Barack Obama NASA and space policy
America's next President, Barack Obama has got plans for NASA. He hopes not only will inspire the world with manned and robotic space exploration, apply the World's most significant space program to take a help tackle climate change, energy independence, and aeronautics research. In achieving this vision, Obama will cooperate with international partners and engage the private sector to amplify NASA's reach. He believes that a revitalized NASA can help America maintain its innovation edge and contribute to American economic growth.
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There is currently no organisation in the US Gvernment that oversees a comprehensive and integrated strategy and policy dealing with all aspects of the government's space- related programs. This wasn't always the case, between 1958 and 1973 the National Aeronautics and Space Council oversaw all space activities for four presidents.
The Council was briefly revived from 1989 to 1992, but Barack Obama will re-establish National Aeronautics and Space Council reporting to the president. It will oversee and coordinate civilian, military, commercial and national security space activities undetaken by NASA, the Department of Defense, the National Reconnaissance Office, the Commerce Department, the Transportation Department, and other federal agencies. It promises to solicit public participation, engage the international community, and work toward a 21st century vision of space developing new technologies.
Given the enormous importance of Obama's plans to the International space industry Space Blog will continue this discussion later this week with an insight into Barack Obama's plans for manned spaceflight.
