First Crew Flight of Orion Likely to Slip Two Years to 2023
NASA revealed the outcome of its Key Decision Point-C (KDP-C) review of the Orion spacecraft program today. NASA uses that critical milestone as the point at which the agency makes …
Blue Origin to Build, Test, Launch from Cape Canaveral
Blue Origin has selected Florida as the location for its manufacturing, engine testing and launch facilities for a new orbital rocket. The company will use Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) at …
SecAF James Outlines "Operational Agility" and "Should Schedule" Initiatives
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James laid out a new Future Operating Concept today that will be further illuminated in a document to be released later this week. …
What's Happening in Space Policy September 14-18, 2015
Here is our list of space policy related events for the week of September 14-18, 2015 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in …
Record Breaking Cosmonaut Padalka Returns Home Tonight EDT – UPDATE
UPDATE, September 11, 2015, 8:55 pm EDT: Soyuz TMA-16M landed on time at 8:51:36 pm EDT (6:51:36 am local time September 12 at the landing site in Kazakhstan.) ORIGINAL STORY, …
JAXA, UN Offer Cubesat Opportunities to Developing Nations from ISS
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) are offering opportunities for developing countries to deploy a cubesat from Japan’s Kibo module …
ULA and Blue Origin Move Forward with BE-4 Plan
United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Blue Origin announced an agreement today for expanding production of Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine that ULA wants to use for its new Vulcan rocket. The …
GAO Lambasts Air Force, Chides DOD, Over GPS OCX Ground Segment Acquisition
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) lambasted the Air Force today for poor acquisition decisions on the Global Positioning System’s (GPS’s) future Operational Control System (OCX). The Air Force has “consistently …
WSJ: Aerojet Rocketdyne Wants to Buy ULA
Rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJR) wants to buy United Launch Alliance (ULA) for approximately $2 billion according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). No deal has been made yet, …
What's Happening in Space Policy September 7-11, 2015
We’re back to “regular order” this week with our list of upcoming space policy related events only for one week (September 7-11, 2015). The House and Senate return to work …