House holds hearing on NASA's 50th anniversary
Chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee Rep. Bart Gordon, R-TN, speaks during a House Science and Technology Committee hearing on 'National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at 50: Past Accomplishments and Future Opportunities and Challenges' on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 30, 2008. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott)
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The 2011 federal fiscal budget will determine how soon NASA can afford to send astronauts to the moon or Mars, space policy experts said.
A battle next year for control of Congress will be fought in a few key races, and some in Tennessee will be among the most important, political analysts say.
U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., said Monday he is planning on retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of the year.
The Department of Energy's new plans for the FutureGen project -- a 5-year-old initiative to develop clean-coal technology -- look fishy, policymakers said Tuesday.
A commercial application to import low-level nuclear waste from Italy has sparked fears of more shipments from decommissioned nuclear power plants in Europe, but a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives March 13 would ban imports of foreign radioactive waste.
A senior member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee has introduced a bill that would prevent the importation of foreign-generated nuclear waste.
NASA has released the results of a $11.5 million study of airline safety, but critics say the report is difficult for outsiders to analyze.
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said low-level nuclear waste from foreign countries can be disposed of in his state, as long as it meets regulations.
In the fight to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, both sides of the aisle seem to agree a few homegrown storage technologies could be key to winning the battle.
Democrats on the House Science Committee said American science and technology jobs are being lost to workers overseas, but more research needs to be done to lea
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