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Space

NASA Can’t Reach Moon With Current Budget, Panel Concludes

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Monday, September 14th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic A blue-ribbon panel's final report on NASA's future, which casts doubt on the viability of the Constellation moon mission, was delivered Sept. 8 to President Obama. The White House released the executive summary of the report of the Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee, chaired by retired Lockheed Martin [LMT] CEO Norman Augustine. The Augustine panel was asked to study options for NASA's human spaceflight program and will report on their findings to the Director of…

Congress

Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

Two senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, including a potential frontrunner for the panel’s top GOP role, have officially lost their reelection bids. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and […]

Congress

Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]