Usually there are six people aboard the International Space Station (ISS) at one time, though periodically it dips to three during crew rotation cycles. Next week, however, it will jump …
Today the Senate confirmed the nominations of two new members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), including a new chairman, after two Senators lifted their holds. Thomas Wheeler was confirmed …
The National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Committee on Human Spaceflight is offering everyone a last chance to provide their ideas on the future of the human spaceflight program via a Twitter …
Former astronaut Piers Sellers and Mike Freilich, head of NASA’s earth science program, will headline an event on “Earth from Space” held by the American Astronautical Society (AAS) on November …
UPDATE, October 28: We’ve added David Grinspoon’s lecture on Thursday. The following space policy-related events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate are in session …
Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser spacecraft had a good test flight today until the very end when a problem with its left landing gear marred the event. Dream Chaser is one …
UPDATE, October 26, 2013 EDT: Christy posted today that new data issued by SpaceTrack show Payload A and its subsatellite either very close or in identical orbits, but “whether capture …
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden told a National Research Council (NRC) committee this week that there are two main reasons for extending the lifetime of the International Space Station (ISS) beyond …
Yesterday, Senator David Vitter (R-LA) placed a hold on Beth Robinson’s nomination to become Under Secretary of Energy; she currently is NASA’s Chief Financial Officer. Vitter is the third Senator in …
Women in Aerospace (WIA) will hold its awards dinner next week to honor women selected for its awards as well as the winners of two college scholarships sponsored by the …