Topic: Barack Obama
On May 7, 2009 the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); an office within the Executive Office of the President which was established by Congress in 1976; announced that it would be conducting a review of the United States? human space ...
NASA?s Constellation program was designed to carry crew and cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) and eventually to the moon and to Mars. Already in advanced stages of development, the program had already begun designing future missions when the news came ...
President Obama recently had his NASA press conference and has outlined some of the goals for the space program. So as we can all see, there are some serious issues that have to worked out with our space program, and it makes ...
President Obama recently outlined his plan for the future of NASA and it includes an increase in funding. By increasing funds, the President does seem committed to the concept of space exploration. The President's plan is to spend more money on research ...
A manned mission to Mars is quickly emerging as the most important near-term goal for the future of manned space programs. At this time NASA originally hoped that the International Space Station could provide a political and technical jumping-off point for a ...
The Constellation Program is NASA's over-arching framework for the future of human spaceflight. However, the Constellation Program never had adequate funding, and, under the Obama administration, was first scrapped and then revised drastically downward to a single low-Earth-orbit space vehicle for use ...
President Obama's vision for the future of space exploration includes a trip to Mars, which is obviously an interesting idea. Despite the fact that many people who work on the Shuttle are highly-skilled, it may be difficult for them to easily transition ...
His statement came ahead of the fourth and final US shuttle flight of the year to the orbiting ISS, scheduled for Thursday. It will also be the last planned for Discovery, the oldest in the three-shuttle fleet being retired next year."Today marks ...
The ex-astronaut warned Congress that the country risks losing that leadership specifically because of President Obama's lukewarm plans for NASA's immediate future. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation members got an earful as Armstrong pulled no punches and candidly voiced ...
UPHAM, New Mexico (Reuters) - Virgin Galactic, an offshoot of billionaire Richard Branson's London-based Virgin Group, plans to compete in the upcoming race to develop orbital space vehicles, Branson said on Friday.NASA plans to issue a solicitation as early as Monday for ...
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2012 State Of The Union Address ...
President Obama delivers the 2012 State of the Union Address ...2012-01-25 -
One-term president?
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President Obama Speaks Before a Cabinet ...
President Obama speaks to the press before the first cabinet ...2012-01-31
