Government Clears ATK-Orbital Merger
The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission today agreed to the merger of ATK and Orbital Sciences Corporation. The companies expect to complete the transaction in February 2015. …
House Passes Final FY2015 NDAA, Including RD-180 Cutoff, Money for New Engine
The House passed the compromise National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2015 today by a vote of 300-119. The Senate is expected to the pass the bill next week. It …
House SS&T Committee to Hold Hearing on Orion and SLS
The House Science, Space and Technology (SS&T) Committee’s Space Subcommittee has scheduled a hearing next week on the status of NASA’s Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) programs. The hearing will be …
Orion EFT-1 Launch Scrubbed, May Try Again Tomorrow – UPDATE
This article is updated throughout following a post-scrub press conference at Kennedy Space Center. NASA’s attempt to launch the Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) mission this morning (December 4) was …
ESA Approves Ariane 6, Vega-C
The Council of Ministers of the European Space Agency (ESA) approved development of a new Ariane 6 rocket yesterday. As ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain stressed, Ariane 6 is not …
Weather Forecast for Orion EFT-1 Launch Improves Slightly
The chance that the launch of the Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) mission will take place tomorrow morning is slightly better than reported yesterday. Air Force weather officer Kathy Winters …
Japan Launches Hayabusa2 Asteroid Sample Return Mission
Japan launched its second asteroid sample return mission, Hayabusa2, at 11:22 pm EST tonight (December 2), which was 1:22 pm December 3 local time in Japan. The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries …
Orion EFT-1 Go for Launch on Thursday
The Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) launch was given the green light today for launch at 7:05 am Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Thursday, December 4, 2014. The weather forecast …
What's Happening in Space Policy December 1-5, 2014
Here is our list of space policy-related events coming up in the next week, December 1-5, 2014, and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are …
Japan Readies Hayabusa2 Asteroid Sample Return Mission for Launch – RESCHEDULED
UPDATE: The launch has been postponed a second time because of weather. The new launch date is December 3, 1:22:04 pm JST (December 2, 11:22:04 pm EST). This article is updated …