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 …
At the opening session of the International Space Exploration Forum (ISEF) this morning, Deputy Secretary of State William Burns called for countries “to make space exploration a shared global priority, to unlock the …
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its most recent report on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) today. Though it found that the program is “generally” conforming to the revised …
UPDATE, January 9, 2014: This update adds links to the joint Holdren/Bolden blog post and other reactions to the decision, along with additional information. ORIGINAL STORY, January 8, 2014: NASA …
UPDATE, January 8, 2014, 9:55 pm ET: Orbital now plans to launch tomorrow, Thursday, January 9, at 1:07 pm ET. NASA TV coverage will begin at 12:45 pm ET and …