NOAA weather satellites, in addition to providing weather data, carry transponders as part of the international Cospas-Sarsat search and rescue system to locate people in distress. In 2013, 253 people throughout …
The second session of the 103rd Congress settled three space-related issues in its first 10 days. The one with the most impact is passage of the Omnibus Appropriations bill funding …
Exceeding expectations, the Senate joined the House in passing the FY2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill today. The next stop is the White House and the President is expected to sign it. …
As part of its action on the FY2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill, the House and Senate appropriations committees rejected the Obama Administration’s controversial reorganization plan for STEM education funding and said …
Most NOAA satellite programs fared pretty well in the FY2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill released yesterday by House and Senate appropriators, but two weren’t so lucky — Jason-3 and Polar Free Flyer. …
It may not be the full enchilada, but NASA did pretty well all things considered in the proposed FY2014 omnibus appropriations bill released tonight (January 13). Assuming approval by the …
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has two positions open for space policy experts. One is a permanent civil service job, the other is an IPA. Applications for the civil service position …
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate both are in session. During the Week If all goes according to plan, this week …
The second session of the 113th Congress began in earnest this past week, with budget issues still at the top of the agenda. Even so, the Senate had time to …
UPDATE, January 12, 2014: Cygnus arrived at the ISS this morning as scheduled. It was grappled by Canadarm 2 at 6:08 am EST and attached to the Harmony module at …