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Shelby: Trump’s NASA Budget would prevent Agency from reaching its goals

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, June 29, 2017, Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot testified before the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee. The Trump Administration is proposing cutting NASA 2.9 percent in fiscal 2018.  US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) said that the administration is “Projecting a lofty vision for space while providing a budget … Continued
June 30, 2017

Mo Brooks Interview

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 16, 2017, US Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) spoke at length with The Alabama Political Reporter (APR) about the major issues facing our nation. The northern Alabama Congressman is also running for the US Senate. APR: The Senate is going to vote on a Healthcare bill this week that … Continued
June 28, 2017

Boeing to add 400 more jobs in Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Governor Kay Ivey (R) and her team were at the Paris Air Show last week working to continue to grow Alabama’s booming aerospace industry. One of the largest aerospace employers in the world, Boeing Co. has a large presence in the state of Alabama. Currently Boeing has about 2,700 … Continued
June 26, 2017

WSJ reports Sessions is helping shape Trump space policy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, December 13, 2016, The Wall-Street Journal is reporting that US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) is being highly influential in shaping President-elect Donald J. Trump’s (R) policies regarding space exploration. Pasztor is reporting that Sen. Sessions is personally vetting candidates for the Trump Administration’s appointment of NASA administrator. The … Continued
December 14, 2016

NASA Reveals Plan To Take Man to Mars

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, October 9 NASA released a detailed outline of their plan to take the U.S. and mankind to the planet Mars.  The new report is titled, “NASA’s Journey to Mars: Pioneering Next Steps in Space Exploration.” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a statement, “NASA is closer to … Continued
October 8, 2015

NASA Announces that Kepler Telescope has Discovered the First Earth-Sized Planet in “Habitable Zone”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter For centuries, man has known that there were other planets besides our own.  All of us remember reciting Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (now, not considered big enough to be a full-fledged planet) from our elementary school days.  But they were all in our solar … Continued
April 22, 2014

Shelby Says Commerical Vendors Are the Solyndras of the Space Industry

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama said Wednesday, “This administration seems to think that NASA’s job is to use taxpayer money as venture capital to support speculative commercial companies, the future Solyndras of the space industry.”  Sen. Shelby was addressing NASA Administrator Charles Bolden regarding future funding for … Continued
March 29, 2012