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FY ’17 HAC-D Draft Bill
On May 10, 2016, the House Appropriations defense subcommittee (HAC-D) released its draft bill for fiscal year 2017.
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Defense Budget Overview – 2017
The Overview Book has been published as part of the President’s Annual Defense Budget for the past few years. From FY 1969 to FY 2005, OSD published the “Annual Defense […]
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Senate-Passed Version Of Commercial Space Launch Bill
During the week of August 3, the Senate passed a version of a Commercial Space Launch bill that endorses extending U.S. participation in the International Space Station (ISS) through the […]
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Letter From Bolden To Lawmakers On Purchasing Additional Russian Rides To ISS
On Aug. 5, 2015; NASA Administrator Charles Bolden wrote a letter to lawmakers announcing the agency’s decision to extend its contract with Russian civil space agency Roscosmos for additional rides […]
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CSBA Report On The Cost Of U.S. Nuclear Forces
On Aug. 4, 2015; the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) released a report on the cost of U.S. nuclear forces, finding that the costs of sustaining and modernizing […]
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July 30, 2015, Letter From Lawmakers To Bolden, James, On Falcon 9 Failure Investigation
On July 30, 2015; 14 lawmakers co-signed a letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Air Force Secretary Deborah James, expressing their concern that SpaceX’s investigation of its own Falcon […]
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Navy Memo Permitting T-LED Lighting In Facilities
In a July 14, 2015; memo, Chief Engineer and Director, Capital Improvements for Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NFEC) Joseph Gott permits tubular light emitting diode (T-LED) light fixtures to be […]
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NASA-Funded Study On Returning Humans To Moon At Vastly Reduced Cost
On July 20, 2015; a NASA-funded study was released, illustrating how to cut the cost of human space exploration by a factor of 10. The study finds public-private partnerships are […]