NASA's Study of Adding Crew to EM-1 is Completed, Awaiting Response
NASA Acting Chief Scientist Gale Allen said today that the agency’s feasibility study of adding a crew to the first launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion has …
NASA IG: Journey to Mars Cost $26 Billion Through FY2016, Future Costs Unclear
NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports that NASA spent $26 billion from FY2006-2016 on programs to send humans beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) — what was called the Journey …
China Readies First Space Station Cargo Mission – UPDATE
China is getting ready to launch its first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, to its Tiangong-2 space station later this week. China’s Xinhua news services says the launch will take place between …
What's Happening in Space Policy April 17-22, 2017
Here is our list of space policy events for the week of April 17-22, 2017 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess …
Evidence Mounts for Hydrothermal Vents on Enceladus, Plumes on Europa
NASA announced new findings today about two of the solar system’s “ocean worlds” — places other than Earth where global oceans may exist and, with them, the chance for life. …
G-7 Foreign Ministers Call for Safe, Secure, Sustainable Space Environment
The foreign ministers of the G-7 countries issued a joint communique yesterday in which they recognized the importance of space activities and called for a safe, secure, sustainable and stable …
On Cosmonautics Day, Russia Laments State of Space Program
On this day in 1961, the Soviet Union launched the first human being into space — Yuri Gagarin. It was the height of the Cold War and Soviet space achievements …
What's Happening in Space Policy April 10-22, 2017
Here is our list of space policy events for the next TWO weeks, April 10-22, 2017, and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in …
Hyten: Our Job is to Ensure No War in Space, But …
General John Hyten (USAF), Commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), said today that “our job is to make sure war does not extend into space” if possible. At the 33rd …
Air Force Restructures Space Responsibilities, JICSpOC Gets New Name
Acting Secretary of the Air Force (SecAF) Lisa Disbrow announced a number of changes to the Air Force “space enterprise” today, starting with creation of a new position of deputy …