Ex-Im Bank Fades Softly Into the Night, For Now At Least
The authorization for the Export-Import Bank, which gives out loans to U.S. companies trying to do business overseas, ends today. Red flags were waived last fall when its authorization was …
Range Safety Destruct Signal Was Sent To Falcon 9, But Too Late
SpaceX officials confirmed today that although a range safety destruct signal was sent to the Falcon 9 rocket yesterday, it was 70 seconds too late. The “mishap” had already occurred …
Breaking News: SpaceX CRS-7 Launch to ISS Fails
SpaceX’s seventh operational cargo launch to the International Space Station (ISS) ended with an explosion of the Falcon 9 rocket 2:19 minutes into flight today. Anomaly teams are being …
House Plans ISS Hearing for July 10 Amid Reactions to SpaceX Launch Failure
In a statement on the SpaceX launch failure today, the House Science, Space and Technology (SS&T) Committee announced that it will hold a hearing on the status of the International …
Pressurization Event in Second Stage Likely Cause of SpaceX CRS-7 Failure
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said during a press conference this afternoon that early data indicate that the cause of the Falcon 9 launch failure today was due to pressurization issues …
SpaceX CRS-7 Failure — Update
SpaceX and NASA are continuing to investigate this morning’s failure of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. It was launching a robotic Dragon cargo spacecraft full of supplies for the International Space …
What's Happening in Space Policy June 29-July 3, 2015
Here is our list of space policy events for the week of June 29-July 3, 2015. Congress is in recess this week for the July 4 holiday. During the Week …
Will Third Time Be the Charm for SpaceX? – Update
UPDATE, June 28, 2015: The Falcon 9 rocket failed 2:19 minutes after launch. SpaceX and NASA are investigating. ORIGINAL STORY, June 27, 2015. SpaceX will make a third try to …
U.S., China Agree to Bilateral Civil Space Cooperation Dialogue
During recent meetings with Chinese officials, Secretary of State John Kerry agreed to establish a “U.S.-China Civil Space Cooperation Dialogue.” A State Department spokesman says the first meeting will be …
NASA Scientists Want Input on Where Humans Should Land on Mars
The Director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, Jim Green, announced today that NASA will hold a workshop in October where planetary scientists, technologists and human spaceflight experts can propose landing …