Government Shutdown FY2014: Day 11 – No Deal, but Softer Rhetoric
As the partial government shutdown ends its eleventh day, there still is no deal to either reopen the government or raise the debt limit. All sides, however, are using their …
Government Shutdown FY2014: Day 10 — Debt Limit Trumps Shutdown as Most Critical Issue
On this tenth day of the partial government shutdown, the possibility that the government may be forced to default on its debt next week has taken center stage instead. House …
Ostapenko Replaces Popovkin as Russian Space Agency Head
As expected, Russian government officials replaced the head of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, today. Oleg Ostapenko is the new Roscosmos director; he had been serving as Deputy Defense Minister. Various Russian media sources reported …
Text of Bolden Response to Wolf Letter Re Chinese Participation in Kepler Conference
Following is the text of NASA Administrator Bolden’s reply to Rep. Frank Wolf’s October 8 letter to Bolden regarding Chinese participation in NASA scientific conferences, as circulated today by Rep. Wolf’s office. …
JAXA Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Adopts New Guiding Principles, Motto
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) turned 10 years old on October 1. In recognition of the many changes affecting its activities over the past decade, including passage of a new …
Juno Passes by Earth, Emerges in Safe Mode
NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft received a gravity-assist from Earth today, but emerged from the encounter in safe mode. It remains on its trajectory to Jupiter, but what caused it to …
Text of October 2013 Wolf Letter to Bolden Regarding Chinese Nationals at NASA Facilities
Following is the text of a letter from Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) to NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden dated October 8, 2013 clarifying legal restrictions versus NASA policies that affect activities …
Wolf Disputes Effect of Law on Chinese Participation in Kepler Conference – UPDATE
UPDATE, October 9, 2013: The text of the letter still has not been posted on Wolf’s website, so we have cut and pasted it from the email and posted it …
Government Shutdown FY2014: Day Seven — Aerospace Corp Layoffs Add to Impacts
Another day, another lack of progress in solving the impasse over the FY2014 budget. There was some good news, as most DOD civilians got to go back to work today and …
Russian Space Program Shakeup Imminent
A long expected shakeup in the leadership and management of the Russian space program will take place this week according to Russian media sources. A series of launch failures since December …