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"When the President’s Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy (often called the President’s Commission on Moon, Mars, and Beyond, or simply the Aldridge Commission after chairman Pete Aldridge) issued its final report in mid-June, it won seemingly unanimous praise from the small but often contentious space advocacy community. The Space Foundation announced it “fully supports” the Commission’s recommendations, and challenged NASA to implement them. The National Space Society (NSS) described the report as “a plan that will transform NASA and lead the way to a spacefaring civilization.” Even the Space Frontier Foundation, while quibbling with some of the language in the report, called it a “rhetorical breakthrough” and “a huge step forward in human space exploration."
+ Read Article (The Space Review)
"The Aldridge Commission report is actually an incredible feat, considering it’s the product of an Administration-sponsored panel, stacked with a lot of career government insiders. Nevertheless, it also asks too much of our entrenched public institutions, education, media, and NASA itself, all of which will resist reform to varying degrees. The lobbying battles will be fiercer than ever. To make all these recommendations is one thing—execution is by far another thing entirely."
+ Read Article (The Space Review)
This week SpaceShipOne, a private venture, brought a human into space and safely back to Earth. Last week, a presidential commission released a report calling for more private involvement in space exploration -- and a change in how NASA does business. We'll talk about the future of space flight, and the role of private industry in exploring space.
Guests:
Maria Zuber - Member, Moon-Mars Commission
Eligar Sadeh - Space Studies professor, University of North Dakota
Elon Musk - CEO, SpaceX
+ Listen to Interview (RealPlayer required)
This review of the Moon-Mars Report from Universe Today mostly supports the conclusions of the report. The author was repeatedly "nodding his head in agreement".
+ Read Article (Universe Today)
Editor's Note: Now that the site upgrades are done, I will post my take on the Moon-Mars report this weekend. In short, I feel the Moon-Mars report's conclusions are excellent, but the report itself allows too much wiggle-room for NASA and is not strong enough to force NASA to comply.
The Aldridge report did not go nearly far enough especially in the recommendations even as it provided sound justification for more immediate and effective policy in the supporting pages.
Here is a Dinkin Commission report, consisting of one member and zero people consulted, on how the President can be remembered in 2504 as Queen Isabella is today.
+ Read Article (The Space Review)
Editor's Note: I am also working on a comprehensive review/rebuttal to the Aldridge Commission report that you will be able to read here within the next couple of days.
"Converting Kennedy Space Center into a university-run research facility won't work, Florida lawmakers said Thursday.
"Kennedy is an operational center," Rep. Dave Weldon said. "It's not going to be workable."
Weldon and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Melbourne, said they would oppose any such move at Kennedy Space Center if it involved shuttle and launch operations, currently carried out for the most part by United Space Alliance, a private, for-profit consortium.
+ Read Article (Florida Today)
Editor's Note: Also this tidbit: Brownback said his legislation also would call on the space agency to speed development of a robotic mission to the moon so that could be accomplished by 2008, two years earlier than NASA's current plan.
"This is the time to have a national debate, focusing on the economic benefits, the technology benefits, and the education objectives that are all part of what were doing here." In addition, OKeefe says, he wants to hear from space supporters, including those in the scientific and aerospace communities, whose voices have not been heard.
+ Read Article (Space.com)
Relevant statement: The Commission's recommendations will be reviewed and considered, and NASA will accelerate the transformation it has begun.
+ Read Entire Statement (WhiteHouse.gov)
Editor's Note: Perhaps I am reading into it too much, but I am dismayed by the "we'll take it under consideration" attitude that both the President & NASA Administrator have shown us today.
I will post detailed comments later, but so far I am very impressed and excited about the report and hope that NASA adheres to its recommendations.
Aldridge Says NASA HQ Overhaul; Approval of Agency Budget Top Priorities (Space.com)
Moon-Mars Commission Urges NASA to Change (AP)
Commission suggests elevating NASA to Cabinet status (GovExec.com)
Bush commission urges Nasa reform (BBC)
Private Sector Should Help NASA Get to Moon -Report (Reuters)
Plan for New NASA Unveiled (Discovery.com)
To Mars on a private enterprise starship (Reuters)
White House receives space vision report (CNN)
Commission: NASA Needs To Change (Wired News)
Shooting for the moon or Mars? Think young (USA Today)
Kerry Criticizes Bush for Space Vision (Space.com)
Weblog Commentary:
Overall View Of The Report (Rocketforge)
Aldridge Commission Report is Out (Terrestrial Musings)
Statements by Space Groups:
National Space Society Statement on Aldridge Commission Report (NSS.org)
Planetary Society Statement Concerning the Report (The Planetary Society)
Planetary Society Urges More Focus on International Cooperation and Building Political Consensus (The Planetary Society)
Coalition Praises Aldridge Commission Final Report (Coalition for Space Exploration)
The Final Report is now available from the Moon-Mars Commission. It contains a total of 8 findings and 14 recommendations, meant to transform NASA, focus the government on space exploration, and bolster the private sector to assist with space activities.
+ Download Final Report (PDF)
+ Report Local Mirror (Alternate Download)
The Commission's press conference just wrapped up. NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will also hold a briefing today at Noon Eastern. NASA TV will likely replay the Moon-Mars Commission press conference later.
Editor's Note: I am reading the report now and will post comments later today. Initially I have a very positive impression of the report and its recommendations, especially regarding the transforming of NASA Centers into FFRDCs and the bolstering of the private sector. I do have questions about how this will actually be done, which I hope will be addressed at the O'Keefe briefing and later releases from NASA.
Commission Urges NASA to Widen Role for Businesses (NY Times)
Panel Suggests Changes at NASA / Report Encourages Some Privatization (Washington Post)
Panel Wants Bigger Corporate Role in Space (AP)
Boeing and NASA push for Bush's space plan (Bloomberg News)
Panel to call for bigger private role in space (Newsday)
Editor's Note: This is just the beginning of a storm of coverage that will continue over the next few days. I saw a blurb already on CNN Headline News about the pending release of the report, that it calls for NASA to seek private sector support, and that the CAIB criticized NASA for its use of private contractors (implying that the CAIB and Moon-Mars reports conflict in their recommendations & need some reconciliation)
Please post a comment if you see any other articles out there... I will do my best to log them on ProjectConstellation.US. I will also attempt to mirror the report here once it's released tomorrow (depending on its download size)
Scientists and the exploration vision (The Space Review)
Report: Business of space must shift / Group to unveil plans this week (Florida Today)
NASA awaits moon panel's recommendations (Daily Press)
The Commission believes that commercialization of space should become the primary focus of the vision, and that the creation of a space-based industry will be one of the principal benefits of this journey, the report states. Today an independent space industry does not really exist. Instead, we have various government funded space programs and their vendors. Over the next several decades -- if the exploration vision is implemented to encourage this -- an entirely new set of businesses can emerge that will seek profit in space.
+ Read Article (Space.com)
Editor's Note: This is AWESOME news! I can't wait to read the report on Wednesday. Still out of town but now I have some internet access & will post the report as soon as it's released.
The final report of the Moon-Mars commission has been delayed until June 16th. I will post it here as soon as it is released.
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: Press Conference Announcing Commission Report
WHERE: George Washington University
Jack Morton Auditorium
805 21st Street N.W.
Washington D.C. 20052
WHEN: Thursday, June 10, 2024
9:30 AM embargoed Report available for accredited media review on site
11:00 AM Press Conference
Report will be posted to the Commission Web site, at 11:00 AM on Thursday, 10 Jun 04.
"The director of a Florida research center will lead a study to help NASA determine how to conduct future space exploration, including President Bush's initiative for manned flights to the moon and Mars.
Ken Ford will chair the $592,000, nine-month study, NASA said. Researchers will examine technologies and types of materials that could be used on future space missions, rocket propulsion and communications, said Ford."
+ Read News Release (AP)
Editor's Note: I'm not sure what this study will add that isn't being covered by the Moon-Mars commission and NASA's Office of Exploration; it would be nice for NASA to clarify that. Also, the amount of time & money allocated spawns questions; one could read it as both too high (do we need ANOTHER study, do we need to wait 9 months for it?) or too low (9 months & a somewhat small budget is all they need to determine future space tech?)
An editorial by Bush Science Advisor Dr. John Marburger which basically explains the thinking behind the president's vision. One excerpt:
"The second presidential goal ensures a means of human transport beyond low Earth orbit. The idea is not simply to repeat the Apollo exercises, but to ensure a human presence to establish and oversee what must eventually become complex operations at the lunar base, the third goal. This is not a question of "colonization" but of enabling the development of serious and sophisticated infrastructure in a hostile environment in order to support subsequent exploration to Mars and elsewhere."
+ Read Article (Houston Chronicle)
"A presidential panel tasked to flesh out America's post-shuttle human space program will report to the White House next week about how to accomplish missions to the moon and beyond without a huge increase in NASA's annual budget."
+ Read Article (Discovery News)
"The surprising resistance to the project inside the US House of Representatives, which is where all federal spending programs begin, would suggest that NASA will fail to get enough of an increase in its top line budget to start serious work. So far, they have not even gotten a go-ahead to spend $6 million on initial studies. If this is so, then NASA will probably have to delay or revise not only the Moon-Mars initiative but will probably have to radically revise the planned Shuttle return-to-flight and the Space Station assembly schedules."
+ Read Article (The Space Review)
Video is now available from the final Moon-Mars Commission hearing.
The hearing featured testimony from many experts from world space agencies including NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, and for the first time also included presentations by commission members. In addition, the "Space to the People!" panel included testimony from several space activist organizations like the National Space Society (NSS) and the Planetary Society.
+ Access Video
+ Moon-Mars Website
"The commission tasked with fleshing out President George W. Bush's vision of pushing human space exploration beyond Earth orbit will layout a broad set of objectives for NASA when it reports back to the president.
The 10 members of the space commission expect to present President Bush with between 10 and 12 recommendations on how to set NASA and the nation on a multi-decade course of exploration to the moon, Mars and beyond."
+ Read Article (Space.com)
President Bush's goal of sending astronauts back to the Moon and on to Mars should be part of a plan done in cooperation with other nations, representatives of foreign space programs said yesterday.
Kiyoshi Higuchi, executive director of the Japanese space agency JAXA, said his nation was interested in the American plan but was awaiting more details."
Editor's Note: Aren't we all?
+ Read Article (NY Times)
World calls for global space exploration (CNN/AP)
Moon-Mars plan must be global endeavor, experts say (Florida Today)
Foreign space representatives say Bush's space plan should include other countries (Newsday/AP)
The final Moon-Mars commission hearing is happening today & tomorrow. As always, we will post the archived video once it's released for anybody that missed anything.
+ View Live Stream
+ Moon-Mars Commission
Nearly 100 space law experts from major space nations, including the United States, Russia, China, France, Germany, Japan and India, gathered here Monday to discuss ways to enact or improve laws on human space activities.
At the two-day International Space Law Conference, Jeffery Maclure, a noted space law expert with the State Department of the United States, presented a report on the country's formulation of laws and policies on space-related activities.
The President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond will hold its fifth and final public hearing at the Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, New York City, on May 3 and 4, 2024.
The first day of testimony will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 3 and continue until 4:00 p.m. On Tuesday, May 4, the hearing will reconvene at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 3:30 p.m. From 3:00 to 3:30 p.m., the audience is invited to make comments. At 3:45 p.m., a news conference will be held. At 4:30, the Commissioners will discuss their findings; and this discussion is open to the public.
Video has been released from the fourth Moon-Mars Hearing, last week in San Francisco. Testimony has heard from Ray Bradbury, SpaceDev's James Benson, "Red" Whittaker, and many others.
Today's public hearing in San Francisco for the President's Commission on Implementation of U.S. Space Exploration Policy will begin today at 1pm Pacific(4pm Eastern) & will air on NASA TV.
1:00 - 1:15 p.m. PDT Welcome and Introductions
Chairman Pete Aldridge
1:15 2:00 p.m. PDT Entertainment and Space Exploration
Ray Bradbury, Writer
John Bernardoni, Ancient Mariner Media
Lawrence Holland, Totally Games
2:00 2:15 p.m. PDT BREAK
2:15 3:00 p.m. PDT Educating Tomorrow's Astronauts
Barbara Morgan, Educator/Astronaut
Dr. Jerry Wheeler, Executive Director, National Science Teacher's Association
Jim McMurtray, Executive Director, National Alliance State Science and Mathematics Coalitions
Dominic Farrar, Odyssey Program
3:00 4:00 p.m. PDT Sustainability for the Long Haul
Reecie Giesecke, President UAW Local 848
Dean Zvorak, President UAW Local 887
David Goodreau, Chairman and Co-founder Small Manufacturers Association of California
4:00 p.m. PDT Commission adjourns
SpaceDev's founding Chairman and CEO, Jim Benson, has been invited, by President Bush's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond, to testify at a public hearing on April 16, 2024 at the Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, 1150 Francisco Street, San Francisco, California.
Video is now (finally) available of the third hearing of the President's Commission on Moon, Mars, and Beyond. The hearing in Atlanta, GA featured testimony from space entrepreneurs Elon Musk, Peter Diamandis, and Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
+ Access Video
+ Commission Website
The President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond will hold its fourth public hearing at the Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, 1150 Francisco Street, San Francisco, California, on April 15 and 16, 2024.
Still waiting for the video for last week's hearing... I missed most of it, so I'm anxious to see what was said. It's too bad they take so long to get it out!
On Wednesday, March 24, Mars Society member and MDRS crew member Daniel Hegeman testified to the President's Commission on human Moon and Mars exploration chaired by former Air Force Secretary Pete Aldridge. By all accounts, Hegeman, a student at Georgia Tech, did a spectacular job.
Testifying before the President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond at the Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology in Atlanta, GA, Teal Group senior space analyst Marco Caceres yesterday recommended that one way to improve the long-term sustainability of President Bush's new Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) is to "de-link" the Moon-Mars missions and aim to accomplish each of them in timeframes of within 10 years.
"Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin says the United States needs enthusiasm similar to the "pioneering days" of the first moon landing if it wants to go to Mars."
"Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin told a presidential commission Thursday that the challenge facing NASA today is unlike any other of its past human spaceflight missions.
Despite the space agency's success with programs like Apollo, Skylab and even the International Space Station, NASA must come to grips with the inherent long-term sustainability required by any future human missions to the moon or Mars, the former Apollo astronaut told the President's Commission on the Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy."
The President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond holds their third public hearing today & tomorrow, hearing testimony from space entrepreneurs, other experts, and (tomorrow) Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
+ View Live Stream
+ Witness List
+ Commission Website
Astronauts and scientists will discuss everything from extraterrestrial life to passenger flights into outer space at a public meeting this week on space travel to Mars. The experts are gathering on Georgia Tech's campus to tell a presidential commission about the goal of returning astronauts to the moon and flying from there to Mars.
The President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond has invited experts from organized labor, the media, the Aerospace Engineering department of Georgia Tech, and the world of space commerce to testify at a public hearing March 24 and 25, 2024. The hearing will be held at the Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT) Auditorium on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
"Since President George W. Bush introduced his new space initiative two months ago, one of the biggest criticisms about it is the lack of specific details. The plan as presented by Bush lays out some broad goals and deadlinesshutting down the shuttle program by 2011, returning humans to the Moon by 2021but since then NASA has provided few additional details regarding how this would be accomplished."
The Moon-Mars Commission has now posted downloadable video of last week's hearing in Dayton, OH. The videos are in RealPlayer format, and can be downloaded and played in the player. Also posted on the page are photos of the event.
+ Access Video & Documents
+ Hearing Timeline (PDF File)
Written testimony submitted for yesterday's congressional hearings
Opening Statement by Rep. Sherwood Boehlert
Statement By Laurence R. Young
Statement By Michael D. Griffin
Statement By Norman R. Augustine
"The President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond will hold its third public hearing on March 24 and 25, 2024, at the Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT) on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology, 250 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia.
The first day of testimony will begin at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, and continue until 4:00 p.m. that evening. On Thursday, the hearing will reconvene at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 3:30 p.m. From 3:00 to 3:30 p.m., the audience is invited to make comments. And at 3:45 p.m., a news conference will be held."
"NASA will have to inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists, while still maintaining the integrity of its science programs over the next 40 years, in order to meet President George W. Bush's challenge to send astronauts back to the moon and, eventually, Mars."
"U.S. space pioneer John Glenn said Thursday that President Bushs space exploration plan 'pulls the rug out from under our scientists' and might waste too much money to ever put astronauts on Mars."
Stream of coverage on today's Moon-Mars Commission Hearing in Dayton, OH. A live feed was provided on the Commission's Website. Day two of the hearing begins tomorrow.
+ Space commission comes to Air Force Museum (Dayton Daily News)
+ Hearings Held On Space Exploration (WHIOtv.com)
+ Moon, Mars may yield information on human physiology (Canoe.ca)
+ Zuber Talks to Tech About Space Exploation Goals (MIT Tech)
+ Educators: Missions to Mars, moon would fire up students (USA Today)
This big-picture article from respected space journalist Marc Carreau from the Houston Chronicle indicates that the Moon-Mars Commission will largely stick to the previous vision outlined, and that their mission is mainly "to foster support for President Bush's plan" by scheduling public hearings in four cities, and will leave "the nagging issue of cost largely unaddressed."
A stream of coverage (mostly from local newspapers) about this week's meeting at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH.
+ First Steps To Moon, Mars Pass Through Valley (Dayton Daily News)
+ Dayton to host presidential commission (Dayton Business Journal)
+ Experts lined up for space panel
(Dayton Daily News)
+ Dayton Region Ready to Serve as the Next Step in the Journey to the Moon, Mars and Beyond (Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce)
+ Presenters Chosen for President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond Dayton Public Hearing (President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond)
I just noticed today that there has been some new information posted to the website of the President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond.
+ Press Release on the upcoming March 3rd-4th hearing in Dayton, OH at the soon-to-be-completed Missile Gallery of the U.S. Air Force Museum.
+ Meeting Minutes for the first public hearing, which had video previously available. The minutes provide a good summary of the meeting.
+ Meeting Transcript is also now provided if you don't want to watch the video.
Finally, the documents submitted by hearing participants are also on the site now, as well as photos of the event.
I'm pretty impressed with the comprehensiveness of this information, albeit somewhat delayed in its release.
The President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond, chaired by Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge, has announced four more public hearings to be held in locations around the country. The hearings will focus on four themes:
* Competitiveness and Prosperity
* Science and Technology
* Management and Sustainability
* Education and Youth
Locations and dates for the public hearings are:
* March 3 and 4, Dayton, Ohio, Air Force Museum.
* March 24 and 25, Atlanta, Georgia, location to be announced.
* April 15 and 16, San Francisco, California, location to be announced.
* May 3 and 4, New York City, location to be announced.
The President's Commission on Implementation of U.S. Space Exploration Policy (Moon, Mars and Beyond) is charged with providing recommendations to the President regarding moon research activities, increasing young people's interest in space science, and bringing in industry and other countries as space partners.
+ Source Article
+ Space commission to meet next month at Air Force Museum (Dayton Daily News)
+ Commission Website
"A new committee created by the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) is to examine the consequences of the recently announced US space strategy for Europe, it was announced on 16 February."
The committee will determine how European programs will integrate with the new U.S. space vision announced in January, and the consequences of the U.S. plans. They will in particular look at how Europe will utilize the ISS long-term.
A video archive has now been set up on the website of the President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond. For those who missed it, the entire meeting is now available for download/streaming using the RealPlayer format.
A good day-after wrap up article from Aviation Week on the Commission's first public meeting yesterday. It stresses the importance the panel felt about sustaining the support of the public so that the plans can be carried out over the long-term.
"Following their work, the commission plans to offer the president their "top 10" ways of sustaining the space policy, according to Aldridge. One of those ways probably will be convincing the American public that space technology development has a positive impact on their lives, he said."
Also mentioned is the discussion of re-constituting a Space Council chaired by the sitting Vice President, as was done during the first Bush administration.
The President's Commission on Implementation of U.S. Space Exploration Policy held its first public meeting today. After a long day of hearing the opinions of space experts, the group held its first press conference.
+ Commission on Human Flights to Moon, Mars Begins Work (Voice of America)
+ Panel's key word in fulfilling Bush's space mandate: more (Houston Chronicle)
+ AIAA Provides Testimony to New Presidential Commission: International Cooperation is Instrumental (AIAA)
+ Shifts in Political Winds Biggest Challenge to Bush's Space Vision Team (Space.com)
+ Panel Begins Space Exploration Hearings (AP)
+ Commission unsure NASA can generate Bush space plan (Florida Today)
+ Moon-Mars Commission Website
From Reuters:
"The White House has no plans to remove former Pentagon top weapons buyer Edward Aldridge as chairman of a new presidential space commission, despite conflict-of-interest concerns raised by Sen. John McCain."
A Space.com article provides more background on the Presidential Commission which will decide the implementation of the new space policy, and stresses they are hoping for lots of input from the public.
"We view public feedback as an important part of our deliberations," panel member and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said via e-mail today during a break in the panel's first meeting, a private affair. "Every submitted comment to our new commission web site will be read by one or more of us on the commission and supporting staff."
The President's Commission on Implementation of U.S. Space Exploration Policy has launched a new website. On the site, they also refer to themselves as the "President's Commission on Moon, Mars, and Beyond"
"On Thursday, February 12th at 10:00 a.m., the Science Committee will hold a hearing to review the President's proposed space exploration initiative, including its goals and potential price tag, and the impact it may have on other NASA programs."
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe and President Bush's science advisor Dr. John Marburger will testify.
An interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson, one of the members of the Presidential Commission tasked with implementing the new space policy.
"Neil deGrasse Tyson is not just the sexiest astrophysicist alive, as People magazine concluded a few years back. He is also one of the most publicly visible, as a book author, lecturer, researcher and director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City."
On Wednesday, Febuary 11th, the first public meeting of the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy will occur in Washington, DC. The all-day meeting will be broadcast live on NASA TV and will be followed by a press conference at 5pm Eastern time (2pm Pacific.)
+ Meeting Announcement
+ NASA TV
Sen. John McCain called for Pete Aldridge to be removed from the President's commission on how to implement the recently-announced vision for NASA. McCain cited his belief that Aldridge may have a conflict of interest due to his presence on the board of Lockheed Martin.
In the past, McCain had criticized Aldridge's decision to approve the purchase and leasing of Air Force refueling tankers from Boeing due to his "cozy relationship" with the aerospace giant.
+ McCain Calls for Change on Space Panel (Washington Post)
+ Bush urged to drop former arms buyer from board (Forbes)
President Bush establishes the "President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy" to provide recommendations on how to carry out the vision articulated in his recent policy statement.
In addition to the previously mentioned chairman, Pete Aldridge (a former military astronaut trainee and director of the Joint Strike Fighter program), the board contains Carly Fiorina (CEO of Hewlett-Packard), Neal Tyson (Director of the Hayden Planetarium). lunar specialist Paul Spudis, and Mars researcher Maria Zuber of MIT.
+ Executive Order Creating Commission
+ Members of Commission Named
+ Space.com article highlighting members