John Logsdon
John Logsdon
John Logsdon is the founder and from 1987–2008 was the Director of the Space Policy Institute at The George Washington University...
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We think the days of going out on New Year's Eve to a big party such as at a hotel have come and gone.
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The bill is an affirmation of support. But it's also a challenge to the administration to pony up for the transformational space program it outlined two years ago.
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It's not clear yet whether the 2007 budget will allow a CEV by 2012. There is a complex interplay between the fiscal 2007 budget in particular, the date for initial CEV availability and the potential for accelerating return to the Moon.
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I'm not sure this is a hobby for him. I think this is his next big idea.
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You might tap an initial pool of people with lots of money and nothing better to do,
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This is an important test of the political will of the United States to be a responsible leader in international space affairs. It would be unfortunate if the United States walked away from its past international commitments as it begins its journey of space exploration.
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My guess is that he'll have some parachutes involved that will slow it down before it lands. It's not such a radical idea.
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The decisions made over the next few weeks will determine whether the Bush White House is serious about supporting the vision. We've reached a watershed.
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It's a schedule that is as much political as it is technical. It reflects the partners' concern about the shuttle because they've moved the launch of the partners' modules up to the earliest time.
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It's been pretty well coordinated among the centers. It appears to provide for a smooth transition.
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It's like an upside-down bungee jump. There'll be a few moments to view the Earth and then you come right back down.
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There is widespread agreement, even among those otherwise critical of the station science, that it is an essential platform for research related to the impacts on humans of long duration spaceflight,
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His goal is to find the best possible technical managers so the shuttle and the space station, especially the shuttle, are operated in the safest possible manner for the rest of their service lives.
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We'd all been lulled into believing the emperor had clothes on when indeed he was naked. The problems had been there to be seen. All of us close to the program didn't want to see them.