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Obama Backs New Launcher and Bigger NASA Budget
The AAAS’s ScienceInsider confidently reports that NASA is in line to receive $1 billion more next year. Reader coop0030 sends this quote: “President Barack Obama will ask Congress next year to fund a...
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India Moves To Put Its First Man In Space By 2016
An anonymous reader writes with this snippet from the International Business Times: “India plans to launch its first manned space mission in 2016, moving to become the fourth nation to put a man in...
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Reported Obama Plan Would Privatize Manned Launches
couchslug writes with this excerpt from the not-yet-paywalled New York Times: “President Obama will end NASA’s return mission to the moon and turn to private companies to launch astronauts into space...
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NASA Head Ignores Congress, Eyes Cooperation With China
eldavojohn writes “Congress and the president haven’t been exactly kind to NASA recently as far as funding goes but NASA chief Charles Bolden is ruffling some feathers with his planned trip to Beijing...
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In NASA’s Dreams: Laser-Launched Rockets and Deep Space Cruisers
With the space shuttles soon bound for retirement homes, NASA is dreaming up the future of U.S. human space flight. Recently, NASA has divulged its interest in two new gadgets: rockets launched bia...
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Rep. Bill Posey Introduces ‘Back To the Moon’ Bill
MarkWhittington writes “In an attempt to rationalize and give focus to NASA’s human space flight program, Rep. Bill Posey, Republican of Florida, has introduced a bill that will direct the space...
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Can the US Still Lead In Space Despite Shuttle’s End?
Hugh Pickens writes “NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden says that the future is bright and promises that one day humans will land on Mars. ‘American leadership in space will continue for at least...
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Why Mars Is Not the Limit For Human Space Flight
“Mars is not just the next or most accessible human destination, it is the ultimate one,” writes Louis Friedman, executive director emeritus of The Planetary Society. He says the concept of manned...
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