White House and Agencies Focus on Space Weather Concerns, EOS “[Tamara Dickinson, a senior policy analyst with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)] said that there has been an increased awareness about space weather in the White House and that President Barack Obama recently has requested briefing memos on the topic. She highlighted several efforts the administration is taking related to space weather, including a forthcoming […]

Obama to meet with John Glenn today, Orlando Sentinel “President Barack Obama plans to meet with former astronaut and senator John Glenn this afternoon to discuss the administration’s new plan for NASA. White House officials did not reveal specifics of the meeting, although Glenn recently wrote a letter that supported more space shuttle flights and the development of a new heavy-lift rocket that could blast future astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit.” […]