New CR Funds Government Through April 28, Protects SLS/Orion and JPSS

New CR Funds Government Through April 28, Protects SLS/Orion and JPSS

The House Appropriations Committee released the new Continuing Resolution (CR) tonight that will keep the government operating after Friday, when the existing CR expires.  The new CR will fund the …

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Smith, Babin Question NASA Assertion that Scientists Now Support ARM

Smith, Babin Question NASA Assertion that Scientists Now Support ARM

The chairmen of the House Science, Space, and Technology (SS&T) Committee and its Space Subcommittee want NASA to provide documentation to underpin recent agency statements implying that its scientific advisors …

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Bad IMU Data Doomed ESA's Schiaparelli Lander

Bad IMU Data Doomed ESA's Schiaparelli Lander

The European Space Agency (ESA) said today that erroneous data from an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) doomed its Schiaparelli Mars lander last month.  The bad data convinced onboard systems that …

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