JAXA Sets Date for Second Epsilon Launch Attempt
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) may try again on Saturday to launch its new Epsilon rocket. The first attempt was aborted 19 seconds before liftoff on August 27. Epsilon …
Space Policy Events for the Week of September 9-13, 2013
The following activities may be of interest in the week ahead. Congress returns to work this week with a full plate of issues to resolve. During the Week Syria tops the …
DalBello Headed to OSTP
Richard DalBello will begin his new job at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on September 23. His appointment has been rumored for several weeks. DalBello …
Farewell Message from Lori Garver to NASA Workforce
Following is the text of a message from NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver to the NASA workforce. Today is Garver’s last day at the agency. On Monday, she will become …
LADEE Launches on Schedule, On Its Way to the Moon
It was a picture perfect launch for NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) tonight. Launch from Wallops Flight Facility on the coast of Virginia was on time at …
LADEE On Schedule for Tonight, New Map Shows How Long Before You Can See It
NASA’s LADEE lunar spacecraft is still on schedule for launch tonight at 11:27 pm Eastern Daylight Time from the Wallops Flight Facility on the coast of Virginia. The launch should …
East Coast Should Get Great View of LADEE Launch Friday
NASA’s next lunar mission, LADEE, remains on track for launch tomorrow, September 6, just before midnight Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The U.S. East Coast from South Carolina to Maine should be …
Final FY2013 Planetary Science Division Budget Figures – UPDATE
UPDATE: A link is now provided to a chart with the planetary science funding figures for FY2012-2018; figures for FY2014 are the request and for FY2015-2018 are notional. ORIGINAL STORY: …
LADEE Set for Launch on Friday, Pre-Launch Press Conferences Tomorrow
NASA’s LADEE mission is on schedule for launch from Wallops Flight Facility on the coast on Virginia close to midnight on Friday, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). NASA will hold two …
NASA Press Conf on Orbital's COTS Mission is at 3:00 pm ET Today, not 4:00
We’ve just been told that NASA moved up the briefing this afternoon on Orbital Sciences Corporation’s upcoming Antares/Cygnus flight by an hour. It starts at 3:00 pm Eastern (in about …