Republican leaders in the House postponed final consideration of the Transportation-HUD (T-HUD) appropriations bill today when it became clear they did not have the votes to pass it. The bill, which …
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee cleared its version of the 2013 NASA Authorization bill today on a party-line vote. Several non-controversial Democratic amendments were adopted by voice vote. One Republican …
The Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee approved its version of the FY2014 defense appropriations bill this morning. The bill would fund DOD’s base budget at $516.4 billion plus $77.8 billion for …
UPDATE, August 2, 2013: The White House nominated Mike O’Rielly to fll the vacant Republican seat on the Commission late yesterday. If confirmed, he will serve out the unexpired term …
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) told Congress last week that DOD’s decision to terminate the Precision Tracking Satellite System (PTSS) was not based on an evaluation of alternatives that was required …
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will markup its version of the 2013 NASA Authorization bill on Tuesday, July 30. Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) introduced …
The following space policy events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate are in session this week (and then will be on recess for 5 …
UPDATE: The Progress spacecraft successfully docked with the ISS at 10:26 pm EDT as scheduled. NASA is still trying to determine what when wrong with Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit, but tools …
NASA may be having a hard time selling its Asteroid Retrieval Mission (ARM) concept to Congress, but apparently there are lots of other people who think it’s a swell idea. NASA Deputy …
The Senate kept the appropriations bill that funds the Department of Transportation and its Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) alive today, but its ultimate fate remains up in the …