Ashley Tellis of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace told the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) today that China’s counterspace capabilities are “extremely serious” and “on a par” with its …
The following space policy events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate are in session. During the Week President Obama will deliver his State of …
UPDATE 2, January 26, 2014, 2:55 pm EST: CCTV has a story today about Netizens extending “blessings” to Yutu and many of them “fear for the troubled rover’s destiny.” That …
Two House Armed Services Committee (HASC) subcommittees will hold a joint hearing next week on China’s counterspace program. The HASC subcommittees on Strategic Forces and on Seapower and Projection Forces will hold a …
President Obama will submit his FY2015 budget request to Congress on March 4 — a month late — according to news reports. By law, the President is supposed to submit each year’s budget request …
A SpacePolicyOnline.com Editorial NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) waded into the issue of whether the International Space Station (ISS) should be extended beyond its current 2020 deadline in its …
Laurie Leshin, who left NASA in 2011 for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been selected as the new President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, MA. She will be WPI’s …
The following space policy events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate are in recess this week. During the Week This week is a welcome break …
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) will hold two meetings in 2014 as part of the first CAS-NAS Forum for New Leaders in …
The FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) is another government office that did well in the FY2014 omnibus appropriations bill, which was signed into law yesterday. Not only was …