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More clues about Obama Space Policy

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Kevin A. Barnes

During the last two weeks, there have been some tantalizing clues as to what the U.S. space exploration policy may look like during President Obama’s administration. First the Obama Transition Team submitted a series of questions to NASA, apparently to … Read the rest of this entry →

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Obama’s impact on the retirement of NASA’s Space Shuttle

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Kevin A. Barnes

NASA currently is developing the spacecraft and launch systems that will replace the aging U.S. space shuttle fleet. Unfortunately NASA’s current timeline leaves a gap of several years between when the last shuttle is decommissioned and when the new Aries … Read the rest of this entry →

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