Senate Armed Services and Commerce Committees to Hold Joint Hearing on Launch Industry

Senate Armed Services and Commerce Committees to Hold Joint Hearing on Launch Industry

Two Senate committees will hold a joint hearing next week on the status of the U.S. launch industry.  “Options for Assuring Domestic Space Access” will feature witnesses from DOD, NASA, …

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What's Happening in Space Policy July 7-18, 2014

What's Happening in Space Policy July 7-18, 2014

This edition of our list of space policy events covers two weeks of activities (July 7-18, 2014) as the schedule remains relatively light.  The Senate returns to work tomorrow, July 7, and …

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Angara May be Ready to Go on July 9 – UPDATE

Angara May be Ready to Go on July 9 – UPDATE

UPDATE, July 7, 2014:  Russia’s RIA Novosti news service reports today that Angara has been rolled back to the launch pad in preparation for a “preliminary” launch date of July …

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NASA's OCO-2 Reaches Orbit Successfully on Second Try

NASA's OCO-2 Reaches Orbit Successfully on Second Try

NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2), a mission filled with many second chances, finally moved forward and upward in what officials called a perfect launch this morning (July 2) from Vandenberg …

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NASA to Try Again for OCO-2 Launch on Wednesday

NASA to Try Again for OCO-2 Launch on Wednesday

NASA confirmed it will attempt to launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) again tomorrow (July 2) at 2:56 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, 5:56 a.m. EDT). Launch today was scrubbed …

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OCO-2 Launch Scrubbed for Today

OCO-2 Launch Scrubbed for Today

NASA’s launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) spacecraft today (July 1) was scrubbed in the last minute of the countdown due to a launch pad problem.  A new launch …

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