What's Happening in Space Policy June 30 – July 18, 2014
This edition of “What’s Happening in Space Policy” covers THREE weeks rather than one since so many people — including Congress — are on vacation this coming week as the …
Russia's Angara Launch Scrubbed, Next Attempt Uncertain – UPDATE
UPDATE, JUNE 28, 2014, 8:00 am ET: No news about when the launch will take place. JUNE 27, 2014: Russia’s attempt at a suborbital test launch of its new Angara …
Bolden, Elachi, Stone Headline American Astronautical Society's 60th Anniversary Celebration
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden is among the dignitaries who will be on hand to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the American Astronautical Society (AAS) on July 16, 2014. JPL Director …
Russia Readies Suborbital Test Flight of New Angara Rocket – POSTPONED
UPDATE, June 27, 2014, 8:25 am ET: The launch has been postponed. Some reports say the problem is a leaky valve that needs to be replaced and they will try …
SpaceX Seeks To Amend Lawsuit Against Air Force Based on McCain Letter
SpaceX is asking permission to amend its lawsuit against the Air Force for awarding a block-buy contract to the United Launch Alliance (ULA) in light of statements made in a letter …
NRC Report Gets Warm Reception from House Committee Amid Partisan Tensions
The new National Research Council (NRC) report on the future of human space exploration received a warm reception today at a House committee hearing, but partisan tensions among committee members …
Will U.S.-Russian Tensions Impact Sea Launch? – UPDATE
UPDATE: This story was updated on June 26, 2014 reflecting denials from a Sea Launch official and the head of the Ukrainian Space Agency. Geopolitical tensions between the United States and Russia …
Gerstenmaier Praises NRC Human Space Exploration Report
The head of NASA’s human exploration program, Bill Gerstenmaier, had good words to say today about the new National Research Council (NRC) report on the future of human space exploration. …
NASA Announces ARM Candidate Asteroids, Study Contracts
NASA has found six valid candidates so far in its ongoing hunt to find an asteroid to use for its Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) agency officials announced on Thursday. They …
What's Happening in Space Policy June 23-27, 2014
Here is our list of space policy events coming up in the next week, June 23-27, 2014, and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in …