http://chapters.nss.org/letters/ Letters from NSS members on space exploration to newspapers, congress, and others. en-us Copyright 2005 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 19:47:35 +0000 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 19:55:14 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.0D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Melissa Langone had an article about space nursing recently printed in "Nursing Spectrum", in the September 26, 2005 issue. Titled "The Care Up There - A career in space nursing? It’s not pie in the sky." Melissa's article is available... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/11/the_care_up_the.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/11/the_care_up_the.html Published Article Wed, 02 Nov 2005 19:47:35 +0000 The following letter was published in the Washington Post, Tuesday, October 11, 2005, Page A16. Reprinted by permission of the author, Gary Barnhard, Chair of the NSS Executive Committee. Our Future Is In Space To paraphrase Arthur C. Clarke, it... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/10/our_future_is_i.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/10/our_future_is_i.html Published Letter Wed, 12 Oct 2005 03:43:52 +0000 The following letter from NSS member Jim Spellman, responding to an earlier reader letter, was published September 30th in The Daily Republic. Reprinted with permission of the author. It would be wrong to put NASA on hold A recent Letter... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/10/it_would_be_wro.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/10/it_would_be_wro.html Published Letter Wed, 12 Oct 2005 03:35:42 +0000 The following letter was published in the New York Times, September 25, 2005, in response to an op-ed piece by Robert Park on September 22, "The Dark Side of the Moon". Republished here with permission of the author, Greg Zsidisin,... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/09/humans_must_pus.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/09/humans_must_pus.html Published Letter Wed, 28 Sep 2005 02:46:42 +0000 The following op-ed piece was published in the Washington Examiner, Wednesday, July 27th, 2005. Reprinted by permission of the author. Why they go By Michael Huang Not too long ago, it was conventional wisdom that astronauts were national heroes, boldly... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/08/why_they_go.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/08/why_they_go.html Published Letter Mon, 01 Aug 2005 18:38:20 +0000 The following letter was published in Space News and on Space.com, Monday, April 25th, 2005. Reprinted by permission of the authors. NASA Chief Michael Griffin and Hubble By George Whitesides and Gary Barnhard NASA Administrator Michael Griffin’s confirmation testimony, in... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/04/nasa_chief_mich.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/04/nasa_chief_mich.html Published Letter Fri, 29 Apr 2005 04:11:49 +0000 NSS member and He-3 chapter president Jason Rhian had the following letter published, and selected as the "Letter of the Day", in the Tampa Tribune, February 3, 2005. Reprinted with permission of the author.... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/02/why_snub_the_co.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2005/02/why_snub_the_co.html Published Letter Mon, 07 Feb 2005 05:08:24 +0000 Florida NSS member Jason Rhian had the following letter published in the Tampa Tribune, December 29th, 2004. Reprinted by permission of the author. NASA Still Ambitious Nice to see the Trib is blasting NASA again. The Dec. 21 cartoon again... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/12/nasa_still_ambi.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/12/nasa_still_ambi.html Published Letter Fri, 31 Dec 2004 02:44:04 +0000 Keith Wick, an NSS member in Minnesota, had the following letter published in the Duluth News Tribune, January 17th 2004. Reprinted with the permission of the author. It's about time we return to the moon Regarding the announcement by President... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/12/its_about_time.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/12/its_about_time.html Published Letter Fri, 31 Dec 2004 01:06:31 +0000 NSS Member Arthur Smith wrote the following letter to the American Physical Society's newsletter, "APS News", and it was published in the November edition. Reprinted here by permission of the author. Moon/Mars Offers Physics Opportunities The August/September APS News highlighted... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/11/moonmars_offers.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/11/moonmars_offers.html Published Letter Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:59:00 +0000 NSS Member Joseph Russo had the following letter published in the August 7, 2004 Long Island issue of Newsday. Reprinted with permission of the author. Let's support space program As a teacher of a highschool course on the space program,... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/08/lets_support_sp.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/08/lets_support_sp.html Published Letter Mon, 09 Aug 2004 20:21:44 +0000 NSS Member Jason Rhian had the following letter printed in the August 2, 2004 Tampa Tribune. Reprinted with permission of the author. NASA Needs Funding. The July 25th editorial cartoon in the Commentary section, about the only thing NASA Couldn't... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/08/nasa_needs_fund.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/08/nasa_needs_fund.html Published Letter Sat, 07 Aug 2004 22:04:06 +0000 NSS Member Ryan Caron sent the following letter to his congressman on July 30, 2004. Reprinted by permission of the author. Dear Congressman Charles Bass, I am writing to voice my support for the President's Vision for Space Exploration. The... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/07/support_for_the.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/07/support_for_the.html Letter to Congress Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:16:19 +0000 The following letter was sent to Representative Bill Young of the House Appropriations COmmittee on July 29, 2004. Reprinted with permission of the authors. Dear Chairman Young: My wife and I are dedicated, longtime members of both the National Space... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/07/disappointed_by.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/07/disappointed_by.html Letter to Congress Thu, 29 Jul 2004 17:06:29 +0000 NSS Member Jason Rhian won the "Letter of the Day" for June 29, 2004 in the Tampa Tribune. Reprinted with permission of the author. A New Space Age Published: Jun 29, 2004 SpaceShipOne's recent flight might begin a second space... http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/06/a_new_space_age.html http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/06/a_new_space_age.html Published Letter Tue, 29 Jun 2004 16:37:33 +0000