Helms To Retire After Nomination to be AFSPC Vice Commander Withdrawn
The nomination of Air Force Lt. Gen. Susan Helms to be Vice Commander of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) has been withdrawn and she plans to retire from the Air …
Space Studies Board Member Joe Hezir Nominated to be DOE's CFO
President Obama has nominated Joe Hezir to be the next Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Department of Energy, replacing Steve Isakowitz who left in 2011 to join Virgin Galactic. …
Feinstein Introduces Bill to Rename Dryden FRC After Neil Armstrong
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced a bill last week to rename NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) after Neil Armstrong. The House passed a similar bill in February, but there …
Senate Intelligence Committee Recommends Relaxing Commercial Satellite Imagery Limits – UPDATE
UPDATE, November 15, 2013: The report (S. Rept. 113-120) to accompany the bill (S. 1681) is now available. The committee “encourages” the GEOINT functional manager and the Director of National Intelligence …
Bolden Praises Kepler Team; Looks Forward to NASA Science, Exploration Working Together
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden praised the Kepler Space Telescope team yesterday and used their findings to illustrate the future he sees of NASA’s space science and human spaceflight efforts working more closely …
Soyuz TMA-11M Crew Launches to ISS with Olympic Torch – UPDATE
UPDATE, November 7, 2013: The Soyuz TMA-11M crew docked at 5:27 am Eastern Standard Time. ORIGINAL STORY, November 6, 2013: Soyuz TMA-11M launched on time at 11:14 pm Eastern Standard …
India's First Mars Mission Off to a Good Start
India successfully launched its first mission to Mars early this morning. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) is now in Earth orbit and will conduct a series of orbit raising maneuvers …
Hertz Paints Bleak Near-Term Outlook for NASA Astrophysics Division if Sequester Continues
NASA Astrophysics Division Director Paul Hertz painted a bleak picture of NASA’s FY2014 astrophysics budget today and forecast a future filled with uncertainty. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may …
Space Policy Events for the Week of November 4-10, 2013
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead (plus a bit, this week’s list goes through Sunday, November 10). The House is not in session this week; …
NOAA To Respond to Satellite Task Group Report
NOAA is set to respond to last year’s report on its satellite programs by the Satellite Task Force of the NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) at an SAB meeting November 19. The SAB …