Tereshkova Ready for One-Way Trip to Mars
Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to fly in space 50 years ago this month, wants to be on the first crew to go to Mars even though she assumes there …
HASC Subcommittee Chairman Demands Answers on Alleged Chinese ASAT Test
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday demanding information on a Chinese rocket launch last month that some press reports alleged was a …
HSS&T Committee Members Skeptical of Administration's STEM Proposal
Members of a House committee agreed on the need to improve STEM education in the United States at a hearing yesterday, but many are skeptical that the Obama Administration’s proposal …
House Appropriators Release Draft FY2014 Defense Bill, Markup Tomorrow – update
UPDATE: June 6, 2013, 8:40 am ET: HAC-D made quick work of its markup on June 5, approving the draft by unanimous consent in about an hour. Full committee markup …
China Getting Ready for New Space Station Mission
China confirmed today that the next launch of three taikonauts to its Tiangong-1 space station aboard the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft will take place very soon. China’s news agency Xinhua did not …
HASC Wants Answers on DOD Use of Foreign Commercial Satellites
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) has released the text of the draft FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) his committee will markup on Wednesday. Among …
NRC Human Spaceflight Committee Wants YOUR Input by July 9
The National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Committee on Human Spaceflight is soliciting input from interested individuals and groups on their ideas on the role of human spaceflight and their vision of the …
Sea Launch Completes Investigation of Intelsat 27 Launch Failure
Sea Launch AG announced today completion of its investigation into the cause of the January 31, 2013 (Pacific Time, February 1 Eastern Time) failure of the launch of the Intelsat-27 …
Space Policy Events for the Week of June 3-7, 2013
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead, The House and Senate are in session this week. Monday, June 3 AIA Panel on New Age of Human …
Four Books for Your Summer Reading List
It’s been a while since we updated our “Top Picks” reading list. With summer vacations coming up, here are four that we’re adding today. These are listed chronologically based on …