What's Happening in Space Policy October 6-10, 2014
Here is our list of space policy related events for the week of October 6-10, 2014 and any insight we can offer about them. Congress is in recess until November 12. …
IAC2014 Day Four Opens with Diverse Views on the Post-ISS Future
Bigelow Aerospace plans to make being an astronaut less special because there will be so many of them promised the company’s Washington representative Mike Gold. Gold was one of the …
NASA Directs Boeing and SpaceX to Stop Work on CCtCAP
Boeing and SpaceX were directed by NASA to stop work under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCAP) contracts because of Sierra Nevada’s protest of the award. The CCtCAP contracts were …
IAC2014 Day Three: Stratolaunch and Sierra Nevada Courting on Dream Chaser
One of the highlights at today’s (October 1) International Astronautical Congress (IAC2014) was a presentation by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and Vulcan Inc., Paul Allen’s investment group that is funding …
Commercial Space Dominates IAC2014 Day Two
Day 2 of the 2014 International Astronautical Congress (IAC2014) kicked off with a plenary session on commercial space followed by a technical session on the same topic. Both played to …
IAC2014 Day One: Camraderie, But Where Were Russia and China?
The 2014 International Astronautical Congress (IAC2014) kicked off in Toronto, Canada today (September 29). The highlight was a panel of space agency heads from around the world, but the biggest …
What's Happening in Space Policy September 29-October 10, 2014
Here is our list of space policy events for the next TWO weeks and any insight we can offer about them. Congress returns on November 12. During the Week We …
Sierra Nevada Protests NASA's CCtCAP Awards
This story has been updated throughout. Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has filed a protest over NASA’s award of the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCAP) contracts to Boeing and SpaceX last …
Elena Serova On Way To Becoming First Russian Woman on ISS – UPDATE 2
UPDATE 2, September 25, 10:15 pm ET: Soyuz TMA-14M successfully docked with the ISS at 10:11 pm EDT. (Further update: the port solar array became unstuck and deployed after docking.) …
Sierra Nevada CCtCAP Loss Means Layoffs, But Dream Chaser Will Continue
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC’s) Space Systems division laid off about 10 percent of its Dream Chaser workforce after losing NASA’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCAP) contract last week, but is …