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We Must Restore Our Commitment to U.S. Space Exploration

Jerry L. Ross | Posted 04.08.2013 | Science
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Jerry L. Ross

The nation that put humans on the moon and inspired generations of excellence in science, technology, engineering, and math is now paying Russia to transport Americans to and from the International Space Station.

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NASA Caught In Crossfire Of Congressional Conflict

Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) | Tamara Dietrich | Posted 02.25.2013 | Politics
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If the "fiscal cliff" isn't averted by Congress by January, triggering $109 billion in automatic spending cuts for the next 10 years, NASA Langley Res...

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Time for Another American Leap

Travis Taylor | Posted 12.05.2012 | Science
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Travis Taylor

When Neil Armstrong passed away in August, for many people, including myself, his death marked not just the loss of a truly great American, but the end of an era.

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Expert Panel Blasts NASA But Lays Blame Elsewhere

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 02.04.2013 | Science
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WASHINGTON — NASA, the agency that epitomized the "Right Stuff," seems lost in space and doesn't have a clear sense of where it is going, an ind...

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Global Warming Skeptic Set To Chair House Science Committee

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.27.2012 | Politics
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Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), a skeptic of man-made global warming, is set to take over the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology in the 113t...

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The Voyager 1 Space Probe and the Generations of Scientists Who Care For It

J.S. McDougall | Posted 01.16.2013 | Science
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J.S. McDougall

The question of when Voyager 1 will leave the solar system is exciting, but generally not important. The fact is that it will soon, or already has -- and therefore it has moved the human race into a new chapter of humanity as interstellar beings.

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Space Exploration - A Presidential Priority

Wayne Hale | Posted 10.28.2012 | Politics
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Wayne Hale

America cannot afford to squander the opportunity to take full advantage of exploring the next great frontier: space. So it is time for the presidential candidates -- Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney -- to let America know where they really stand on the issue.

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NASA Simply Stopped Being a Priority

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 06.30.2012 | Politics
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Howard Steven Friedman

Will we look back and ask ourselves whether the decision to abandon space was a wise decision? Or will historians look back and identify this decision as a textbook example of when America sacrificed long-term strategic goals for short-term interests.

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A Turning Point at Mars

Jim Bell | Posted 06.09.2012 | Science
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Jim Bell

The time has come, from both a scientific and exploration standpoint, for NASA to embark on a robotic mission to bring rock and soil samples back from Mars, but the Agency -- and the administration -- appear to be shying away from the challenge.

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The Unlikely GOP Senator Pushing Obama For Government Funds

Politico | By Manu Raju | Posted 11.07.2011 | Politics
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Republican Sen. Richard Shelby has been one of Barack Obama's most persistent critics, accusing the president of putting the country on a road to fina...

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The Last Shuttle, the Endless Deficit, a Frozen Culture; a Meditation on Limits

Adam Hanft | Posted 09.10.2011 | Technology
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Adam Hanft

There's something puzzling about a president who wrote a book called The Audacity of Hope becoming the Privatizer-In-Chief, turning much of the space program over to for-profit companies.

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Neil Armstrong, Eugene Cernan Defend Space Program Funding At Senate Hearings

TIME | Katy Steinmetz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
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In terms of Senate hearings, this one had all the right stuff: high stakes, passionate speeches, shutdowns and -- as if that weren't enough -- astrona...

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NASA's Mission To Nowhere: New Space Agency Priorities Leave Rocket Launcher In The Lurch

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
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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, ne...

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International Space Station To "De-Orbit" In 2016 Due To Lack Of Long-Term Funding

Washington Post | Joel Achenbach | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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A number of times in recent weeks a bright, unblinking light has appeared in the night sky of the nation's capital: a spaceship. Longer than a footbal...

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