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10 Most Quotable Members of Congress
New York magazine once composed “The 23 Most Trollish Tweets of Steve Stockman, Congress’s Most Underappreciated Tweeter.”
Smith: Ensuring Science Investments Provide Strong Return
The top priorities of the committee will be to promote legislation that encourages scientific discoveries, space exploration and the development of new technologies.
Eldest Statesman Has Seen Big Changes
Hall is wearing a space shuttle pin on his lapel, representing the longtime Science Committee member’s commitment to the space program.
Peter Taylor: Democratizing Pizza
Slice of Life The New York native grew up eating the prodigiously sauced, famously floppy slices that avowed pizza fans often tout as the gold standard in foldable feasting.
Gregory and Jones: NASA Could Do Great Things With More Funds
The space shuttle flights united 15 nations to build the International Space Station. Today’s robotic explorers travel the solar system unlocking planetary secrets.
McNair: Honor Astronaut, Support Graduate Education
After his first space shuttle mission, he made a commitment to educate and inspire our youths to achieve their dreams and further their education, especially in the fields of science, technology,
Congress Stares Skyward
For those of you who are just coming out from under your rocks/not glued to Twitter, the space shuttle Discovery flew through the skies of Washington, D.C., this morning before continuing on to its new
Griffin, Harris, Jones and Lampson: Space Exploration: A Wise Investment for America
There’s every reason to believe that future strides in space exploration will produce awe-inspiring discoveries, life-enhancing opportunities and new wealth for generations to come.
So You Want to Be a Political Handicapper, Part II
Ann Kuster (New Hampshire’s 2nd district). Kuster has already emerged as one of the Democrats’ top challengers to a sitting Republican, Rep. Charles Bass.
Giffords, History and True Arizona Grit
A third-generation Arizonan — rare for the fast-growing state — she returned to Tucson from graduate school and a brief consulting gig in New York to run the family tire business.
News Flash: Budget Cuts Have Consequences
Take, for example, last week’s launch of the final space shuttle mission. NASA isn’t ending the shuttle because its work is done.
Photos Released of Smiling Giffords in Houston Hospital
Giffords had been in Florida the day before to see her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, lift off in the space shuttle Endeavour for a mission, and the day after, surgeons placed a plastic implant in her
Authorities Say Giffords Was the Target
Giffords is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition and the New Democrat Coalition. Although a moderate, she was listed on former Alaska Gov.
Climb Into the Cockpit
The life and accomplishments of pilot Charles Lindbergh have been the highlight of many a visitor’s trip to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
Budget Cut Targets Are K Street’s Best Friends
The new cost-cutting climate in Washington, highlighted by last week’s draft federal deficit commission report, could be a bonanza for lobbying shops.
Space Progress
Soon we will be in a post-space shuttle period when NASA no longer has the capability to launch humans in space.
Former Astronaut Paints the Moon
While the retired astronaut may have been the fourth man to walk on the moon, he’s the first to tell the story of his journey through space with paint.
Planners Hop Onto a Trolley Solution
The shuttle runs until the Metro closes.
Heard on the Hill: Spitzer? I Hardly Knew Her
Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been chewed up and, um, spit out following revelations that hed hired high-priced hookers.