Lakewood, Colo. – On Saturday, September 14, 2019, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) held the 100th Government in the Grocery in Lakewood, Colorado. During the event, Perlmutter met with about 15 constituents and discussed issues ranging from immigration and impeachment to environmental concerns and student loan debt. Perlmutter started the Government in the Grocery program when he first took office... Read more »
Today, following the White House’s official announcement of the creation of U.S. Space Command, the entire Colorado Congressional Delegation and Governor Jared Polis sent a new letter to the U.S. Department of Defense reiterating their call for the headquarters to be reestablished in Colorado. In the letter to acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan and Commander of U.S. Space Command Ge... Read more »
NASA’s top boss, Jim Bridenstine, visited the CU Boulder campus Friday morning. It wasn't just to check out their brand-new aerospace engineering building, but to meet some of the students that will be designing the future of space. On his tour of the new facility, Bridenstine saw students building drones that can withstand harsh atmospheric conditions. He saw them building miniature space-ready s... Read more »
DENVER – The collaborative working relationship among Colorado’s congressional delegation was on display at the Colorado Chamber’s biennial congressional luncheon today, featuring U.S. Reps. Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Doug Lamborn, Joe Neguse, and Ed Perlmutter. The representatives addressed members of the Colorado Chamber for a bipartisan discussion on business issues related to health care, trad... Read more »
The US just celebrated 50 years since the first moon landing. You probably didn't know that Australia just celebrated the first anniversary of the opening of the Australian Space Agency. Why would you? With a staff of just 30 or so, it was set up last year with a budget of $41 million over four years, plus another $19.5 million for an infrastructure fund. This isn't only paltry when you measure it... Read more »
WHERE WERE YOU? More than half a billion people around the world watched Neil Armstrong take his first “small step” 50 years ago this weekend. We talked to more than a dozen cabinet officials, lawmakers and other D.C. personalities who described the fear, excitement, awe, and sense of unity they felt during the seminal achievement. “Our country held its breath at every stage that Apollo 11 had to ... Read more »
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said July 15 that, as NASA presses ahead with plans to return humans to the moon by 2024, he will not rule out a first human mission to Mars as soon as 2033. Bridenstine’s comments, near the end of a 45-minute briefing with reporters about the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 and the new Artemis program, are the latest sign of a renewed emphasis on human missions to... Read more »
In about three years, if all goes as planned, the American government will launch a cylinder-shaped module 250 million miles into space and insert it into orbit around the moon. Next will come another capsule, then another, all to be joined into a human habitat orbiting as close as 1,000 miles to the lunar surface. On one end will be two massive wings with solar panels; on the other, a docked spac... Read more »
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson’s inbox probably has more mail from Colorado these days. Leaders across the state are lobbying for the new U.S. Space Command to be based here, and they’re making a strong case. Letters from the business community, local elected officials and the state’s congressional delegation have pointed out that Colorado is well-situated for the program because of a flourish... Read more »
