Jacob OglesFebruary 10, 2019
4min315
Tampa Democrat leads the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
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Jacob OglesFebruary 10, 2019
Joe HendersonFebruary 4, 2019
7min612
Florida doesn't need more things like SB 330.
Scott PowersJanuary 16, 2019
2min368
Charlie Crist received three key House Appropriations Committee subcommittee appointments, covering defense, NOAA, NASA, special counsel.
Scott PowersDecember 20, 2018
4min662
The Space Frontier Act of 2018, which has Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson as a key backer, was approved Thursday by the U.S. Senate, with provisions again extending the intended life of the International Space Station and elevating the commercial space office in the federal bureacracy. Senate Bill 3277, which was introduced in July […]
Scott PowersDecember 12, 2018
6min506
Florida’s Democrat Bill Nelson bid adieu to his colleagues in the U.S. Senate Wednesday afternoon but vowed to not leave public life, a pledge warmly welcomed by other senators starting with Republican Marco Rubio who said he will be remembered as a giant. In a 30-minute speech from the floor of the U.S. Senate, Nelson recalled […]
Scott PowersDecember 10, 2018
7min740
In a floor speech that moved from touting science and economics to the future of human life, Florida’s Democratic U.S. Senate Bill Nelson essentially said goodbye to being part of America’s space policy Monday and urged his colleagues to support science, space, and exploration forever more. Nelson’s days in the U.S. Senate are counting down […]
Scott PowersOctober 23, 2018
8min534
Former Vice President Joe Biden declared the nation’s two major parties are in a “battle for the soul of America” and left no doubt that he believes the Democrats are the ones offering character, moral leadership, trustworthiness, and Republicans inspired by President Donald Trump are “preying on hopelessness and despair.” In front of several hundred […]
Guest AuthorAugust 27, 2018
8min356
The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the world’s most important laboratories and one of mankind’s greatest accomplishments. It has played a crucial role in our understanding of the impact of living and working in space, and provides a vital stepping stone for studying nearby neighbors such as the moon and Mars. Since launching […]
Scott PowersAugust 12, 2018
4min258
Under clear skies that must have made it visible throughout much of Florida, a Delta IV Heavy rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral early Sunday morning sending the Parker Solar Probe to the sun to explore the mysteries of how stars work. “All I can say is, ‘Wow, here we go,'” said 91-year-old scientist Eugene […]
Scott PowersAugust 11, 2018
2min190
Saturday morning’s planned launch of a rocket from Cape Canaveral to send the Parker Solar Probe to the sun was scrubbed with less than two minutes left in the countdown due to a technical issue. NASA reported a late issue came up with a gaseous helium alarm, identified when the countdown reached one minute and […]