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 …
China plans to launch its first lunar rover early tomorrow afternoon (Sunday) Eastern Standard Time (Monday, December 2, Beijing time). Chang’e-3 is the country’s third lunar probe, but the first …
India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) successfully fired its engine for 23 minutes today, November 30 Eastern Standard Time (EST; December 1 Indian Standard Time), to begin its 10 month trek to Mars. …
UPDATE 2, November 30, 2013: SpaceX’s Emily Shanklin replies that yes, “Monday is the earliest possible date.” No other details. Meanwhile, Bill Harwood of CBS News reports that if the launch …
Not that there isn’t a lot to be thankful for, and not that it wasn’t an interesting day, but the two big space events that were supposed to take place …