Science, Still the Endless Frontier
In the final months of World War II, Vannevar Bush, director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, prepared a report that would forever shape federal support of scientific research.
Budget Battle Update: Dueling Visions for NASA
Another day, another fight over the future of America’s space agency. The House and the Senate can’t agree about asteroid retrieval, science funding, and much else.
A Tale of Two Surveys
Decadal surveys are the Bibles of space science policy. How are they prepared? How influential are they?
The Sequester and the Research Scientist
The federal budget sequester is symptomatic of a larger dysfunction.
How the Sequester Affects Space Science
The Sequester is a major blow to scientific research and development in the United States. In this piece I discuss the long-term implications of such a reduction in scientific output and how the Sequester affects space-related research.
Wanted: A Strategic Direction for NASA
Does NASA have a strategic direction that guides its priorities and activities? Not a coherent one, according to a critical new report from the National Research Council.