India Postpones Launch of Mangalyaan to Mars – UPDATE
UPDATE, October 22, 2013: November 5 is the new launch date. Launch time is 14:36 local time at the launch site in Sriharikota, India. ORIGINAL STORY: India is postponing the …
Lori Garver to Headline November Panel on Space Exploration: How and Why
Lori Garver may have left her post as NASA Deputy Administrator to be General Manager of the Air Line Pilots Association, but she clearly is not stepping out of the …
Space Policy Events for the Week of October 20-25, 2013
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House will be in session for part of the week; the Senate is in recess. During the Week …
Cygnus Departs ISS on October 22
Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft will depart from the International Space Station (ISS) on October 22. That will bring to an end this demonstration mission as part of NASA’s Commercial …
Brooks Introduces Mini-CR To Fund NASA
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) introduced a bill yesterday to fund NASA through the end of FY2014. The House has been passing a series of narrowly focused funding bills — essentially mini-Continuing Resolutions (CRs) …
Deal is Done — House Passes Bill to Reopen Government, Raise Debt Ceiling
The House followed the Senate this evening in passing a bill to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. The vote in the House on H.R. 2775 as amended …
Government Shutdown Ends, OMB Tells Furloughed Employees to Return to Work Tomorrow – UPDATE
UPDATE, October 17, 2013, 12:37 am ET: The President has signed the bill into law. ORIGINAL STORY, October 16, 2013, 11:50 pm ET: President Obama is expected to sign the …
India's First Mars Mission Ready to Launch, Will Search for Methane
India plans to launch its first spacecraft to Mars on October 28. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) focuses more on technological than scientific objectives, but does carry several scientific instruments, including …
Senate Passes Bill to Reopen Government, Raise Debt Limit — Protects JPSS and GOES-R
After a 16-day partial government shutdown and one day before the government hits the debt limit, the Senate passed a bill this evening to resolve the fiscal crisis. The Senate used …
Senate Strikes Deal to Reopen Government, Raise Debt Limit – House Agreement Hopeful
On this 16th day of the partial government shutdown and one day before the Treasury hits the debt limit, Senate leaders reached agreement to resolve the stalemate. The White House accepts …