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AAS Statement on NASA Restoration Amendment
October 10, 2007
American Astronautical Society Applauds Senate Action on NASA’s Budget
SPRINGFIELD, VA – The American Astronautical Society applauds the U.S. Senate for approving the NASA Restoration Amendment to add $1billion in much-needed funding to NASA’s FY08 budget.
The Society thanks Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) for their tireless leadership and support for our nation’s space program.
“The additional funding provided by the amendment is a very significant first step in beginning to close the gap between the programs that NASA has been asked to carry out and the resources it has been given,” said Mark Craig, president of AAS.
Since the Space Shuttle Columbia accident in 2003, NASA has been forced to absorb $2.8 billion in Shuttle return to flight costs from its annual appropriations, resulting in reduced funds for space and Earth science programs; aeronautics research; and critical development of the next generation of human spaceflight systems that will carry crew members to the International Space Station and eventually to the moon. NASA’s budget shortfall was exacerbated further by the more than half billion dollar reduction that resulted from the FY07 Continuing Resolution.
The NASA Restoration Amendment provides $1 billion in emergency funding to address the costs of the Space Shuttle accident and the subsequent impact of those costs on other NASA programs.
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Von Braun Memorial Symposium - Oct 30, 2008 9:33 - 0 Comments
Presentations from 2008 Von Braun Symposium Posted
AAS has posted the slide presentations from the inaugural Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium, held in Huntsville, Alabama on 21 and 22 October.
- Session 1: Ares - A Project Making Progress
- Luncheon: Mike Griffin, NASA Administrator
- Session 2: Constellation: Enabling Research and Discovery
- Session 3: Huntsville and the U.S. Space Program - An Historical Perspective
- Session 4: What’s Ahead for the Space Program with a New Administration and Congress?
- Session 5: Industry Perspective and the Future of Exploration
Thank you to all who attended, as well as our sponsors and supporters. A summary of the symposium will be printed in the upcoming edition of Space Times.
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Corporate Members, Orbital Sciences Corporation - Oct 17, 2008 12:56 - 0 Comments
Webcast of IBEX Launch on 19 October
Source: NASA press release
The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is scheduled for launch on 19 October between 1:44pm and 1:52pm EDT. The IBEX payload contains sensors to detect and map the termination shock of the solar wind at the edge of our solar system. The launch will take place from Kwajalein aboard Orbital Science Corporation’s Pegasus XL rocket. The IBEX spacecraft was also built by Orbital in Dulles, Virginia.
Live streaming video of the countdown and launch will be available at nasa.gov. Coverage begins at 12:15pm and will conclude after payload separation, approximately 12 minutes after launch.
Orbital Sciences Corporation is a corporate member of the American Astronautical Society.
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News - Sep 12, 2008 0:02 - 0 Comments
NASA’s Future Forum in Boston, 18 September
The sixth NASA’s Future Forum will be held at the Museum of Science, Boston, on 18 September. The Future Forum is a series of events between NASA personnel — administrators, scientists, engineers — and business, technology, and academic leaders in selected cities as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of NASA. The Future Forum in Boston will focus on space exploration benefits the economic and academic sector in Massachusetts.
- 8:30 a.m. - Welcome by Dr. Iaonnis Miaoulis, president and director, Museum of Science
- 8:45 a.m. - Remarks by NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale
- 9 a.m. - Overview of the NASA Exploration Program: ARES manager Stephen Cook
- 9:55 a.m. - News media question and answer session with presenters
- 10 a.m. - Innovation Panel: “Unleashing the power of technology and creativity”
- 11:15 a.m. - Discovery Panel: “Pushing the limits of knowledge to inspire new generations”
- 12:30 p.m. - Luncheon speaker: STS-116 mission highlights by astronaut Nicholas Patrick
- 1:45 p.m. - Inspiration Panel: “Building idea factories for the future”
Previous forums were held in Seattle, Columbus, St. Louis, Miami, and San Jose. The next and final NASA’s Future Forum will be held in Chicago on 10 October 2008.
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