NASA Introduces New Astronaut Candidates This Afternoon
NASA will discuss the selection of its latest class of astronaut candidates via a Google+ hangout social media event this afternoon at 3:00 pm Central Daylight Time (4:00 pm Eastern). NASA …
Space Policy Events of Interest for the Week of June 17-21, 2013
The following space policy events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate are in session this week. During the Week Among the highlights this week …
Nixon Legacy: Space Exploration as "Normal" Part of National Life
At a June 13 event at the National Archives, space policy expert John Logsdon described how President Nixon’s policy toward space exploration was rooted in framing it as a “normal” …
GenCorp Completes Acquisition of Rocketdyne
GenCorp announced today that it has completed acquisition of “substantially all operations” of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne from United Technologies. It will be combined with GenCorp’s Aerojet subsidiary and called …
House Passes FY2014 NDAA With ORS Amendment
Today the House passed its version of the FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Among its provisions, the House rejected DOD’s request to terminate the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office …
Squyres, Young to Testify to House Committee Next Week on NASA Authorization Act
NASA Advisory Council (NAC) Chairman Steve Squyres and retired industry executive Tom Young will testify to the House Science, Space and Technology (SS&T) Committee next week. The topic of the …
NASA Criticized for Excessive Pre-Payments to Orbital for Cargo Flights to ISS
NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is criticizing NASA for making excessive early payments to Orbital Sciences Corp. for Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) to the International Space Station (ISS). Orbital is …
Shenzhou-10 Crew Enters Tiangong-1
The three person crew of Shenzhou-10 docked with and entered the Tiangong-1 space station today, beginning a roughly two-week stay. China’s official news service Xinhua reports that docking took place at 1:18 …
House Appropriations Committee Clears FY2014 Defense Appropriations Bill
The House Appropriations Committee approved the FY2014 Defense Appropriations bill today. Few changes were made to the bill as it was reported from the defense subcommittee last week. The committee …
China Launches Shenzhou-10 Crew to Tiangong-1 Space Station
China successfully launched the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft this morning Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), sending a three-person crew to its Tiangong-1 space station. Launch from the Jiuquan Space Launch Center took place …