Casey Dreier • April 04, 2019 • 10
Can NASA really return astronauts to the Moon by 2024?
Casey Dreier • March 11, 2019 • 5
The President's Budget Request for NASA in 2020 would start a Mars Sample Return mission and ramp up efforts to send humans to the Moon. But it would still kick off the first year of a new decade with a half-billion dollar cut to the space agency.
Casey Dreier • March 05, 2019 • 3
Society members from across the United States came to Washington, D.C. on their own dime to advocate for space science and exploration.
Casey Dreier • February 20, 2019 • 6
SpaceX says it wants to save NASA money, but its actions could cost taxpayers more in the end.
Casey Dreier • February 15, 2019 • 10
After months of unrelated political turmoil, multiple stop-gap spending bills, and an unprecedented government shutdown, NASA's 2019 budget was finally signed into law.
Casey Dreier • January 26, 2019 • 2
If ever there was an example of how quickly political winds can shift, look no further than the sudden end to a seemingly endless government shutdown on January 25th.
Casey Dreier • January 18, 2019 • 15
The partial government shutdown that shuttered NASA continues with no end in sight. The U.S. space program sits idle, the vast majority of its workforce sent home. Space science and exploration projects are disrupted. Paychecks are absent. And an unsettling realization has dawned on hundreds of thousands of public employees and contractors affected by the shutdown: this time is different.
Casey Dreier • December 22, 2018 • 7
A partial government shutdown has shuttered NASA's operations for at least a week. Critical programs like the International Space Station will continue. This is the third shutdown of 2018 and another pointless disruption for the hardworking men and women at the U.S. space agency.
Casey Dreier • November 28, 2018 • 4
In the brief period of public and political goodwill generated by NASA's latest success at the Red Planet, now is the time to secure a commitment for the next steps at Mars: sample return.
Casey Dreier • November 21, 2018
If you're expecting to gather with extended family on Thanksgiving, avoid the politics. Here are some conversation starters to use at the dinner table that everyone can engage in.
