White House Releases National NEO Preparedness Strategy
The Obama White House today released a National Near Earth Object Preparedness Strategy to improve the country’s preparedness to deal with the potential hazards of Near Earth Objects (NEOs) — …
NASA Landing Team Gets 8th Member — Charles Miller
The President-Elect Transition Team (PETT) added another member to the NASA “landing team” — Charles Miller. Rumors are that two others soon will be appointed, but as of today, their …
SpaceX Ready to Return to Flight on January 8 with 10 Iridium NEXT Satellites
SpaceX announced today that it has completed its investigation of the September 1, 2016 incident that destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket and its payload and is ready to resume launches. …
What's Happening in Space Policy January 1-6, 2017
Here is our list of space policy events for the week of January 1-6, 2017 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session …
New Chinese 5-Year Space Plan Offers Few Surprises
China released its latest 5-year plan for space activities today. While it states that China will “unremittingly” pursue the “dream” of building itself into a space power, the plan itself …
NASA Closing in on Root Cause of JWST Vibration Test Anomaly
NASA is closing in on the root cause of the anomalous results produced by a December 3 vibration test on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Thomas Zurbuchen, the new …
SAIC Recommends Civil Agency for Orbital Traffic Management, But Not Which One
In a report for NASA required by the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (CSLCA), SAIC is recommending that a civil government agency take responsibility for orbital traffic management, but it …
JWST Vibration Test Results in "Anomalous Readings"
Vibration tests of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) resulted in “anomalous readings” according to NASA. The $8 billion telescope is undergoing a series of tests in preparation for its …
Galloway Symposium Tees Up Space Issues for the 115th Congress
The Galloway Space Law Symposium last week focused on two topics likely to be at the top of the list of civil and commercial space issues in the 115th Congress …
State Department Legal Advisor: The Outer Space Treaty — 50 Years On
The foundational document that sets international law for conducting space activities — the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST) — is about to turn 50. State Department Legal Advisor Brian Egan …