Soyuz TMA-10M Cleared for Landing Tonight – UPDATE
UPDATE: Soyuz TMA-10M landed as scheduled. Bad weather limited the number of helicopters participating in the recovery effort to four instead of 12 and the folks who normally provide live …
UPDATE: Soyuz TMA-10M landed as scheduled. Bad weather limited the number of helicopters participating in the recovery effort to four instead of 12 and the folks who normally provide live …
The following events may of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate are in session. As hard as it is to believe, Washington, DC may get another (thankfully …
Kathy Sullivan was confirmed by the Senate today as Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and 10th Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). She has been serving …
Russia’s actions in Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula may have chilled geopolitical relationships, but so far there is no apparent impact on space activities. U.S. dependence on Russia for crew transportation to …
President Obama unveiled his FY2015 budget request this morning. It includes approximately $17.5 billion for NASA and $2 billion for NOAA’s satellite programs. The budget request also includes an “Opportunity, …
President Obama’s FY2015 budget request for NASA of approximately $17.5 billion could be augmented by another $886 million if Congress goes along with his “Opportunity, Growth and Security Initiative.” The …
UPDATE, March 3, 2014, 9:30 pm ET: NASA has decided to hold its FY2015 budget briefing as a telecom rather than an event at Goddard Space Flight Center tomorrow (Tuesday) …
China finally added some clarity to the problem that befell its Yutu lunar rover, but not to what its fate will be. Yutu and its associated Chang’e-3 lander are China’s …
A House hearing today (February 27) on the concept of sending two people on a flyby mission to Mars – via Venus – in 2021 continued the persistent debate over …
NASA released the report of an independent Mishap Investigation Board (MIB) yesterday that looked into the July 2013 incident when European astronaut Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit helmet filled with water during …