House SS&T Members Question Obama Commitment to SLS/Orion, Absence of NASA CFO

House SS&T Members Question Obama Commitment to SLS/Orion, Absence of NASA CFO

A hearing before the Space Subcommittee of the House Science, Space and Technology (SS&T) Committee on the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft yesterday covered familiar ground, especially Republican …

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Vote Expected to Be Close in House Tomorrow on FY2015 CRomnibus

Vote Expected to Be Close in House Tomorrow on FY2015 CRomnibus

The House is expected to vote tomorrow (Thursday) on the FY2015 appropriations bill dubbed the “CRomnibus.”  It combines an omnibus appropriations providing full-year funding for agencies covered by 11 of the …

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NASA Gets Big Increase in FY2015 Omnibus, NOAA Satellites Do OK

NASA Gets Big Increase in FY2015 Omnibus, NOAA Satellites Do OK

House and Senate appropriators introduced the long-awaited compromise version of the FY2015 appropriations bill late today.  If approved as expected, NASA will get a significant increase compared to the President’s …

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Photos Show Orion After Splashdown

Photos Show Orion After Splashdown

NASA has released photos of its Orion capsule floating in the Pacific at the end of its Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) mission on Friday.  The capsule was recovered by a …

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Orion EFT-1 Lifts Off

Orion EFT-1 Lifts Off

In contrast to all the issues that cropped up yesterday, today’s launch of the Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) mission went off without a hitch. The United Launch Alliance (ULA) …

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