Bridenstine Argues for FAA/AST Funding Increase, Gets Endorsement for NASA Administrator

Bridenstine Argues for FAA/AST Funding Increase, Gets Endorsement for NASA Administrator

Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee today making the case for a funding increase for FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST).   He won praise from …

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Lightfoot: NASA Budget Still in Formulation, "Confident" of Administration Support

Lightfoot: NASA Budget Still in Formulation, "Confident" of Administration Support

NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot told employees today that the NASA budget is still in the formulation phase and he remains “confident” in the Trump Administration’s support for the agency. …

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Washington Post: Trump Proposing 17 Percent Cut to NOAA

Washington Post: Trump Proposing 17 Percent Cut to NOAA

The Washington Post is reporting that the Trump Administration is proposing a 17 percent cut to NOAA’s budget for FY2018.  NOAA has a broad portfolio including building and operating the …

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Trump Invokes Dream of Footprints on Distant Worlds

Trump Invokes Dream of Footprints on Distant Worlds

In his first speech to Congress, President Donald Trump mentioned the human spaceflight program, though with too little specificity to clarify what he has in mind for the U.S. space …

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