NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins will conduct his first spacewalk on Saturday. He will wear the same spacesuit that European astronaut Luca Parmitano was wearing in July when the helmet filled with …
UPDATED December 17, 2013, 5:25 pm ET with more details throughout and link to NASA press release. ORIGINAL STORY December 17, 2013, 4:51 pm ET. NASA decided today to conduct …
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) announced today that he will retire from Congress at the end of next year. He chairs the House Appropriations Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) subcommittee that funds NASA and …
The Senate agreed this morning to a procedural measure that clears the way for a vote on the compromise budget deal approved by the House last week. Separately, a vote …
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House will meet only in pro forma session (i.e. no legislative business). The Senate is in session. During …
UPDATE: A link to a YouTube video of the landing has been added. China’s Chang’e-3 spacecraft landed on the Moon at about 8:12 am Eastern Standard Time today, December 14, …
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), in cooperation with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), has created a new lectureship in honor of Yvonne C. Brill. AIAA or …
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) had good news and not so good news for Blue Origin today. On the good news front, GAO agrees with the entrepreneurial space company that …
The House passed the compromise version of the FY 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) today. The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees announced agreement earlier this …
The House passed the Ryan-Murray budget plan today. It still must pass the Senate and be signed by the President. President Obama has signaled his support for the measure. Rep. …