Russia Delays First Vostochny Launch – UPDATE
An automatic system shut down Russia’s first launch from the new Vostochny launch site in Siberia last night 90 seconds before the scheduled liftoff of a Soyuz 2.1a rocket. Russia’s …
Russia's New Vostochny Launch Site Ready for Action
Russia plans its first launch from the new Vostochny (Eastern) launch site on Tuesday evening Eastern Daylight Time (Wednesday morning, Moscow Time) according to Russia’s Tass news agency. A Soyuz …
What's Happening in Space Policy April 25-29, 2016
Here is our list of space policy related events for the week of April 25-29, 2016 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in …
NOAA Gets Space Weather Boost from Senate Appropriators
Two days after three Senators introduced a bill to spur space weather research and forecasting, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a boost for NOAA’s space weather satellite program and endorsed …
FAA's Space Office Fares Well in Senate FY2017 Appropriations Bill
The FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) would receive its full request of $19.8 million for FY2017 under the Transportation-HUD (T-HUD) appropriations bill reported from the Senate Appropriations Committee …
Senate Appropriators Approve $19.3 Billion for NASA for FY2017
The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved $19.306 billion for NASA in FY2017, a $21 million increase over its FY2016 level of $19.285 billion, in its Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) bill. The Space …
Bipartisan Senate Bill Clarifies Space Weather Responsibilities, Promotes Research – UPDATE 2
Three Senators introduced legislation yesterday to clarify federal agency responsibilities for space weather research and forecasting. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced S. 2817, …
Senate Subcommittee Approves $19.3 Billion for NASA, Outlook in House Also Positive
The Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $19.3 billion for NASA today. That is only a first step in the appropriations process, but a sign that Congress …
Mikulski: Number One Goal for NASA Budget — Do No Harm
In her 27th and final speech to the Maryland Space Business Roundtable as a member of Congress, Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) today continued her strong advocacy for NASA. While not …
What's Happening in Space Policy April 18-22, 2016
Here is our list of space policy related events for the week of April 18-22, 2016 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in …