11 February 2016
$19 Billion NASA Budget Proposed by White House
...of about $150 million. That aspect of the proposal almost immediately generated criticism from industry groups and Congress. “We are deeply concerned about the Administration’s proposed cut to NASA’s human exploration development programs,” said Mary...
20 June 2018
Trump officially calls for the creation of US “space force”
... branch of the military can only be established by an act of Congress. “The president told a US general to create a new Space Force... re-election. “Thankfully the president can’t do it without Congress because now is NOT the time to rip the Air Force...
20 February 2019
Trump signs directive to initiate his Space Force
... the space domain, and if it gets the full cooperation of congress – which it has yet to do – then President Trump has...Although establishing a new military branch ultimately requires legislation from Congress, if the Space Force was created as part of...
24 June 2020
US steps up space weaponisation rhetoric
...of Defense, the US Space Command, to plan for combat; the Space Development Agency, to speed up acquisition; and, with Congress’ approval, the US Space Force, to cultivate personnel. Kitay sees it all as “the gears of a powerful machine clicking into...
11 November 2020
Senate deals major blow to Bridenstine’s Moon ambitions
...certified crew vehicle in decades, while lawmakers in the US Congress turned down a request that Bridenstine said would have allowed... seen as drawing bipartisan support during his tenure, but Congress doesn’t appear as though it will come through for ...
24 August 2016
Elon Musk To Be Special Keynote Speaker at IAC 2016
.... This year's IAC will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, September 26-30. Musk will speak on the second day of the Congress, during a special keynote entitled "Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species". The talk will feature a discussion of long-term...
