Brooks: Efforts to understand space weather must be funded to be effective
Brooks was influential in the passage of the PROSWIFT Act, which tasked government agencies with addressing space weather.
NASA
Boeing to provide solar arrays for the International Space Station
The new 63-foot-by-20-foot arrays will together produce more than 120 kilowatts of electricity from the sun’s energy.
NASA approves two missions to explore the sun
The missions will help us understand the Sun and Earth as an interconnected system.
Sewell voted for bipartisan COVID relief, government funding package
"This bill is far from perfect, but Alabamians cannot wait any longer for relief," the congresswoman said.
Palmer, Aderholt support appropriations and COVID-19 relief bill
This bill funds the federal government through fiscal year 2021.
Teledyne Brown receives $85 million NASA contract
Teledyne Brown Engineering recently received an $85 million contract from NASA to help the space agency return to the moon.
Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth sponsors national policy resolution in support of NASA’s innovations
The National Lieutenant Governors Association, a nonpartisan nonprofit serving the nation’s lieutenant governors and seconds-in-command, convened virtually today the 2020 Annual Meeting. Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth authored and sponsored a resolution on NASA’s collaboration and innovations, and participated in the voting process with his peers on 20 policy resolutions total, outlining awareness and solutions … Continued
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Mark McDaniel reappointed to NASA Human Exploration and Operations Advisory Committee
Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, announced Thursday NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine’s reappointment of Huntsville’s Mark McDaniel to a two-year term on the Human Exploration and Operations Committee of the NASA Advisory Council. Brooks initially recommended McDaniel in 2018 to Bridenstine. Bridenstine is a personal friend and former House colleague of Brooks. Brooks cited McDaniel’s past record … Continued
Aderholt critical of Democrats’ NASA budget proposal
Congressman Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, was critical of a Democratic-sponsored spending bill that level funds NASA at 2020 levels for Fiscal Year 2021. “One of my greatest duties in Congress is serving as a member on the House Committee on Appropriations and as Ranking Member on the Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee,” Aderholt said in a … Continued
Brooks is excited by America’s return to space
Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) praised the launch of American astronauts on American rockets from American soil—the first such launch in a decade. The USA finally has put astronauts in space. SpaceX accomplished the feat on Saturday. Congressman Brooks said that the Tennessee Valley is excited by the launch. “The Tennessee Valley is the birthplace of … Continued