Bolden

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden addressed a packed room filled with anxious astronomers at lunch today. It was interesting, both in what he said and in what was omitted. I'll get to actual science at the AAS Real Soon Now , so more politics in the meantime. Bolden's talk was primarily a scripted speech, and he acknowledged as much. There were no announcements of new initiatives, mission commitments or statements on funding - evidently the White House has not yet settled on a plan for NASA, in particular how to handle "Exploration" - ie human spaceflight. The preamble anecdote on HST…