The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees announced today that their committees, at least, have reached compromise on the FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The House …
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate both are in session. During the Week The House is scheduled to adjourn for the …
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee delayed its planned markup today of a bill that would affect how NASA handles termination liability for three of its major human spaceflight programs …
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden had a tough message for the space science community today – forget about flagship missions, they’re not affordable these days. At the very same time on …
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden has decided to significantly restructure the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), which provides independent external advice to the agency. Three of the NAC’s eight committees will be eliminated, …
SpaceX succeeded today in launching the SES-8 communications satellite. This was the company’s third try — or sixth depending on how one counts it. Three attempts on November 25 and …
SpaceX spokeswoman Emily Shanklin tells SpacePolicyOnline.com this morning that they will try to launch SES-8 tomorrow, Tuesday, December 3, not today. Earlier the company had said that today was the …
China successfully launched the Chang’e-3 lunar probe today, December 1, on time at 12:30 pm Eastern Standard Time (December 2, 1:30 am in Beijing). The probe is China’s first that is designed …
UPDATE, DECEMBER 2, 2013: The House passed the bill 376-5. All five “nays” were Republican. Of the ayes, 201 were Republican and 175 were Democrat. Fifty members did not vote: …
This article has been corrected since its original publication. See note at end. The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House is in session. The …