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big policy changes now that Democrats are in the majority.
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Biden’s pick to run the Commerce Department has little record on space but would play a role in regulating the commercial space industry.
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NASA is preparing to fire up the engines in one of the final hurdles before sending an uncrewed Space Launch System to the moon.
Obituary: JoAnn Clayton Townsend
FREEPORT - JoAnn Clayton Townsend, former director of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB) at the National Academy of Sciences, ...
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FREEPORT – JoAnn Clayton Townsend, former director of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB) at the National Academy of Sciences, an American Institute of and Astronautics (AIAA) fellow, an abstract artist, a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on Dec. 21, 2020. She had just celebrated her 85th birthday.
JoAnn was preceded in death by her father, James William Woolley Cleveland and mother, Rachel Blanch Mary McLaughlin, and spouses John David Clayton and Dr. John William Townsend, Jr. She is succeeded by her cousin, Bernard Lynch, her daughter, Rachel Diana Clayton, son, David Edward Clayton, his wife, Martha, and her three grandchildren, Abigail, Margaret, Jack, and great-grandson, Sasha.
Collins, Feinstein bill to establish Smithsonian women’s history museum to be signed into law
The bill will establish a national museum to collect, study, and create programs on a wide spectrum of American women’s experiences, contributions, and history.
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View on the Reflection Pool, Washington Mall, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Smithsonian Castle seen from Capitol Hill Author: Gabrielle Mannino (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 1:03 PM EST December 22, 2020 Updated: 1:05 PM EST December 22, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — In addition to pandemic-related relief—like unemployment insurance, a revival of the Paycheck Protection Program, vaccine and testing funds, and yes...stimulus checks—lawmakers tacked on a $1.4 trillion catchall spending bill and thousands of pages of other end-of-session business in a massive bundle of bipartisan legislation as Capitol Hill prepared to close the books on the year Monday night.
Tue, 12/22/2020 - 11:45am
U.S. Senators Susan Collins, R-ME, and Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, announced that
The Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act passed the Senate as part of the year-end omnibus funding package. This bipartisan legislation will establish a Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C., honoring American women. The legislation now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
“As our Women’s Suffrage Centennial year draws to a close, I am delighted that Congress was able to work together in a bipartisan way to pass this legislation,” said Senator Collins. “I look forward to the creation of a museum in our nation’s capital that celebrates the invaluable contributions women have made to our nation.”
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As aircraft become more electric, engines become more efficient and spacecraft seek to conquer new frontiers, the aerospace and defense industry needs fresh ideas from younger generations that grew up with a passion for sustainability and innovative technologies.
Through the annual 20 Twenties program, the Aviation Week Network and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) recognize young, rising stars within the industry. Top students working to solve aerospace challenges are nominated by universities around the world, and a judging panel comprised of hiring managers, engineers and academics selects 20 exceptional winners. Nominees are evaluated based on academic performance, civic contribution and the value of their research or design projects.