Events of Interest: Week of May 3-7, 2010

Events of Interest: Week of May 3-7, 2010

The following events may be of interest in the coming week. Check our calendar on the right menu for more information or click the links below. Congressional hearings and markups …

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Astrobiology Central to the Future of Planetary Exploration Says Cornell's Steve Squyres

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. The …

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Huntress: Constellation Neither Inspirational Nor Challenging, New Plan is "Sensible"

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 …

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Radzanowski Replaces Whitesides as NASA Chief of Staff

Radzanowski Replaces Whitesides as NASA Chief of Staff

NASA announced this afternoon that Dave Radzanowski will replace George Whitesides as NASA’s Chief of Staff. In addition, James Stofan was named acting Associate Administration for Education. The announcement follows: …

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Bolden Urges JSC Workers to Look to the Future, Not the Past

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 …

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New York Times Lauds SDO

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 …

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SpacePolicyOnline.com Summary of Senate Appropriations Hearing Now Available

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.