Re: [meteorite-list] NASA & Dept. of Defense
I stand "partially" corrected. Although designated, perhaps as a civilian agency by the 1958 decree, NASA still must operate within & under the defense security act of the Dept. of Defense. Kirk. - Original Message - From: "Kelly Beatty" To: "'Becky and Kirk'" ; Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 6:59 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] NASA & Dept. of Defense Kirk... In fact, NASA already IS part of the Dept. of Defense. With a quick check of NASA's charter, it clearly defines that NASA operates "officially" under Dept. of Defense jurisdiction. uh, no. NASA was expressly set up to be a civilian agency. the "NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT OF 1958" (as amended) is here: http://history.nasa.gov/spaceact-legishistory.pdf it says, in part: "...such activities shall be the responsibility of, and shall be directed by, a civilian agency exercising control over aeronautical and space activities sponsored by the United States, except that activities peculiar to or primarily associated with the development of weapons systems, military operations, or the defense of the United States (including the research and development necessary to make effective provision for the defense of the United States) shall be the responsibility of, and shall be directed by, the Department of Defense; and that determination as to which such agency has responsibility for and direction of any such activity shall be made by the President..." initially there was a National Space Council, chaired by the Vice President, on which the Secretary of Defense was a member; and initially there was a Civilian-Military Liaison Committee. both have since been abolished. clear skies, Kelly J. Kelly Beatty Senior Contributing Editor SKY & TELESCOPE 617-416-9991 SkyandTelescope.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] NASA & Dept. of Defense
Kirk... > In fact, NASA already IS part of the Dept. of Defense. With a quick check of > NASA's charter, it clearly defines that NASA operates "officially" under > Dept. of Defense jurisdiction. uh, no. NASA was expressly set up to be a civilian agency. the "NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT OF 1958" (as amended) is here: http://history.nasa.gov/spaceact-legishistory.pdf it says, in part: "...such activities shall be the responsibility of, and shall be directed by, a civilian agency exercising control over aeronautical and space activities sponsored by the United States, except that activities peculiar to or primarily associated with the development of weapons systems, military operations, or the defense of the United States (including the research and development necessary to make effective provision for the defense of the United States) shall be the responsibility of, and shall be directed by, the Department of Defense; and that determination as to which such agency has responsibility for and direction of any such activity shall be made by the President..." initially there was a National Space Council, chaired by the Vice President, on which the Secretary of Defense was a member; and initially there was a Civilian-Military Liaison Committee. both have since been abolished. clear skies, Kelly J. Kelly Beatty Senior Contributing Editor SKY & TELESCOPE 617-416-9991 SkyandTelescope.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] NASA & Dept. of Defense
In fact, NASA already IS part of the Dept. of Defense. With a quick check of NASA's charter, it clearly defines that NASA operates "officially" under Dept. of Defense jurisdiction. If you will recall, remember all of the Shuttle DOD missions flown during the 1980's. These were all missions flown strictly under a high security cloak, with most of these missions releasing classified military satellites. Kirk:-) - Original Message - From: "JoshuaTreeMuseum" To: Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 4:55 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] The Apollo Moon Rock Collection Actually, ALL politicians impact the collection of planetary and asteroidal meteorites. By giving away billions in public assistance to poor people and even more billions in corporate welfare to rich people, money is diverted from meteorite collection. No one will return to the moon as long as politicians choose to spend the national treasure on trillion dollar wars and bloated military budgets. If you want NASA properly funded, just make it part of the Defense Department. A military base on the moon by 2020! C'mon, we can do it! Politicians control the purse strings and if they didn't mismanage the people's money so badly, we'd be up to our elbows in meteorites. Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
