2016 Elections – Human Space Exploration Update

Clinton and Trump on Space:  Clinton supports human Mars exploration  Presidential contender Hillary Clinton pledged support for the human exploration of Mars in response to a questionnaire from ScienceDebate.org. Clinton did not elaborate on possible changes to current strategy that calls for a human presence in the Martian environs by the mid-2030s. Rival Donald Trump expressed support for a strong space program, but did not elaborate on Mars as a goal.

Stay the Course on Space:  Bill Nye to Trump, Clinton: Stay the Course inSpace  Bill Nye, CEO of the Planetary Society and widely known as the Science Guy, urges presidential candidates Hilliary Clinton and Donald Trump to stay the course with NASA and space hardware developments that enable future humandeep space exploration and other planetary science missions.

Citizens for Space Exploration – a pro-space, taxpayer, grassroots advocacy group (http://www.bayareahouston.com/content/c_s_e/c_s_e) – has traveled to Washington, D.C. the past 24 years to meet face-to-face with Members/staff of Congress to discuss the value of America’s investment in space exploration. In order to sustain that dialogue on a regular basis, Citizens distributes “Space Exploration Update” to Congressional offices on a weekly basis. The intent is to provide an easy, quick way to stay abreast of key human space exploration program and policy developments.