Breathtaking View of Saturn, Mars, Earth, Venus from Cassini
NASA released another breathtaking image of Saturn taken by the Cassini spacecraft today. In this one, Mars, Earth and Venus can be seen in the background, though all are mere …
U.S. and Non-U.S. Space Agency Reps to Discuss International Cooperation in Space
On November 19, the American Astronautical Society will host a panel discussion on Capitol Hill on international cooperation in space. Representatives of NASA and four non-U.S. space agencies will share …
India's Mars Mission Has Hiccup, Supplemental Engine Burn Planned Today – UPDATE
UPDATE, November 11, 2013, 9:15 pm EST: ISRO reports that the supplementary burn was successful and the spacecraft’s apogee is now 118,642 km. ORIGINAL STORY, November 11, 2013, 3:23 pm …
Space Policy Events for the Week of November 11-17, 2013
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. Once again we are defining the “week” to last through next Sunday since there are MAVEN-related activities that day before …
Three ISS Crew Back Home, While Six Remain in Space
Three International Space Station (ISS) crew members returned to Earth tonight in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft. Six colleagues remain aboard the orbiting laboratory. NASA’s Karen Nyberg, Russia’s Fyodor Yurchikhin and …
ISS Crewmembers Take Olympic Torch on Spacewalk
Two Russian cosmonauts took part in the Olympic torch relay today as the torch makes its way to Sochi, Russia for the Winter Olympics. The cosmonauts, Oleg Kotov and Sergey …
Helms To Retire After Nomination to be AFSPC Vice Commander Withdrawn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 Susan Helms to be Vice Commander of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) has been withdrawn and she plans to retire from the Air …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 …