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Congressman Lamar Smith endorses Brooks for Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, July 21, 2017, US Representative Lamar Smith (R-Texas) endorsed Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) for United States Senate.  Congressman Smith has known Congressman Brooks since 2010, and the two have worked closely as members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee and as staunch opponents of illegal immigration. Congressman Smith … Continued
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July 24, 2017

Trump restores National Space Council

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, June 30, 2017, US Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) joined President Donald I. Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R) at the White House for the signing of an Executive Order restoring the National Space Council. The National Space Council has been disbanded for almost 25 years and … Continued
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July 5, 2017

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
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June 30, 2017

Roby, Brooks join President’s bill signing ceremony for reauthorizing NASA

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, March 21, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed into law bi-partisan legislation reauthorizing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with $19.5 billion in funding and key policy provisions supporting the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The President was joined by a bipartisan set of legislators … Continued
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March 22, 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
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December 14, 2016

Rubio Campaigns in the Rocket City

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, February 27, US Senator Marco Rubio brought his presidential campaign to Huntsville for a get out the vote rally ahead of Tuesday’s Alabama Republican Primary. Speaking in front of the space shuttle at NASA’s Space and Rocket Center, Senator Rubio said, “Thank you guys. I am so … Continued
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February 29, 2016

Todd May Appointed Marshall Space Flight Center Director

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, February 1, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden named Todd May as the director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. May was appointed Marshall deputy director in August 2015 and has been serving as acting director since the Nov. 13, 2015 retirement of Patrick Scheuermann. Bolden … Continued
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February 2, 2016
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Senator Shelby Stands Up for Our Nation and Alabama Jobs

By Sen. Arthur Orr With the growing threat of ISIS and other terrorist groups around the world who want to do us harm, it is important now more than ever that our leaders prioritize keeping us safe.  Alabama plays a key role in that goal by being the home to where our nation’s most secure, … Continued
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February 1, 2016

NASA’s SLS Passes Critical Design Review

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, October 23, NASA announced that it’s long awaited human-rated rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) has completed all steps needed to clear a critical design review (CDR).  The SLS is the first vehicle designed to meet the challenges of the journey to Mars and the first exploration … Continued
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October 30, 2015