Presidential Election
Clinton supports human Mars exploration
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she supports plans to send humans to Mars, a central theme of the current administration’s civil space policy.
Collins, in convention speech, wants the U.S. to be “first again” in space
In a brief but highly anticipated speech at the Republican National Convention July 20, former astronaut Eileen Collins called for the U.S. to be “first again” in space, but stopped short of explicitly endorsing the party’s presidential nominee, Donald Trump.
Op-ed | Stay the Course To Mars
Presidential leadership is needed to form a space policy which will help achieve goals of landing crews on Mars starting in the 2030s. What should be made clear, however, is that the next president will not need to completely reinvent our national space policy.
