Brian Berger has a roundup of political impacts on NASA from the new Congress.
I think that there are some additional nuances here, but it’s a good start on understanding the implications. Bottom line–when it comes to space, there’s only one party–the Pork Party.
Alan Boyle has an interesting scoop on progress from Blue Origin.
That’s a dedicated space reporter.
Boy, the folks at Red State are less than impressed (to put it mildly) with the new pick for head of the RNC.
Over at The Space Review today, Dwayne Day brings some clarity to the “debate” over the administration’s new space policy, and Jim Oberg demonstrates the cluelessness of many commentators on space weaponry.
Also, Jeff Foust reviews a recent attempt at space commentary by the Utne Reader. It shows that “progressives” are as out to lunch on this topic as most are.
Just as a side note, this is my eight thousandth post here, and I neglected to note my fifth bloggiversary last month.
Transcript from Meet the Press:
MR. RUSSERT: Jim Jeffords of Vermont crossed over and joined the Democrats.
SEN. LIEBERMAN: Yeah.
MR. RUSSERT: And they gave
…al Qaeda exploited what was already an inherent opposition to the war. Some mainstream media outlets had opposed the war from the start. The failure to immediately find weapons of mass destruction added to the media’s growing doubts. As long as al Qaeda detonated IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan, they could increase the perception of a quagmire. By getting the media to focus on the IED-of-the-day, al Qaeda was able to bury the good news (like the training of the Iraqi Army and reconstruction efforts), and was able to weather the loss of senior leaders like Abu Musab al Zarqawi.
The other factor going for them was the fact that members of the mainstream media generally were not sympathetic to the U.S. government. In the last year, media outlets revealed several intelligence programs
The Indian President seems serious:
He said that he visualized India launching a manned space mission with two astronauts into low earth orbit and recovered after planned orbits in the Bay of Bengal in 2014.
What a wonderful phrase. Josh Trevino writes about the folks who have just taken over the Congress.
What a wonderful phrase. Josh Trevino writes about the folks who have just taken over the Congress.
What a wonderful phrase. Josh Trevino writes about the folks who have just taken over the Congress.