Articles in Category: 'Constellation'

Legislators Want Incentives for Commercial Space Enterprise

By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: October 12, 2010 4:05 AM

There's a growing realization on the Space Coast that the future of the area's economy and the future of space exploration are going to rely heavily on commercial space companies.

TAGS: Barack Obama, Business, Constellation, Federal Aviation Admimnistration, George Nield, Mark Nappi, Mike Haridopolos, News, Rich Workman, Space, Space Coast, Space Jobs, Space Shuttle, Thad Allen, Will Trafton

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House Vote Extends Shuttle Program but It Can’t Prevent Job Losses

By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: October 1, 2010 4:05 AM

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that will add one more space shuttle launch and fund the development of commercial and heavy-lift rockets, but it won’t save the jobs of more than 1,000 shuttle workers scheduled to be laid off Friday.

TAGS: Bill Posey, Constellation, International Space Station, NASA, News, president Obama, Space Coast, Space Shuttle

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Obama Urged to Spare Shuttle Jobs

By: Alex Tiegen | Posted: March 20, 2010 5:13 PM

Labor unions, business leaders and government agencies are uniting to lobby President Barack Obama to change a proposed space budget that jettisons thousands of space industry jobs and grounds NASA’s return to the moon.

Obama is scheduled to visit Florida April 15 to discuss his controversial plan. And fearing he is not planning to bring good news, these strange bedfellows are preparing to pressure him to invest in Florida’s heavy-lift vehicles and set a specific deadline for NASA’s exploration of Mars.

TAGS: Altman, Bolden, Business, Constellation, DiBello Space Florida, Kennedy Space Center, LeMieux, NASA, Nelson, News, Posey, shuttle

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Nelson 'Compromise' Could Hurt Florida in Space

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: July 16, 2010 4:05 AM

A space appropriation bill promoted by Sen. Bill Nelson may have Floridians thinking President Barack Obama's plan wasn't so bad after all.

TAGS: Bill Nelson, Bill Posey, Constellation, Frank DiBello, NASA, News, President Barack Obama, Space Coast, Space Florida, Space Shuttle, Politics

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'Citizens' Group Carries Obama's Water in Space

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 23, 2010 4:05 AM

A taxpayer watchdog group with a history of opposing space projects blasted an Alabama senator for trying to keep the Constellation program alive.

TAGS: Barack Obama, Bill Posey, Citizens Against Goverment Waste, Constellation, Kennedy Space Center, NASA, News, Richard Shelby, Space Shuttle, Politics

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Obama Launches Space Task Force

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: May 5, 2010 12:03 AM

Blaming "past decisions to end the Space Shuttle program," President Barack Obama followed through with his pledge to create a task force to bolster Florida's sagging Space Coast.

The White House's announcement was alternately welcomed and derided by the region's congressional delegation.

TAGS: Barack Obama, Bill Posey, Business, Charles Bolden, Constellation, economic development, Gary Locke, Kennedy Space Center, NASA, News, politics, Space Coast, Space Shuttle, Suzanne Kosmas, unemployment

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Obama Paints Vision for Florida and Space

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 16, 2010 12:30 AM

Pledging $40 million to "develop regional economic growth and job creation" on Florida's Space Coast, President Barack Obama on Thursday sought to soothe concerns about impending employment losses related to the phase-out of the shuttle program.

He didn't necessarily sway Florida officials.

TAGS: Barack Obama, Bill Cunningham, Bill Posey, Business, Constellation, Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast, Frank DiBello, Mike Haridopolos, NASA, News, Orion, Space Florida, Space Shuttle, SpaceX, Suzanne Kosmas

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Florida's Space Industry on High Alert

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 10, 2010 12:56 AM

Calling President Barack Obama's NASA budget "unacceptable," U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas joined Rep. Bill Posey in demanding a greater commitment for space exploration from the White House.

Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach, and Posey, R-Rockledge, spoke Friday at a congressional forum in Cocoa in advance of Obama's scheduled visit to Florida on Thursday.

TAGS: Barack Obama, Bill Posey, Business, Constellation, International Space Station, Kennedy Space Center, NASA, News, Space Shuttle, Suzanne Kosmas

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