House Passes 2015 NASA Authorization Bill
Just one day after it was officially introduced, and with no committee action, the House today passed the 2015 NASA Authorization Act, H.R. 810. The bill is virtually identical to …
Orbital and ATK Complete Merger, Now Orbital ATK
Orbital Sciences Corporation and Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) completed their merger today. The new company is named Orbital ATK. The “merger of equals” was announced in April 2014. The tax-free, …
SpaceX Has Big Day Coming Up Tuesday-UPDATE 2
UPDATE, February 11, 2015: DSCOVR was successfully launched at 6:03 pm ET. The Falcon 9 first stage landing on the drone ship was not attempted due to high seas, …
House Will Vote on New NASA Authorization Bill on Tuesday – UPDATE
UPDATE, February 9: The bill number was assigned today: H.R. 810. ORIGINAL STORY, February 8, 2015: Skipping several steps in the usual legislative process, the House is scheduled to vote …
What's Happening in Space Policy February 9-13, 2015 – UPDATE
Here is our list of space policy events for the week of February 9-13, 2015 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session …
House SS&T Committee Announces Bipartisan 2015 NASA Authorization Act
Top Republicans and Democrats on the House Science, Space and Technology (SS&T) committee today announced details of a new bipartisan NASA Authorization Act that will be introduced next week. The …
Weather Satellites First Up for Space Hearings in 114th Congress
The first hearing of the 114th Congress focused specifically on space issues will be about weather satellites. Two subcommittees of the House Science, Space and Technology (HSS&T) Committee will hold …
NOAA Keeps Weather and Space Weather Satellites Under FY2016 Budget Proposal
NOAA will focus on weather and space weather satellites in the future if the Administration’s FY2016 budget proposal is adopted, shifting other satellite responsibilities to NASA. NOAA’s FY2016 request also includes …
President Requests $18.5 Billion for NASA, How Will Congress React?
President Obama submitted his FY2016 budget request to Congress today. It includes $18.5 billion for NASA, a 2.9 percent increase over the FY2015 appropriated level, which itself was a half-billion …
What's Happening in Space Policy February 2-6, 2015
Here is our list of space policy related events for the week of February 2-6, 2015 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate will be …