Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) introduced their version of the 2013 NASA authorization bill yesterday and the text is now available. The bill, S. 1317, authorizes funding …
The House Appropriations Committee approved the FY2014 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) bill, which includes NASA and NOAA, but what will happen to it next is unclear. The committee is currently considering, and …
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced his version of the 2013 NASA authorization bill today. Meanwhile, the time for the House Science, Space and Technology (SS&T) Committee’s markup of its version of …
The House Appropriations Committee released its draft report on the FY2014 funding bill that includes NASA today even while disagreement remains on what the agency can spend in the current …
A spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS) this morning was terminated early when European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit apparently developed a leak. The astronauts have safely …
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit filled up with 1-1.5 liters of water during an hour-and-a-half spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) this morning. NASA terminated the …
NASA will hold a press conference this afternoon to discuss the problem that developed this morning with Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit that forced an early termination to a spacewalk. The press …
The Senate appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over NASA approved $18 billion for the agency for FY2014 this morning, a significant increase over the level recommended by its House counterpart last …
Adding to an already busy schedule of action on legislation affecting NASA this week, the full House Science, Space and Technology (SS&T) Committee announced today that it will mark up …
UPDATE: The Senate Appropriations Committee’s full committee markup of the CJS bill on Thursday has been added. The following space policy events may be of interest in the week ahead. …