Obama Campaign Issues Revised and Expanded Space Policy Document 2 Replies

Barack Obama: Advancing the Frontiers of Space Exploration http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.ht version http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_space_thewri

Tagged: policy, space, Obama

Started by Keith Cowing. Last reply by Andrew Hoppin Aug 18.

Who would Senator Obama pick to be NASA administrator? 8 Replies

Hey, I am doing a post over at Dailykos, about who Senator Obama would pick to be NASA administrator, should he be elected President? So far, I've decided to include the following people Peter Dia...

Tagged: administrator, NASA

Started by Ferris Valyn. Last reply by Thomas Lee Elifritz Jul 8.

Who is all going to ISDC 2008, and 4 Replies

does anyone else want to plan to meet up? I'd be up for it, and I've talked to a few people who post here, who are thinking about going - anyone else, and anyone wanna meet up?

Tagged: 2008, isdc

Started by Ferris Valyn. Last reply by Bill White Jun 5.

My new Daily Kos space exploration diary

I expand upon Rick Tumlinson's narrative frames of Carl Sagan-ism Werner von Braun-iam Gerard O'Neill-ism http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/

Started by Bill White Jun 5.

Does anyone feel like we are always facing the 11 Replies

constant regard fight to show that Liberals and Democrats aren't inherently anti-space? In case you haven't seen it House Democrats Plan Attack on NASA’s Mars Mission Anyone else feel like hittin...

Tagged: mars, congress, wired, media

Started by Ferris Valyn. Last reply by CM Levin Apr 29.

Space Commons: Deriving and Empowering a Grassroots Space Policy For America 1 Reply

America has never had an open source space policy or program that was grown from the grassroots, and is developed by diverse constituents. Is it time? Is it possible? What will it look like? Should...

Tagged: policy, organizing, constituency, diversity, source

Started by Kathleen Connell. Last reply by CM Levin Mar 28.

Richardson's endorsement of Obama and Space Policy Implications 4 Replies

Richardson has recently done an about-face and thrown his support behind Obama. Richardson has been a big supporter of commercial space, with his endorsement of Spaceport America in Las Cruces, NM...

Started by Joshua V. Nelson. Last reply by Allan P. Lappin Mar 25.

Hillary Clinton Releases New Aerospace Statement 4 Replies

Hillary Clinton’s Statement in Support of U.S. Aerospace and Aviation "...Hillary will double NASA's and FAA's aeronautics R&D budgets as part of her plan to reverse the Bush administration's ...

Tagged: clinton

Started by Keith Cowing. Last reply by Joshua V. Nelson Mar 23.

Obama (sort of) Throws Out a Challenge: Make Space Inspirational 27 Replies

Obama a little confused about today's state, The Swamp (Baltimore Sun) "During the question-and-answer portion of an event at a recreational center here, Obama was asked about the nation's space p...

Tagged: obama

Started by Keith Cowing. Last reply by Brian Shiro Mar 22.

Why is space policy strategically important to the Democratic nominee? 3 Replies

If YOU were to make the case to the Democratic nominee about why they should pay attention to space policy before November, what would you tell them? At a very nuts and bolts level, how many votes ...

Started by Andrew Hoppin. Last reply by Bill White Mar 22.

Direct 2.0 Discussion 13 Replies

I have just finished scrolling through the new Direct 2.0 presentation. Warning, large pdf file I find this proposal to be compelling, especially in the context of: (a) budget shortfalls for ESA...

Tagged: esas, direct, 2.0

Started by Bill White. Last reply by Andrew Hoppin Mar 5.

Why I hate space exploration - the importance of langauge 11 Replies

The title of this piece may surprise a few people, considering my history as a space advocate, but the truth is I really do hate space exploration. Actually, let me be a little more accurate - I h...

Tagged: langauge, communications

Started by Ferris Valyn. Last reply by Keith Cowing Mar 4.

We need someone on every major Democratic/Liberal community site 5 Replies

Many of the people here know me, and know of my blogging over at dailykos.com. I started blogging there about 2 years ago. for a couple of reason, one of them being that I didn't feel that there w...

Tagged: blogosphere, mydd, openleft, dailykos

Started by Ferris Valyn. Last reply by Kathleen Connell Mar 4.

The Intention of SpaceDemocrats.org 3 Replies

Our goal is to become a broad-based movement of Democrats and Independents, drawn from both traditional and new space constituencies, who will endeavor to create consensus about a new "progressive ...

Tagged: policy, elections, politics, space, candidates

Started by Andrew Hoppin. Last reply by Kathleen Connell Mar 4.

Space Policy Under an Obama Administration 9 Replies

(re-posted from my personal blog, where there is an extensive comment thread Many space constituents are publicly critical of the Obama campaign for campaign rhetoric that is less overtly supporti...

Tagged: policy, nasa, obama, space, spacedemocrats

Started by Andrew Hoppin. Last reply by Keith Cowing Mar 3.

Rep. Lampson thinks NASA is part of the solution to our energy crisis

"Diversifying our energy supply by funding research and development, and tapping into the science being conducted by NASA, must be part of a national energy strategy," Lampson said. http://www.sci...

Tagged: lampson, nasa, environment, energy

Started by Andrew Hoppin Mar 3.