![Letter | Bolden Right To Fight Pork-driven Policy]()
I admire NASA Administrator Charles Bolden for fighting against federal government waste and inefficiency.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and members of the House Science space subcommittee traded jabs about whose fault it is that U.S. astronauts will not launch on U.S. spacecraft for at least another three years.
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“We’re right on the cost-line,” Bolden said. “Stability in the budget is critical. It’s being able to know that the next year, and the next year, and the next year, right up to launch, we’re going to have the funds.”
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Bolden did not disclose who the candidates for the position are, or when he expected the administration to formally nominate a deputy administrator.
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Although some programs did better than others (space technology, for example, saw its request cut by nearly a quarter in the final fill), the reaction in general to the bill has been positive by the administration, members of Congress, and others.
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Bolden defended the agency’s plan to build deep-space hardware before settling on a destination, saying it is the only realistic way to set the stage for a manned Mars mission given the current budget climate.
![Bolden: NASA Is a $16 Billion Agency if Sequester Continues in 2014]()
If sequestration continues beyond this year, NASA’s 2014 budget would fall to just over $16 billion, forcing civil servant furloughs and delaying substantially all of the agency’s marquee programs.
Charles Bolden told a congressional panel that a captured asteroid is a worthy destination for human explorers, despite the insistence from the chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee that the lunar surface is a better choice.
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Singling out venues answered repetitive questions NASA employees had about specific conferences.
Jay Monroe wagers rival’s satellites won’t launch on schedule.
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NASA civil servants are safe from furloughs if the sequester hit. NASA contractors on the other hand ...
![Bolden Visits Dragon at SpaceX’s Texas Facility]()
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden got an up-close look June 13 at the Dragon capsule that in May became the first private vehicle ever to dock with the international space station.
![Bolden Assures Lawmakers CASIS Will Meet Milestones or Be Replaced]()
WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Charles Bolden offered both support and a warning to the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the Florida nonprofit his agency picked last year to manage non-NASA science aboard the U.S. side of the international space station.
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WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Charles Bolden told U.S. lawmakers that spending more on the Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket and Orion crew capsule would not allow the government-owned vehicles to make their debut any sooner than 2017.
![Bolden at Center of NASA Biofuels Controversy [Orlando Sentinel]]()
The Orlando Sentinel reports that NASA Administrator Charles Bolden wants to quash a $10 million biofuels project whose proponents include his deputy, Lori Garver. According to the story, Bolden consulted on the project's merits with Marathon Oil, where he served on the board of directors and which has competing technology under development. Bolden's actions in light of his relationship to Marathon — he still holds up to $1 million in company stock — have triggered an investigation by the NASA inspector general.
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden should not have consulted Marathon Oil Corp. about a NASA-funded biofuels project, but did not violate federal laws or conflict-of-interest regulations by seeking the counsel of a company on whose board he previously served. That's the conclusion reached by the NASA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in a report released Sept. 20.
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