President's FY2015 Budget Request to Be One Month Late
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 …
Will NASA Safety Panel Assess Technical Risks of ISS Extension?
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 Named President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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 …
Space Policy Events for January 20-24, 2014
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 …
U.S. and Chinese Academies of Sciences Create Forum for Space Science Interchanges
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 …
FAA Commercial Space Launch Office Another Winner in Omnibus
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 …
NOAA Search and Rescue System Saves 253 People Throughout U.S. in 2013
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 …
Congress Resolves Three Space-Related Issues in First 10 Days
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 …
Omnibus Appropriatons Bill Clears Congress, Also Extends Third Party Indemnification
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. …
Congress Says No to STEM Reorganization, Not Yet to Asteroid Mission
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 …