Yes, tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we all will be focused on our tummys and television, but be sure to add these to your to-do list: NASA’s coverage of Comet ISON’s …
At about 1:25 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Thanksgiving Day, Comet ISON will pass within 1 million miles of the Sun. Whether that is its last hurrah or survives …
UPDATE: SpaceX issued the following statement–“We observed unexpected readings with the first stage liquid oxygen system so we decided to investigate. The launch vehicle and satellite are in great shape …
A day before SpaceX is to launch a communications satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit for the first time, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the satellite’s owner, SES, was …
The following space policy-related events may be of interest in the next two weeks. The House and Senate have recessed for the Thanksgiving holiday. The House will return on December …
SpaceX is on track for its first attempt to launch a satellite to geostationary orbit (GEO) on Monday, November 25, 2013. The new Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket will launch SES-8, a …
The White House nominated Dave Radzanowski to be NASA’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) today. If confirmed, he would succeed Beth Robinson who is awaiting confirmation herself as Under Secretary of …
Dennis Tito made headlines earlier this year by announcing plans to send a married couple to Mars in 2018 as a private sector initiative, but at a congressional hearing Wednesday …
The Obama White House released today the long awaited update of the National Space Transportation Policy. The President produced a National Space Policy in 2010, just 17 months after taking …
At a panel discussion yesterday, representatives from four major space agencies highlighted the many benefits of international space cooperation, even while noting that working with foreign partners is neither easy …