NASA’s recent announcement that methane -oxygen propulsion would no longer be a requirement for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) has created great concern in the space community that the agency’s commitment to the human exploration of Mars might be waning.
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NASA leadership is laying the groundwork for an American space science program in permanent retreat. Research and analysis programs — the very foundation of future exploration efforts — are being cut by more than 25 percent through the 2006 and 2007 budgets to help pay for increasing costs in human spaceflight.
OpEd: NASA Science Program Dealing With Budget Realities
With the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s arrival at the red planet, the Cassini spacecraft’s discovery of an icy geyser erupting on Saturn’s moon Enceladus, and the findings of the Stardust comet return mission challenging the conventional wisdom about comet formation, NASA once again has broadened the potential for discovery beyond the bounds of Earth.
Editorial: The Boehlert Legacy
The tenure of Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.) as chairman of the House Science Committee has been one of solid and objective oversight of the U.S. civil space program, and his departure this December will be a loss, even though his support for NASA is far from unconditional.
NASA Expected To Choose CEV Contractor by Fall 2006
With Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) proposals finally in hand, NASA is expected to decide by early fall whether it will be Lockheed Martin or the team of Northrop Grumman and Boeing that helps the U.S. space agency design and build the key element of its next human space transportation system.
NASA Considers Stowaway Finalists for LRO Launch
With extra room available on the rocket that will launch the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in late 2008, NASA is evaluating four proposals for low-cost spacecraft small enough to be stowaways on the mission.
Main-Belt Comets Might Be Source of Earth’s Water-Icy Comets Misidentified as Asteroids Could Have Earth-like Water Composition
Icy comets embedded in the belt of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter may point to the origin of Earth’s own water supply, scientists said March 23 .
New Mexico Spaceport Coming Together for May Launch
With its first launch still scheduled for mid-May, New Mexico’s fledgling commercial spaceport is the scene of a flurry of construction work.
Despite Risk, ESA Starts Three Satellites Without Funding in Hand
Confident that its member states will make good on their financial promises, the European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to sign contracts for three Earth observation satellites.
ESA Makes Space Surveillance Priority Research Area
Space surveillance, harmonized national Earth observation ground networks, and data-relay satellites are the three priority research areas for the European Space Agency (ESA) in the field of security-related work, according to Luca Del Monte, policy officer of the agency’s security policy office.