TASS Takes Half Step Back on Soyuz MS Delay
Russia’s official TASS news agency, which yesterday reported that the next crew launch to the International Space Station (ISS) would be delayed, took half a step back from that report …
TASS: Russia Delays Next Soyuz, Progress Launches
Russia’s official TASS news agency reported today that the next launches of Soyuz and Progress spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) are being delayed because of problems with the …
Orbital ATK Completes Antares Hot Fire Test
Orbital ATK conducted a “hot fire” test of its re-engined Antares rocket today at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at Wallops Island, VA. The company is preparing to return Antares …
What's Happening in Space Policy May 30-June 4, 2016
Here is our list of space policy events for the week of May 30 – June 4, 2016 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate …
BEAM Successfully Expanded
“We are declaring manual inflation complete.” Those words from CAPCOM Jessica Meir at Johnson Space Center’s International Space Station (ISS) Mission Control at 4:10 pm EDT today brought to an …
NASA To Try BEAM Expansion Again Saturday
NASA will try again tomorrow (May 28) to expand the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) that is attached to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA TV coverage begins at 8:45 …
NASA Halts BEAM Expansion, Considering Next Steps – UPDATE 2
UPDATE, MAY 27, 11:30 AM ET. Today’s media telecon has been postponed by two hours, to 2:00 pm ET. UPDATE, MAY 26, 2016, 5:45 PM ET. NASA has decided NOT …
Kilmer, Bridenstine Get Full Funding for FAA Space Office
During markup of the FY2017 Transportation-HUD (T-HUD) appropriations bill today, the House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment to fully fund the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) at the …
Senate Schism on Russian Rocket Engines Continues – UPDATE
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee approved its version of the FY2017 defense appropriations bill today. Few details have been released, but in at least one area — Russian RD-180 …
House Appropriators Reject Asteroid Redirect Mission, Want Astronauts on Moon – UPDATE
The House Appropriations Committee is recommending that no funds be provided for planning robotic or crewed missions to asteroids as envisioned by President Obama’s Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM). The committee’s …