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New Worlds 2018
“THE BEST SPACE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ON EARTH”
The Spacer Tribe gathers in Austin again this fall.Amazing talks by amazing people ASTRONAUTS to ARTISTS, ENGINEERS to ENTREPRENEURS, NASA to NEWSPACE, NEW WORLDS BLOWS OUT THE AIRLOCK–…
Poll shows more public support for NASA science programs than human exploration
A new poll finds that the American public broadly supports NASA but thinks the space agency should be focused more on Earth science and planetary defense than human missions to the moon or Mars.
NASA weighs changes to space technology programs and organization
As NASA reviews the windfall it received in the 2018 omnibus spending bill last week, the agency is moving ahead with a reorganization of its space technology work that puts in question the future of some of its current projects.
AAS Goddard Memorial Symposium
The 56th Annual AAS Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium will feature leaders in science, engineering, technology and policy to discuss common and unique challenges and opportunities that lie ahead with the space program.
Our theme this yea…
New exploration roadmap to be topic of space agencies meeting
A new version of a space exploration roadmap that firmly puts the moon on the path to Mars will be one topic of discussion at a meeting of dozens of space agencies this weekend in Tokyo.
NASA 2019 budget expected to include lunar exploration program details
Details about how NASA will implement a space policy directive regarding a human return to the moon will be in the agency's 2019 budget request, scheduled for release as soon as early February.
Op-ed | A new direction in space policy
Implementing the Trump administration's space policy requires increased reliance on the growing array of commercial space capabilities to enable human to return to the moon and go to Mars and beyond.
Capitol Hill Briefing: Harnessing the Mandate for Mars
Explore Mars, Inc. invites you to attend a special briefing/panel discussion entitled, Harnessing the Mandate for Mars, that will take place on Thursday, December 7, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 2325 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Members of…
NASA to leverage current planning for 45-day exploration report
A shift in focus in NASA’s exploration plans to the moon won’t have an immediate effect on planning for the first flight of the agency’s Space Launch System rocket, now expected no sooner than late 2019.
NASA adds companies to program to develop deep space habitats
NASA is casting a wider net in its search for designs of a habitat module that could support deep space missions, awarding contracts Aug. 9 to six companies for a new round of studies.
Spending Bill To Accelerate NASA Habitation Module Work
An omnibus spending bill passed by Congress this month directs NASA to accelerate work on a habitation module that could be used for future deep space missions, although how NASA will implement that direction is unclear.
Why ‘The Martian’ Won’t Get Us Any Closer to the Red Planet
If the space community seeks to turn the Matt Damon film into a commercial for sending people to Mars, we will fail miserably.
Op-ed | Setting Arbitrary Cost, Schedule Will Never Get People to Mars
What is needed is a firm, long-term commitment to pursue the goal of humans exploring and eventually settling on Mars.
Op-ed | The Summit, the Solution, the Possibility
Can we get past our positions so we can work together to throw open the frontier for the people of Earth?
Letter | Search for Life Should Propel Mission to Mars
“Let’s get humans farther and deeper into space,” writes Bill Nye in a response to recent op-eds from Robert Zubrin and Rick Tumlinson. “Let’s go to Mars and look for living things.”
Op-ed | Prescription for Mars: Stay the Course, Don’t Screw Up
It is important not to reinvent the U.S. space program, especially concerning human missions to Mars. While everything is not perfect, we can’t afford another reset of national space policy when the next president takes office.
