Government Shutdown FY2014: Day Two
No signs of compromise emerged today in the showdown over FY2014 government funding. The government remains in partial shutdown status, with only the military and excepted activities continuing. A meeting …
Government Shutdown FY2014: Latest Stats on Furloughed Federal Workers
Government Executive published an update this morning on the number of federal employees who have been furloughed as a result of the shutdown. It shows that 98 percent of NASA workers …
Government Shutdown FY2014: Day One
Today, NASA celebrated its 55th birthday. But it also was the first day of the government shutdown for FY2014 and more than 90 percent of NASA’s workers were furloughed. House …
Clock Ticks Down to Zero, Question Now is How Long Is Government Shut Down? – UPDATE
UPDATE, OCTOBER 1, 12:01 am EDT: the White House Office of Management and Budget has issued the government shutdown order. A link is provided at the end of this article. …
Obama: NASA Will Almost Completely Shut Down, Except Mission Control
In a press conference just seven hours before the midnight deadline for Congress to pass a funding bill or cause a partial government shutdown, President Obama listed NASA as one …
Cygnus Captured By ISS Crew – UPDATE
UPDATE, September 29, 3:00 pm EDT: The installation (“berthing”) of Cygnus to its docking port was successfully achieved at 8:44 am EDT. Cygnus was launched by Orbital’s Antares rocket on …
Proton-M Success Seals Space Super Sunday – UPDATE
UPDATE, September 30 EDT: The Briz-M successfully completed all five burns and delivered Astra 2E to the correct orbit. ORIGINAL STORY, September 29 EDT: Russia’s Proton-M rocket returned to flight …
Space Policy Events for the Week of September 30 – October 4, 2013 – UPDATE
UPDATE, October 2, 2013: We have updated the list to reflect the status of these meetings — mostly cancelled — because of the government shutdown. The following events may be …
SpaceX Scores Second Success on Space Super Sunday
SpaceX succeeded in launching a new version of its Falcon 9 rocket today, its first launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. It was the second of three significant space …
DOD and NASA Shutdown Plans if No FY2014 CR by Tuesday
Yesterday, NASA and the Department of Defense (DOD released their plans in case of a government shutdown on Tuesday, the beginning of FY2014. The Senate passed its version of a …