Republican Richard Shelby Calls Budget Document A "Death March"
For Space Exploration
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) , the ranking GOP member of
the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) and Related Agencies
Appropriations Subcommittee, Monday issued a statement sharply
criticizing the Obama Administration’s proposed NASA budget
for fiscal year 2011.
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, prelaunch activities
are in full swing this week with the official launch countdown to
space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 mission set to begin at 0200 EST
February 4.
Public Gets Inside Look at International Space Station with
Streaming Video
Astronauts are used to being watched by co-workers in Mission
Control, but soon anyone on Earth could peek inside the station to
see what's happening in orbit.
President's Budget Request Jeopardizes Return To The Moon
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden held a news conference Monday
to outline the agency's budget for fiscal year 2011, in which the
President zeroed out the Constellation and Ares programs which had
been intended to return men to the moon.
Endorses President Obama's Budget Request For NASA
The second man to set foot on the lunar surface released the
following statement Monday reacting to the proposed NASA budget for
FY2011: "Today I wish to endorse strongly the President’s new
direction for NASA"
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