What's Happening in Space Policy November 17-21, 2014
Here is our list of space policy events in the coming week, November 17-21, 2014, and any insights we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session. …
NASA IG Adds Voice to Chorus that NASA Lacks Adequate Funding
Echoing what reports from expert groups have been saying for many years, NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) yesterday warned that the biggest challenge facing NASA is getting the budgets …
Is Philae's Time Coming to an End? – UPDATE
UPDATE, November 14, 5:33 pm EST: The European Space Operations Center (ESOC) just tweeted (@esaoperations) that it has reacquired Philae. The first contact was brief, but the signal was then …
Philae Works Hard To The End — And it May Not Be The End – UPDATE
UPDATED throughout on November 15, 2014 (originally published November 14) Despite the odds, the European Space Agency (ESA) was able to restore contact with its Philae lander on the surface …
ULA's Tory Bruno Vows To Transform Company
Alluding to what he described as a moment of exciting change for the commercial launch industry, the newly appointed head of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) discussed how his company, …
ESA: Philae Landed THREE Times, not Two, But is OK
The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Philae lander bounced twice — landing three times — when it reached the surface of Comet 67P yesterday, but is working fine and returning images …
ESA Lands a Spacecraft on a Comet for the First Time – UPDATE
The European Space Agency (ESA) landed a spacecraft on a comet today, the first time such a feat has been achieved. The Philae lander was separated from its Rosetta mothership …
House and Senate Return to Work Today To Finish 113th Congress, Prepare for Next Year
The House and Senate return to work today to finish out the 113th Congress and get ready for the 114th, which begins in January. The congressional landscape will change significantly …
Philae's Ulamec: Maybe We Didn't Land Just Once, But Twice
Emphasizing that it is only speculation for now, the program manager for ESA’s Philae lander said today that the spacecraft may have bounced and landed not once, but twice on …
SS2 Pilot Siebold Unaware Critical Lever Moved Prematurely
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an update on its investigation into the October 31 SpaceShipTwo (SS2) accident that claimed the life of co-pilot Michael Alsbury and seriously injured pilot …