What's Happening in Space Policy April 20-25, 2015
Here is our list of space policy related events for the week of April 20-25, 2015 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in …
Musk: Falcon 9 Landing Failure Due to Throttle Valve Response
SpaceX founder and chief designer Elon Musk tweeted this evening that the failure of the Falcon 9 first stage to land successfully on a drone ship was due to a …
Bolden Defends ARM, Earth Science, American Preeminence at House Hearing
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden spent two hours this morning defending the Obama Administration’s FY2016 budget request for the agency before a House subcommittee. Perhaps the most contentious moment came during …
Senate Appropriators Unhappy with NASA FY2016 Budget Request
Hours after defending the President’s FY2016 budget request before a House subcommittee, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden was in front of a Senate subcommittee with the same task – convincing skeptical …
SpaceX Videos of Attempted Falcon 9 Landing April 14, 2015
SpaceX has been releasing videos of the April 14, 2015 attempt to land a Falcon 9 first stage on its autonomous drone ship “Just Read the Instructions” in the Atlantic …
Second SpaceX Landing Attempt Fails, But Launch of Dragon is Perfect – UPDATE 2
SpaceX succeeded in its primary mission today, launching a Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). It was not so fortunate with its secondary objective of landing the …
ULA Introduces Its New Vulcan Rocket That "Changes Everything"
In a breathless exposition of the attributes of his company’s new rocket, United Launch Alliance (ULA) President Tory Bruno promised it “changes everything” about space launch and the future use …
What's Happening in Space Policy April 12-17, 2015
This busy week begins today (Sunday), so lace up your running shoes. Here is our list of upcoming space policy related events for April 12-17, 2015. The House and …
Bolden: New Roscosmos Head Committed to ISS Through 2024
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden told the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) yesterday (April 9) that the new head of Russia’s space agency, Igor Komarov, is committed to the International Space Station …
NAC Adopts Finding To Redirect the Asteroid Redirect Mission — to Mars – UPDATE
Update, April 25, 2015: NAC sent a letter to NASA Administrator Bolden with the final wording of its findings and recommendations on April 16. Original story, April 10, 2015: …