SpaceX Drops Lawsuit Against Air Force
SpaceX announced today that it reached agreement with the Air Force on a “path forward” and is dropping its lawsuit against a 2013 Air Force contract with the United Launch …
Russia Reorganizes Space Program Again, Ostapenko Out – UPDATE
January 22, 2015: This article was updated throughout with additional information and quotes. A correction also has been made. The Russian government announced another restructuring of its space program management …
Bolden: Keep Moving the Ball Forward, Don't Get Discouraged
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden conveyed optimism today in a speech to the space business community in Maryland, urging them to not get discouraged and to “move the ball forward.” Without …
GAO Releases Text of Its Denial of Sierra Nevada's CCtCAP Protest
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the text of its decision denying Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC’s) protest of NASA’s decision to award the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCAP) awards …
NASA Gets Two Shout Outs in State of the Union Address
President Obama mentioned NASA twice (and NOAA once) in his State of the Union (SOTU) address tonight. First he talked about the Orion EFT-1 flight last year and Scott Kelly’s …
What's Happening in Space Policy January 19-23, 2015 – UPDATE 2
UPDATE, January 20: New House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry will lay out his agenda for the 114th Congress at 10:00 am ET this morning (Monday) to the …
Beagle Found on Mars, SpaceX Crash Video, and Other Highlights from Today
Today has been a busy day, with many interesting announcements from around the globe ranging from locating Europe’s Beagle-2 lander on Mars to SpaceX’s release of video of its Falcon …
GAO Warns on Schedule Risks for NOAA's Polar and GEO Weather Satellites
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a pair of reports today on NOAA’s two new weather satellite programs — the polar orbiting JPSS and the geostationary GOES-R series — warning …
Cruz Lays Out Space Agenda, First Up is CSLA
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) laid out his agenda on space issues today, issuing the transcript of an interview with the Houston Chronicle’s Eric Berger as a press release. Cruz is …
False Alarm Sends USOS ISS Crewmembers to Russian Segment
What turned out to be a malfunctioning data relay caused the three International Space Station (ISS) crew members who spend most of their time in the U.S. Orbital Segment (USOS) …