What's Happening in Space Policy July 13-18, 2014
Here is our list of space policy-related events for the upcoming week, July 13-18, 2014, and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate will be in session. …
Hidden Benefits of NRO ""Spy"" Technology Revealed in Hill Briefing
While “spying” is getting bad press lately, society has derived multiple benefits from intelligence-gathering technology developed by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), said speakers at a Friday briefing on Capitol …
Orbital Postpones Orb-2 Launch To Sunday, July 13
Orbital Sciences announced this morning (July 11) that it is postponing the launch of its Orb-2 mission by another day, to Sunday, July 13, at 12:52 pm Eastern Daylight Time …
SpaceX One Step Closer to AF EELV Contracts & Gets FAA OK for Texas Launch Site
SpaceX announced today (July 11) that the Air Force has certified that the company’s Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket has successfully completed three flights. That is one of the steps required before …
NASA IG: Scientists Like SOFIA, But Changes Needed to Keep it That Way
Despite its problematic development history, NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) remains capable of contributing to—and is regarded favorably in large part by—the science community, according to a report …
Posey, Kilmer Introduce ASTEROIDS Act To Grant Property Rights to Asteroid Resources – UPDATE
Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) and Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) introduced the American Space Technology for Exploring Resource Opportunities in Deep Space (ASTEROIDS) Act today that they say will establish and …
Angara Test Launch Retry Expected Today – UPDATE
UPDATE, July 9, 2014, 8:12 am ET: Russia’s Interfax news agency published a headline at 8:06 am ET that Angara had been launched. ORIGINAL STORY, July 9, 2014, 5:35 am ET: …
Launius: Public-Private Partnerships Neither Panacea Nor Pandora's Box
A review of public-private partnerships throughout U.S. history published by NASA concludes that they are neither a panacea nor a Pandora’s box in finding ways to accomplish goals as diverse …
Orbital Sciences Delays Orb-2 Launch to July 12 Due to Weather
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today (July 9) that it is delaying the launch of its Orb-2 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by one day because thunderstorms …
Russia's Angara Rocket Successfully Completes Suborbital Flight Test – UPDATE
UPDATE, July 10, 2014: A link has been added to a video released today by Russia’s space agency of yesterday’s successful launch. See final paragraph. ORIGINAL STORY, July 9, 2014: The second …