Senate Bill Sets Stiff Requirements for Future NOAA Satellites – UPDATE
UPDATE, May 20, 2015: The Senate Commerce Committee approved the bill, as amended, today. The amendments are posted on the committee’s website. ORIGINAL STORY, May 14, 2015: A …
House Appropriators Propose Big Increase for Europa, SLS, Cut to Commercial Crew-UPDATE
UPDATE, MAY 14, 2015: The subcommittee approved the draft bill today on a voice vote with no amendments. The next step is full committee markup. No date was announced. ORIGINAL …
House SS&T Approves Four Commercial Space Bills
The House Science, Space and Technology (SS&T) Committee approved four commercial space bills today after lengthy debate largely along partisan lines. Thirteen amendments were offered to the main bill, the …
House Appropriators Praise FAA Space Office, But Will Deny Funding Increase-UPDATE
UPDATE, May 13, 2015: The full committee approved the bill today with no changes to the FAA space office funding. ORIGINAL STORY, May 12, 2015: The full House Appropriations Committee …
Senate Commercial Space Launch Bill Includes Extending ISS to 2024-UPDATE
UPDATE, May 13, 2015: Senator Cruz issued a press statement today that includes expressions of support for the bill from a variety of commercial space industry companies and organizations. ORIGINAL …
Space Station Crew Return Delayed Until June, Next Launch Until July
NASA and its partners in the International Space Station (ISS) program decided today to extend the mission of three ISS crew members who were supposed to return to Earth tomorrow …
SASC Worries About GPS III, DOD Weather Satellites, Space Security
As members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) get ready to mark up their version of the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), replacing Russia’s RD-180 rocket engine is …
What's Happening in Space Policy May 11-15, 2015
Here is our list of space policy related events for the week of May 11-15, 2015 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in …
Four House Commercial Space Bills Span Wide Range of Topics
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee will mark up four bills on May 13, 2015 dealing with a broad range of commercial space activities. Three of the bills have …
Progress M-27M Reenters, Russians Propose Changes to ISS Schedule – UPDATE
UPDATE: Adds information on JSpOC confirming the reentry. The Progress M-27M spacecraft reentered over the Pacific Ocean at 05:04 Moscow Time on May 8 (10:04 pm Eastern Daylight Time tonight) …