Russians raise the ticket price on a Soyuz again, from $56 to $63 million per ride
Those private companies better get cracking! The Russians have raised their ticket price again, from $56 to $63 million per astronaut ride on a Soyuz.
Tag: policy
How the White House Bullies the Press
How the White House bullies the press.
TSA to retest airport body scanners for radiation
Does this make you feel safer? The TSA is going to retest the radiation levels of all its airport body scanners after maintenance records on some showed levels 10 times higher than expected. Also this:
The TSA is responsible for the safety of its own X-ray devices. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said it does not routinely inspect airport X-ray machines because they are not considered medical devices. The TSA’s airport scanners are exempt from state radiation inspections because they belong to a federal agency.
Senators defend NPR funding
The squealing continues: Senators defend NPR funding. I like this quote in the comments:
What part of being broke do they not understand?
Discovery has landed, for the last time
Discovery has landed safely, for the last time.
148,221,665 Things to Know About Space Shuttle Discovery
Obama administration appeals judge’s ruling on Obamacare
Not surprisingly, the Obama administration has appealed a Florida judge’s ruling that Obamacare is unconstitutional.
“They Prostitute Themselves for Money”
“They prostitute themselves for money.”
Some further background here.
Chaos in aerospace
The future of Obamacare: bureaucracy and pulling strings
The future of Obamacare: bureaucracy and pulling strings.
Discovery has undocked from ISS, for the last time.
Discovery has undocked from ISS, for the last time.
Senate budget for NASA cuts the program, though less than the House
The new Senate budget proposal for NASA cuts the agency’s budget, though it does so less than the House.
Only a few months ago the Democratically-controlled Senate proposed giving NASA an increase from its 2010 budget. Today, the Senate, still controlled by Democrats, now proposes cutting that budget instead. It is remarkable to watch the impact of an election.