SpaceX Still Looking for Theory to Fit Data in CRS-7 Falcon 9 Failure
SpaceX is still trying to find a theory that fits the data transmitted back to Earth on June 28 as its Falcon 9 rocket failed 139 seconds after launch. It …
Musk: Preliminary Conclusion Expected by End of Week
SpaceX founder, CEO and lead designer Elon Musk said tonight that he expects preliminary conclusions about the cause of the June 28 Falcon 9 failure by the end of the …
Pluto Mission to Resume Normal Operations on July 7
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft that is just days away from its closest approach to Pluto is expected to resume normal operations on July 7 after an anomaly yesterday. The spacecraft …
Russian Cargo Ship Arrives at ISS
Russia’s Progress M-28M robotic cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station at 3:11 am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) this morning (July 5), a little over two days after it …
What's Happening in Space Policy July 6-10, 2015
Here is our list of space policy related events for the week of July 6-10, 2015 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in …
NASA Establishes Anomaly Board to Diagnose Problem on Pluto Mission
After nearly 10 years in space and just 10 days away from its closest approach to Pluto, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft experienced an anomaly today (July 4). NASA has already …
Russian Progress Cargo Craft Safely Enroute to ISS – UPDATE
UPDATE, JULY 5, 2015: Progress M-28M successfully docked with the ISS this morning. ORIGINAL STORY, JULY 3, 2015: Russia’s Progress M-28M robotic cargo spacecraft lifted off on time at 12:55:48 …
Shelton Versus McCain on Import of SpaceX Failure
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Gen. William Shelton (Ret.) view the June 28 SpaceX launch failure very differently. In a McCain statement …
SpaceX Still Looking for Cause of Falcon 9 Failure as Russia Readies Next Progress
SpaceX continues to sort through reams of data to determine what happened on June 28 to its Falcon 9 rocket that was to deliver cargo to the International Space Station …
Senate Appropriators Approve More than House But Less Than Request for FAA Space Office
Before leaving for the July 4 recess, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY2016 Transportation-HUD (T-HUD) bill that includes funding for the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST). It …