India's First Mars Mission Successfully Enters Orbit
India’s first mission to Mars, the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), successfully went into orbit about Mars tonight (September 23) Eastern Daylight Time (September 24 local time in India). It joins …
India's First Mars Spacecraft on Track to Join MAVEN at Mars Tonight EDT
India’s first Mars spacecraft, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), is on track to join NASA’s newly-arrived MAVEN spacecraft in Mars orbit tonight Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). MAVEN successfully entered Mars orbit …
What's Happening in Space Policy September 21-October 3, 2014
Here is our list of events for the next TWO weeks, September 21-October 3, 2014, starting with MAVEN’s arrival at Mars tonight (Sunday). Congress is in recess until November 12. During the …
Texas Launch Site Groundbreaking Caps Busy Week for SpaceX
SpaceX will break ground for its new launch site near Brownsville, TX on Monday, September 22, 2014. It will cap quite a busy week-long period for the entrepreneurial space launch …
SpaceX, NASA, Mice Ready for Early Morning Launch, But Is Mother Nature? – UPDATE2
UPDATE 2: September 21, 2014. SpaceX CRS-4 was successfully launched at 1:52 am EDT today. UPDATE: September 20, 2014. The launch was scrubbed due to weather just after 1:30 pm …
NASA IG: ISS Cost U.S. $75 Billion So Far, Estimates of Future Costs Overly Optimistic
NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report today examining cost and technical challenges NASA faces in extending operations of the International Space Station (ISS) through 2024. Among its conclusions is …
Senate Passes FY2015 CR
The Senate just passed the FY2015 Continuing Resolution (CR), funding the government through December 11, 2014 and avoiding a government shutdown. The House and Senate are still in session at …
House Approves CR Funding Government Through December 11, 2014
The House approved a FY2015 Continuing Resolution (CR) this afternoon (September 17) that will fund the government through December 11, 2014. An amendment allowing President Obama limited authority to spend …
Senate Expected to Pass CR Tomorrow; Could Consider NASA Authorization
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) plans to bring up the FY2015 Continuing Resolution (CR) for a vote tomorrow (Thursday, September 18). The House passed the CR today. The Senate could consider …
ULA, Blue Origin Announce Partnership on U.S. Alternative to RD-180 Engine
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Blue Origin announced a partnership today to produce Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine for use in future ULA rockets. ULA currently launches the Delta …