Orion highlights political tension

Source: The Denver Post While saving 4,000 jobs in Colorado helps the local economy, tough choices remain about how to rein in federal spending. Count us among those relieved to see that work on the Orion spacecraft will continue in Colorado. In what turned into a...

A new plan for space

Source: The Miami Herald OUR OPINION: President’s outline leaves out too much To judge from his remarks at the Kennedy Space Center last week, President Obama has embarked on a generational reorientation of the nation’s space program. He is charting a...