I haven’t talked much about this, but apparently, as things stand now, NASA is not going to get the funding increase it anticipated for 2007, because the federal government is apparently going to be funded on a continuing resolution.
This could mean a new bloodletting to continue to fund the Constellation-related programs. Under those circumstances, I won’t be shocked to see COTS put on the block. Millennium Challenges are probably at risk as well.
On the Pillsbury Doughboy:
…a few weeks ago I made disparaging remarks about the Green Lantern; this was not meant to disparage his creator, who has died
A good (and depressing) description of the problem that we face (and have faced since day one) in Iraq.
A good (and depressing) description of the problem that we face (and have faced since day one) in Iraq.
A good (and depressing) description of the problem that we face (and have faced since day one) in Iraq.
I’m hearing that Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) has suffered a stroke. No word yet on how serious it is, and here’s hoping that it’s minimal, and that he recovers soon.
But if it’s serious, and he dies or has to step down for health reasons, Republican Governor Mike Rounds would almost certainly appoint a Republican in his place, giving control of the Senate back to them (or rather, if it happens before new Senators are sworn in in January, allowing them to retain control, since the new leadership hasn’t been elected yet).
[Evening Update]
Good news for the Senator and his family (and yes, incidentally, for the Dems)]
It appears that it wasn’t a stroke. Glad to hear it, Senator. Get well soon.
[Morning update]
Not so good news. Sounds like it was an aneurysm, or some other kind of brain hemmorhage. He just had surgery, which was reportedly successful. No word on the prognosis, but right now he’s in critical condition.
This looks like it’s going to be a tough team to beat:
ATK Launch Systems, Lockheed Martin Inc. and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne have formed Team Ares and said they will bid to develop the upper stage of the Ares I rocket.
On top of their loss of the CEV contract, and in the wake of Lockheed Martin’s aggressive marketing of the Atlas V, this will be another blow to Boeing’s human spaceflight business prospects if they can’t win (or decide not to bid) the Ares upper stage. And this one can be chalked up to the fact that they decided they didn’t want to own Rocketdyne any more. That decision to sell it to Pratt a couple years ago isn’t looking so smart now.
This looks like it’s going to be a tough team to beat:
ATK Launch Systems, Lockheed Martin Inc. and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne have formed Team Ares and said they will bid to develop the upper stage of the Ares I rocket.
On top of their loss of the CEV contract, and in the wake of Lockheed Martin’s aggressive marketing of the Atlas V, this will be another blow to Boeing’s human spaceflight business prospects if they can’t win (or decide not to bid) the Ares upper stage. And this one can be chalked up to the fact that they decided they didn’t want to own Rocketdyne any more. That decision to sell it to Pratt a couple years ago isn’t looking so smart now.
This looks like it’s going to be a tough team to beat:
ATK Launch Systems, Lockheed Martin Inc. and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne have formed Team Ares and said they will bid to develop the upper stage of the Ares I rocket.
On top of their loss of the CEV contract, and in the wake of Lockheed Martin’s aggressive marketing of the Atlas V, this will be another blow to Boeing’s human spaceflight business prospects if they can’t win (or decide not to bid) the Ares upper stage. And this one can be chalked up to the fact that they decided they didn’t want to own Rocketdyne any more. That decision to sell it to Pratt a couple years ago isn’t looking so smart now.
A four-year-old boy was suspended from school for sexual harassment–of a teacher’s aide:
A letter from La Vega school district administrators to the student’s parents said that the boy was involved in “inappropriate physical behavior interpreted as sexual contact and/or sexual harassment” after he hugged the woman and he “rubbed his face in the chest of (the) female employee” on Nov. 10.
Must be education majors.