What's Happening in Space Policy May 4-8, 2015
Here is our list of space policy events for the week of May 4-8, 2015 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate is in session this week. …
Newman To Be Sworn in As NASA Deputy Administrator in Mid-May
Dava Newman will be sworn in as NASA’s next Deputy Administrator in mid-May according to a NASA spokesperson. Allison Kelly of NASA’s Office of Communications told SpacePolicyOnline.com via email that …
White House: House NASA Bill Would Do Serious Damage To Space Program
A day after the House Science, Space, and Technology (SS&T) Committee approved a NASA authorization bill for 2016 and 2017 with deep cuts to certain NASA programs, the White House …
Culberson, Smith Reintroduce Space Leadership Preservation Act
Two key Republicans introduced a bill yesterday to make the NASA Administrator position a 10-year appointment and creating a Board of Directors to oversee the agency. The Space Leadership Preservation …
HASC Approves FY2016 NDAA
After 18 hours of debate, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) adopted the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as amended during its deliberations. For space programs, little changed from …
Intense Partisanship Over NASA Resurfaces on House Committee
The House Science, Space and Technology (SS&T) Committee approved a new NASA authorization bill today amid partisan discord reminiscent of a markup of a 2013 NASA authorization bill that never …
Proposed NASA Authorization Bill Draws Mixed Reviews From Stakeholders-UPDATE
Updated April 30, 2015 with a clarification regarding the letter from Citizens for Spaceflight Exploration-Texas. Letters from three stakeholder groups to the House Science, Space, and Technology (SS&T) Committee offer …
TASS: No Hope Left for Progress M-27M-UPDATE
Update, April 30, 2015: Russia’s space agency Roscosmos now predicts Progress M-27M will reenter between May 5-7 rather than May 3-4. Original Story, April 29, 2015: Russia’s official Itar-Tass …
House Appropriators Set to Restrain Funding for FAA's Space Office – UPDATE 2
Update, June 4, 2015: The full committee made no change to the subcommittee’s recommendation, but an amendment was adopted during floor consideration on June 3 to add $250,000 for …
Russian Progress Cargo Ship in Trouble on Way to ISS
Russia launched a robotic cargo spacecraft, Progress M-27M, to the International Space Station (ISS) this morning. Progress spacecraft routinely take food, fuel and other supplies to the ISS crews several …