{"id":1130,"date":"2013-03-14T19:52:45","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T19:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2013-03-14T19:52:45","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T19:52:45","slug":"space-policy-closing-unused-nasa-facilities-nasa-travel-cutbacks-plutonium-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=1130","title":{"rendered":"Space Policy: Closing unused NASA facilities, NASA travel cutbacks, Plutonium production"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA could save money if it could close unused or under-utilized facilities: NASA official says closing unused facilities could help save money – Texas on the Potomac\/Houston Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Travel limits and other cutbacks are in store for NASA as it deals with the sequestration cuts: NASA Releases New Policy Guidance to Respond to Sequestration–UPDATE – spacepolicyonline.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Bob Zimmerman comments: NASA has clamped down on travel expenses, reducing it by 30 percent in the past year. – Behind The Black<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Irene Klotz<\/a> reports on the restart of production of plutonium, which NASA needs for its unmanned space probes: U.S. Starts Making Plutonium – Discovery News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NASA could save money if it could close unused or under-utilized facilities: NASA official says closing unused facilities could help save money – Texas on the Potomac\/Houston Chronicle. — Travel limits and other cutbacks are in store for NASA as it deals with the sequestration cuts: NASA Releases New Policy Guidance to Respond to Sequestration–UPDATE … Continue reading Space Policy: Closing unused NASA facilities, NASA travel cutbacks, Plutonium production<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-space-policy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-ie","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1365,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=1365","url_meta":{"origin":1130,"position":0},"title":"Space policy: Disposing of underutilized NASA facilities + NASA education activities suspension","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 26, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A nudge on NASA to dump unneeded facilities: Senate Passes Rubio Amendment Urging NASA To Dispose Of Underutilized Facilities To Save Taxpayer Dollars - Space Industry News. 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