The Air Force awarded the last two of four contracts to develop new rocket propulsion systems today. The United Launch Alliance (ULA) is partnered with Blue Origin on one of …
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee held a hearing last Thursday on legislation introduced by Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) to restructure how NASA is governed. Culberson says the goal …
Here is our list of space policy events for the week of February 29 – March 4, 2016 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate …
Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Oklahoma) is planning a multipronged approach to getting government space agencies to adopt commercial solutions. He will introduce a comprehensive bill — the American Space Renaissance Act …
The House Science, Space, and Technology (SS&T) committee has released its annual “Views and Estimates” report for the coming year that lays out its plans for 2016. The NASA section …
Two House appropriators blasted the Obama Administration today for its budget “gimmick” of requesting funds for the Department of Commerce (DOC) from both the discretionary part of the federal budget …
Here is our list of space policy events for the week of February 22-26, 2016 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session …
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic introduced its new SpaceShipTwo to the world yesterday, 16 months after a fatal accident that destroyed the first vehicle in the series. This second vehicle, SS2-002, …
NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) took a step forward on Wednesday with approval from NASA’s Program Management Council. WFIRST will be the next large (flagship) space telescope after …
UPDATE, March 3, 2016: Sen. Shelby won the primary. ORIGINAL STORY, February 16, 2016: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) is facing four Republican opponents in Alabama’s March 1 Senate primary. The …