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Defeating the Homers, Haters and Boomers

August 23, 2010

A friend of ours in DC describes opposition to the proposed NASA budget as the “homers, haters and boomers.” The homers want as much federal spending as possible in their home state. The haters reflexively oppose anything from an Administration they despise. The boomers are nostalgic for the 60s.

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Change is Coming to NASA Space Launch

March 19, 2010

Change is coming to the US space program. At last! Real, dramatic and tangible change in both its effect and the course it will create in this nation’s future in space. It is long past time for us to try something different, as what we have been doing in our human space program since Apollo has been a failure of epic proportions.

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The Battle for a New Space Age Begins

February 12, 2010

Isn’t it ironic that the agency which is supposed to be challenging the edge is taking so much heat for trying something new? I find myself teetering between laughter,  slipping into a Lewis Black moment and fear that this tiny step towards a pro-frontier space policy will be slaughtered the same way so many good [...]

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The Kennedy Legacy in Space

December 18, 2009

When President Kennedy declared in 1962 that “We choose to go to the moon in this decade,” he could not possibly have known that our desire to recapture the lost glories of the Apollo years would put us in a holding pattern, repeating the same mistakes over and over, like a broken record, well into the 21st century. His speech was followed by seven years of breakthroughs—and 40 years of decline.

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Take Back Your Space Program!

December 14, 2009

For decades, the American space program has been held hostage by special interests who have kept us chained to planet Earth. Next year, that will change. In 2010, American citizens will visit Capitol Hill to take back the American space program. First Flight of this year-long effort is scheduled for the week of February 7-12, 2010.

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We Need Your Money; We Need Your Time

November 30, 2009

The Space Frontier Foundation is an incubator for people, organizations, and ideas.

By giving responsibility to talented young people, we help them prove themselves and learn skills they need to pursue careers advancing NewSpace. Former key volunteers are now working throughout the NewSpace community, in commercial space, and in government leadership positions.

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Registration for the Space Frontier Foundation’s NewSpace 2009 Conference Extended

June 22, 2009

Honor the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing by spending 4 days discussing the latest developments in the NewSpace industry at the NewSpace 2009 Conference. The Space Frontier Foundation has extended online registration until July 1st, 2009 for space professionals and enthusiasts everywhere. Attendees at the conference will not only listen to giants in [...]

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SFF announces programming for NewSpace 2009 Conference at NASA Ames

May 25, 2009

The Space Frontier Foundation today announced that the program for its NewSpace 2009 conference is now available on the NewSpace 2009 website. Held at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, the conference programming will span Friday, July 17, through Monday, July 20. Friday, July 17: Space Elevator Day: Hosted by the Space Science [...]

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