Senate Joins House in Approving FY2017 Approps Bill – UPDATE

Senate Joins House in Approving FY2017 Approps Bill – UPDATE

The Senate passed the FY2017 omnibus appropriations bill today.  President Trump is expected to sign it into law before midnight tomorrow.  Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) won praise from Senate Minority …

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Congress Advances FY2017 Appropriations, Space Weather Legislation

Congress Advances FY2017 Appropriations, Space Weather Legislation

Congress is making progress on passing the final FY2017 omnibus appropriations bill as well as legislation to clarify federal responsibilities for space weather research and forecasting. Today, the House passed …

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Future Polar Weather Satellites Down, Space Weather Up in NOAA's FY2017 Final Appropriations

Future Polar Weather Satellites Down, Space Weather Up in NOAA's FY2017 Final Appropriations

NOAA’s Polar Follow On (PFO) program to build the third and fourth Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) weather spacecraft is the only satellite program that will be cut substantially in …

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Space Station Spacesuits Suffer After Shuttle Shutdown

Space Station Spacesuits Suffer After Shuttle Shutdown

NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report today assessing NASA’s management of its existing spacesuits and development of new models.  It expressed concern about Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) …

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