Maybe I should look into the rights...
---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post Date : Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:40:07 +0000 From : keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Dude, if that isn't a real board, it should be! The name is perfect! -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Martin Baxter" > Let's take this thread over to the SciFiNoirBlue boards, okay? > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post > > Date : Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:27:01 -0500 > > From : "Reece Jennings" > > To : > > > Let's BOTH marry her. I can be her father! LOL! > > _____ > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of brent wodehouse > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 3:12 PM > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post > > > > I am not a fanciful person by nature, but in my younger days I dreamt of > marrying the remarkably accomplished Ms. Jemison. Nothing cooler than > wedding an astronaut in my estimate. I was truly besotted with her. > Unfortunately for me, there was not then nor is there now any basis in > reality to sustain this ridiculous fiction. :-) Still, she sends me into > high spirits. > > Brent > > KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net writes: > > >Sounds as if she's living the dream--several, in fact. > > > >-------------- Original message ---------------------- > >From: "Reece Jennings" <[ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com > >]mcjennings124@ yahoo.com> > >> Absolutely! In the video, she was touted as the possible FIRST female > >> president of the U.S. > >> IF you didn't watch it, you must. She has a WONDERFUL presence! And she > >is > >> currently > >> a professor at Dartmouth. > >> > >> _____ > >> > >> From: [ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ]scifino...@yahoogro > ups.com > >[mailto:[ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com > >]scifino...@yahoogro ups.com] On > >> Behalf Of Martin Baxter > >> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:25 AM > >> To: [ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ]scifino...@yahoogro > ups.com > >> Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA > >Post > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Sounds like a winner to me. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > >> Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA > >Post > >> Date : Wed, 7 Jan 2009 23:24:39 -0500 > >> From : "Reece Jennings" <[ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com > >]mcjennings124@ yahoo.com> > >> To : <[ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ]scifino...@yahoogro > ups.com> > >> > >> I google her and found this video: > >> > >> [ http://www.asterpix > ..com/console/?avi=20256811 > >]http://www.asterpix > ..com/console/?avi=20256811 > >> > >> > >> Also: > >> * 2007 Doctor of Engineering, Harvey Mudd College > >> > >> [40] > >> * 2007 Doctor of Engineering, Rensselaer > >> Polytechnic > >> Institute [41] > >> * 2008 Doctor of Humanities, DePaul University > >> > >> [42] > >> > >> and > >> > >> * Jemison, Mae. Find where the wind goes: moments from my life. New > >> York: Scholastic. ISBN > >> > >> 9780439131964. OCLC 44548911 > >> .. > >> * Jemison, Mae (PDF). S.E.E.ing the Future: Science, Engineering and > >> Education > >> ED464816> . Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College. pp. 56. ERIC > >> ED464816. > >> [ > >http://eric. > E> ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=E > >]http://eric. > E> ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=E > >> > >> D464816. > >> > >> > >> _____ > >> > >> From: [ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ]scifino...@yahoogro > ups.com > >[mailto:[ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com > >]scifino...@yahoogro ups.com] On > >> Behalf Of [ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net > >]KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 5:22 PM > >> To: [ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ]scifino...@yahoogro > ups.com > >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA > >Post > >> > >> > >> > >> Same here. By the by, what's Mae Jemison up to nowadays? > >> > >> -------------- Original message ---------------------- > >> From: "brent wodehouse" > >> thefence.us> > >> > Happy Times!!!! :-))) (This is not quite the extent of my enthusiasm, > >but > >> > I am at a loss presently to know how better I might express my > >joy-joy > >> > feelings :-) > >> > > >> > > >> > Brent > >> > > >> > > >> > KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net writes: > >> > > >> > >Interesting. I can't say I know anything about Bolden, but Obama may > >> > >replace the current administrator simply because of the tensions > >between > >> > >him and the transition team. There's a feeling that he has a "hands > >off > >> > >'cause you don't understand this" attitude. > >> > > > >> > >A bit off the topic of this article is something that struck me from > >it: > >> > > > >> > >"In 2002, President George W. Bush nominated Bolden to serve as > >NASA's > >> > >deputy administrator. However, the nomination was withdrawn after > >the > >> > >Pentagon objected to civilian agencies drafting high-ranking > >officers > >> > >during wartime." > >> > > > >> > >So the Pentagon was calling the shots on that, eh? Is it just me--am > >I > >> > >the only one who was taught in school that only "Congress shall > >declare > >> > >war"? To my knowledge we haven't been in an official "war" since > >WWII. > >> > >Iraq is a military action (or regime change, or power grab, or > >invasion > >> > >if you prefer) and Afghanistan is--well, it's a mess. I try never to > >give > >> > >> > >either conflict the validation of the term "war", because that > >imparts a > >> > >air of necessity and agreement to them that just simply isn't there. > >This > >> > >> > >nebulous definition of "war" has been used too many times by too > >many > >> > >people to justify all sorts of actions that ordinarily wouldn't have > >been > >> > >> > >tolerated by the civilian populace. Its usage to something as > >undefined > >> > >and unbounded as "The war on terrorism" allows those actions to go > >on ad > >> > >infinitum, no end in sight, no end to draconian measures taken by > >our > >> > >leaders because, after all, we're at war. > >> > > > >> > >Man do things need to change in this country... > >> > > > >> > >************************************************** > >> > > > >> > >[ [ http://www.chron. ]http://www.chron. > >> > >> com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6197621.html > >> > >][ http://www.chron. ]http://www.chron. > >> > >> com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6197621.html > >> > > > >> > >Ex-astronaut may be Obama's pick to lead NASA > >> > >He would be the first black to be named administrator > >> > >By MARK CARREAU > >> > >Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle > >> > > > >> > >A former astronaut who has made four trips into space is reportedly > >a > >> > >leading candidate for the top job at NASA. If selected by > >President-elect > >> > >> > >Barack Obama, Charles Bolden Jr., 62, a retired Marine Corps general > >who > >> > >makes his home in Houston's Bay Area, would be the first black > >American > >> > >to head the space agency. > >> > >The former test pilot left NASA in 1994 after 14 years of service to > >> > >return to the Marine Corps, where he rose to the rank of major > >general. > >> > >He retired in 2003. > >> > > > >> > >But Bolden has remained familiar with NASA's workings and personnel. > >He > >> > >serves on NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, one of nine > >experts who > >> > >> > >advises the administrator. He is also an adviser to the four > >high-ranking > >> > >> > >NASA officials who are overseeing the upcoming space shuttle > >> > >reconditioning flight to the 18-year-old Hubble Space Telescope. > >Bolden > >> > >piloted the shuttle Discovery in 1990 that flew the observatory into > >> > >space. > >> > > > >> > >Bolden said Tuesday night that while he has discussed the space > >agency > >> > >and its future with friends at NASA, he has not been contacted by > >Obama's > >> > >> > >transition team. > >> > > > >> > >"I'm as surprised as anyone," he said about the reports circulating > >in > >> > >Washington and at the Johnson Space Center about his name surfacing > >as a > >> > >leading candidate. > >> > > > >> > >NBC News and the Orlando Sentinel published the reports Tuesday > >> afternoon. > >> > > > >> > >Asked if he would discuss the job if contacted, Bolden said, "Yes," > >> > >adding, "You never say never." > >> > > > >> > >Bolden stressed that it would be difficult for any candidate for the > >job > >> > >to know how to respond until he or she knew what the president-elect > >has > >> > >in mind. > >> > > > >> > >In Washington, a spokesman for the Obama transition team declined to > >> > >comment on the reports that Bolden had emerged as a leading > >contender for > >> > >> > >NASA administrator. During his campaign, Obama advocated greater > >funding > >> > >for the $17.3-billion-a-year space agency. He favored a plan to > >close a > >> > >five-year gap between the shuttle's scheduled 2010 retirement and > >the > >> > >first manned trials of a replacement spacecraft. > >> > > > >> > >Some policy analysis believe Obama has not yet made a selection for > >the > >> > >top NASA post in order to allow the small space transition team led > >by > >> > >Lori Garver, a former NASA associate administrator in the Clinton > >> > >administration, plenty of time to sort out the options. > >> > > > >> > >Other names in the mix > >> > >On Bolden's first mission into space in 1986, he served as the pilot > >> > >aboard the shuttle Columbia. The crew included Bill Nelson, then a > >> > >Florida congressman, who was allowed to fly because of his role as a > >> > >legislative overseer of the space agency. Nelson, now a Florida > >senator > >> > >and champion of NASA and its economic impact on Central Florida, has > >> > >counseled Obama on space matters. > >> > > > >> > >In 2002, President George W. Bush nominated Bolden to serve as > >NASA's > >> > >deputy administrator. However, the nomination was withdrawn after > >the > >> > >Pentagon objected to civilian agencies drafting high-ranking > >officers > >> > >during wartime. > >> > > > >> > >Meanwhile, a Web petition drive started in December by former NASA > >> > >astronaut Scott "Doc" Horowitz to persuade Obama to keep current > >> > >administrator Michael Griffin has gathered more than 2,700 > >responses. > >> > >It's also sparked some opposition after it became known that > >Griffin's > >> > >wife, Rebecca, had urged friends in e-mail messages to sign the > >petition. > >> > >> > > > >> > >Others who have been mentioned for the NASA post include Garver; > >Sally > >> > >Ride, American's first female astronaut; Scott Hubbard, a Stanford > >> > >University professor and a former director of NASA's Ames Research > >> > >Center; Pete Worden, Ames' current director; Ed Weiler, NASA's > >science > >> > >chief; and Alan Stern, the agency's previous science chief. > >> > > > >> > >Chronicle reporter Stewart Powell in Washington contributed. > >> > > > >> > >[ mailto:mark.carreau%40chron.com ]mark.carreau@ > >> chron.com > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> [ http://www.youtube. > com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > >]http://www.youtube. > com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
