White House, NASA Honor Sally Ride
NASA announced today that President Obama will posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sally Ride, the first American woman to make a spaceflight. Ride died on July 23, 2012 …
Requiem for Many of the Rodents on Bion-M1
All of the gerbils and half the mice reportedly did not survive their spaceflight aboard Russia’s Bion-M1 capsule, which returned to Earth last night after a month in space.. Anatoly …
Space Policy Events for the Week of May 20-24, 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 of the …
Russia's "Orbital Noah's Ark" Due to Land Tonight
A Russian spacecraft carrying a menagerie of animals that have been in orbit for a month is scheduled to land tonight, Saturday, May 18, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The Bion-1M …
Kepler Down But Not Out
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has lost a second reaction wheel, but top officials with the project stressed today that they are not calling it quits yet. The hastily called teleconference …
Did China Conduct Another ASAT Test?
If you believe China’s account, it launched a geophysical sounding rocket yesterday. If you believe Bill Gertz, it was an antisatellite (ASAT) test. China’s official news agency, Xinhua, reported that …
As Hadfield Returns to Earth, Three of Our Fav ISS Videos
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has become quite the media star during his tour of duty aboard the International Space Station (ISS), which comes to a close tonight. He and two …
Jeff Bingham to Leave Senate Commerce Committee
Jeff Bingham, a key staffer in congressional decisions about the future of NASA’s program for the past eight years, has announced that he is leaving the Senate Commerce, Science and …
Space Policy Events for the Week of May 13-17, 2013
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate are in session this week. During the Week Perhaps the most intriguing event this week …
Spacewalkers Replace Pump, But Not Sure If Leak is Fixed
Two International Space Station (ISS) crew members successfully replaced a coolant pump in the ISS electrical system today, but there was no sign of the leak that led to this unprecedented …