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Solar energy is superior to nuclear for powering crewed mission to Mars, show scientists

Frontiers

While modern science has debunked the Red Planet as a likely source of an alien invasion, today’s technology is bringing us closer to a crewed mission. Both Abel and Berliner are members of the Center for the Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space (CUBES), a project developing biotechnologies to support space exploration.

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Biden administration requests 16% increase in domestic spending, $4 billion for climate and sustainability research

ESA

Echoing calls in Biden’s infrastructure plan and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s Endless Frontiers Act (see ESA Policy News, April 5, 2021 ), Biden’s budget request establishes a new directorate for technology, innovation and partnerships within NSF. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. billion for NOAA, a $1.4

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Policy News: September 12, 2022

ESA

The Government Accountability Office issued five new priority recommendations to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. White House : The Office of Science and Technology Policy released draft templates for disclosing current and pending sources of support in federal grant applications. Read the full report here.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

ESA

This includes research about atmospheric composition, water and carbon cycles, computational modeling of climate systems, renewable energy technologies, materials sciences, and social, behavior and economic research on human responses to climate change. Most of these areas are named as “key technology focus areas” in the USICA.

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ESA Policy News: January 9, 2023

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Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) named the ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee in the 118th Congress. The EPA’s Science and Technology budget increases to $802.27 Appropriators increase the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget $6.2 ESA webinar recording is available. Executive Branch.

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ESA Policy News: January 23, 2023

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The Commerce, Justice and Science subcommittee drafts the bill that funds the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, among other agencies. Among other US-China issues, the committee is expected to address US-China science and technology collaboration and research security.

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ESA Policy News: February 20, 2023

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Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) will be the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research and Biotechnology. Mike Collins (R-GA) will chair the Research and Technology Subcommittee and Rep. House Agriculture Committee: Ranking Member David Scott (D-GA) announced the Democratic leadership of the committee. Freshman Rep.

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