Huntress: Constellation Neither Inspirational Nor Challenging, New Plan is “Sensible”
In an interview with Jim Oberg for IEEE Spectrum, Wes Huntress praised President Obama’s new plan for human spaceflight. The Constellation program, he said, was “neither inspirational nor sufficiently challenging for a space program as storied as...CSIS Seeks Input — Quickly — on National Security and Commercial Space
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a draft report today and is seeking input from the space community before finalizing its findings and recommendations. “National Security and the Commercial Space Sector” looks at the...Astrobiology Central to the Future of Planetary Exploration Says Cornell’s Steve Squyres
Cornell University’s Steve Squyres said at a NASA teleconference yesterday that the future of planetary exploration is “driven” by astrobiology and the search for life on other celestial bodies.Bolden Urges JSC Workers to Look to the Future, Not the Past
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden called on workers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) to “look to the possibilities and opportunities available as we continue our 21st century march beyond our home planet” in an “all hands” meeting...New York Times Lauds SDO
The New York Times praises NASA”s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) in an editorial today. Calling the quality of the images of the Sun produced by SDO “extraordinary,” the newspaper says that the spacecraft “creates a new solar effect, which is...SpacePolicyOnline.com Summary of Senate Appropriations Hearing Now Available
A SpacePolicyOnline.com summary of the Senate Appropriations Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee hearing last week is now available. Look on our left menu under “Our Hearing Summaries” or simply click here.NASA and the Icelandic Ash
It may not be space policy, but it is the first A in NASA — aeronautics. The Space and Aeronautics subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee will hold a hearing next week on the impact of volcanic ash on aviation. The hearing follows the...Rep. Wolf Continues Opposition to Obama Plan; Space News DoesToo
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) continues his criticism of President Obama’s new plan for NASA in an op-ed in today’s Space News (subscription required to access some content). Rep. Wolf is the ranking member of the House Appropriations Commerce-Justice-Science...UPDATE: Events of Interest: Week of April 26-30, 2010
UPDATE: Adds two meetings on Friday, April 30ORIGINAL STORY: The following events may be of interest in the coming week. For further information, check our calendar on the right menu or click the links below. Meetings of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) and its...Space Talk
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#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
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.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.
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