2016 Elections – Human Space Exploration Update
Trump on Space: Op-ed | Trump’s space policy reaches for Mars and the stars NASA’s core mission must be distant exploration and science, writes Robert Walker, the former U.S. congressman, and Peter Navarro, a University of California, Irvine professor.. The two men serve as policy advisers to Donald Trump. (See also: Trump would reinstate White House Space Council)
Clinton/Trump on Space: Exclusive | Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump weigh in on U.S. space policy The U.S. presidential contenders address questions about NASA as well as military space funding and future goals. “After taking office, we will have a comprehensive review of our plans for space, and will work with Congress to set both priorities and mission,” said Donald Trump.”Mars is a consensus horizon goal, though to send humans safely, we still need to advance the technologies required to mitigate the effects of long-duration, deep-space flight,” said Hillary Clinton.
Clinton and Lunar Exploration: Here’s why a Clinton administration might pivot NASA back to the Moon A U.S.-led, international return to the lunar surface with astronauts could considered, if the next U.S. president is Hillary Clinton. Neal Lane, former president Bill Clinton’s White House science advisor, is offering informal science policy information to Clinton. During a Monday night forum at Rice University, in Houston, where Lane is a professor, he championed the moon as a good next step for humans on an eventual Journey to Mars, the destination championed by President Obama.
Obama on Space: Barack Obama: America will take the giant leap to Mars The president hails the strides NASA has made in space exploration, planetary science, astronomy and more. He predicts NASA will reach Mars with human explorers in the 2030s.
Advice for a New President/Administration: Why the next President must invest in NASA NASA has a legacy of introducing new technologies and inspiring the nation’s and the world’s youth, writes U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards, Maryland congresswoman and ranking member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Space Subcommittee. “We can’t forget that space is hard, and achieving ambitious goals takes talent and money,” writes Edwards. “Funding NASA and leveraging the resources of commercial interests and our international partners is an investment that has and will continue to generate long-lasting dividends.” (See also: The Mars generation: Kicking the can down the road )
Future of Space: The Importance of Space Through the Transition Why is the space community concerned about the upcoming change in presidential administrations? Many hope for a transition that supports current initiatives important to the nation’s economy and U.S. leadership in space, writes Elliot Holokauahi Pulham, CEO of the Space Foundation.
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.