SpaceX CRS-3 Dragon Returns to Earth
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 3:05 pm Eastern Daylight Time (12:05 pm Pacific) on May 18, bringing the company’s third operational International Space Station (ISS) …
What's Happening in Space Policy May 19-25, 2014
Here is our list of upcoming space policy events for the week of May 19-25, 2014 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are …
Lost Russian Ekpress-AM4R Satellite Covered by Insurance
Russian officials are still investigating what went wrong with a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket launch yesterday (May 15, 2015 Eastern Daylight Time), but the satellite and launch were mostly covered by insurance. …
Nelson: SASC Will Deal with RD-180 Issue Next Week
In a speech on the Senate floor yesterday (May 14), Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) said that the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will take up the issue of how to …
Russia Suffers Another Proton Failure – UPDATE
The launch of a Russian communications satellite, Ekspress-AM4R, on a Russian Proton-M rocket failed today (May 15, 2014 Eastern Daylight Time; May 16 local time in Russia), adding to the …
GAO Slams NASA's Cost Estimating for Orion, SLS
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has sharply criticized NASA’s cost estimating for its new human spaceflight programs — the Space Launch System (SLS), the Orion spacecraft, and associated ground systems. …
NASA, ULA Respond to Rogozin Remarks
NASA and the United Launch Alliance (ULA) responded today to statements by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin that would affect ULA’s use of Russian RD-180 rocket engines and could …
Revisions to Satellite Export Regulations Released
The State Department and Commerce Department issued interim final rules revising satellite export controls yesterday (May 13, 2014). The long-awaited revisions to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) will allow easier export …
Rogozin Says No to Russian Rocket Engines for Military Launches, Not Sure About ISS to 2024
In a sign of the strained relationships between the United States and Russia over Ukraine, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said today that Russia would not permit the use …
Three ISS Crew Members Return Home, Politics Notwithstanding
The United States and Russia may be throwing barbs, sanctions and threats at each other, but relationships over International Space Station (ISS) operations appear unaffected. A Russian, an American and …