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 …
Government Shutdown FY2014: As Clock Ticks Down to Default, Still No Deal
Yesterday’s optimism that today would be the day agreement would be reached to reopen the government and raise the debt limit dissipated as House Republicans tried and failed to come up with …
Government Shutdown FY2014: Two Weeks On, Is An End in Sight?
The roller coaster ride continues with more rumors that a deal is near to reopen the government and raise the debt limit, followed by more waiting and uncertainty. At the …
Space Policy Events for the Week of October 13-19, 2013
With the government shutdown still in place, it is difficult to know precisely what space policy events will take place in the coming week, but here is what we know …
Space-Based 3D Printing Tweaks ASEB's Interest
Space-based additive manufacturing – better known as 3D printing – was one of many technologies discussed at Friday’s meeting of the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board …
Nelson Tells Blakey: "Put a Fire Under Your Executives"
A Senate hearing yesterday on the economic impacts of the government shutdown was mostly partisan politics, but Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) used it as an opportunity to criticize the aerospace …