House Committee Postpones Markup
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee has postponed tomorrow’s scheduled markup of H.R. 4158. No new date for the markup was set. The bill would confirm full ownership rights …
NASA to Announce CCiCAP Commercial Crew Winners on Friday
NASA will announce the winners of its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCAP) awards on Friday, August 3, 2012. The much anticipated decision will be released at 9:00 am ET on Friday, …
NRC Wants to Hear from YOU About NASA's Strategic Direction–But Hurry
The National Research Council’s (NRC) Committee on NASA’s Strategic Direction wants to hear from YOU! What do you think NASA’s vision, mission and strategic direction are? What should they be? …
Senate Appropriators Back ORS and STP, Full Committee Markup Tomorrow
Air Force plans to eliminate the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) program and the Space Test Program (STP) suffered another blow yesterday with the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee markup of its …
Congress and White House Agree on Six Month FY2013 Continuing Resolution
The House, Senate and White House agreed today that they will enact a 6-month Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government operating from October 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. …
Labor Department Rules WARN Notices Not Needed for Sequester; HASC Chairman Responds Angrily
Companies do not need to send out layoff notices 60 days in advance of the potential sequester in order to comply with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act …
GAO Wants FAA To Update Method for Calculating Liability Insurance Requirements
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) wants the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to update how it calculates the amount of third party liability insurance companies must purchase when they conduct commercial …
Events of Interest: Week of July 29-August 4, 2012 – UPDATE
UPDATE: The Senate Appropriations subcommittee markup of the FY2013 defense funding bill on Tuesday has been added. The following events may be of interest in the coming week. The House …
FAA Begins Advisory Committee Meetings on Regulations to Protect Commercial Spaceflight Passengers
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to begin a series of what could become monthly meetings with its Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) to begin early work on …
ESA Studying New European Launcher Needs
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded two study contracts to look at what new launch vehicle it should develop as part of its New European Launch Service (NELS) initiative. …