Judge Enjoins AF and ULA From Buying RD-180 Engines
A U.S. Federal Claims Court judge issued an injunction last night that prohibits the Air Force or United Launch Alliance (ULA) from purchasing RD-180 engines from Russia until the Department …
Mikulski "Deeply Troubled" by NASA's Budget Request; SLS Won't Use 70 Percent JCL
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) said she is “deeply troubled” by President Obama’s FY2015 budget request for NASA because it is $186 million less than the current year and some of …
ULA Responds Sharply to SpaceX Lawsuit, Court's Action
United Launch Alliance (ULA) issued a strongly worded statement today about SpaceX’s lawsuit and a judge’s ruling yesterday enjoining the government or ULA from buying RD-180 engines from Russia until …
House CJS Subcommittee Adopts FY2015 Bill, Wolf Suggests NASA Coverup on Security
The Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee adopted the draft FY2015 appropriations bill released yesterday without amendment. The bill funds NASA and several other agencies, including NOAA. Retiring …
NASA FY2014 Operating Plan Shows Full Support for SOFIA
Concerns that NASA might try to use FY2014 funds to begin mothballing the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) may be allayed by NASA’s FY2014 operating plan, which was recently …
HASC Subcommittee Proposes $220 Million for U.S. Alternative to Russia's RD-180 Engines – UPDATE
UPDATE, April 30, 2014: The subcommittee adopted the draft in less than 10 minutes today. Amendments were deferred until full committee markup next week (May 7). Two subcommittee Democrats rued …
House Appropriators Propose Substantial Increase for NASA, Including Europa
The House Appropriations Committee released a draft of the FY2015 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) bill that will be marked up by the CJS subcommittee tomorrow (April 30). It proposes a substantial increase …
House SS&T Committee Clears 2014 NASA Authorization Bill
Bipartisanship was the order of the day at the full committee markup of the 2014 NASA Authorization Act (H.R. 4412) this afternoon. The bill cleared the committee on a voice …
Orbital and ATK Announce Merger
Orbital Sciences Corporation and ATK announced this morning that they will merge into a new company, Orbital ATK, headed by Orbital’s President and CEO David Thompson. The deal is expected …
Rogozin Warns Sanctions Could Boomerang, Suggests Trampoline for Sending Astronauts to ISS
Statements attributed to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin appear to be the first public linkage between tensions over Ukraine and the future of U.S. astronauts aboard the International Space …