NASA to Hold News Briefing on Space Station Leak Today at 4:00 pm ET
NASA will hold a press briefing at 4:00 pm ET (3:00 pm CT) today about the ammonia leak on the International Space Station (ISS). The briefing will be broadcast on …
Unprecedented ISS Spacewalk Set for Saturday Morning
In a spacewalk characterized as unprecedented for the International Space Station (ISS), two U.S. astronauts will venture outside their home in space Saturday morning to see if they can find …
Space Station Springs a Leak
NASA reports that astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) noticed a significant exterior ammonia leak beginning about 11:30 am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) today. The agency stresses that the astronauts are …
What is "Life" Asks Rep. Bucshon
In a relatively short, but wide-ranging hearing this morning, two House subcommittees learned not only about the ongoing search for other planets around other stars — exoplanets — but about current thinking …
Orbital Sets August/September for Antares Test Flight to ISS
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today that it is targeting the August/September time frame for its next test flight of the Antares rocket as part of NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services …
Space Policy Events for the Week of May 6-10, 2013 – update
UPDATE: Adds another hearing on the FY2014 Air Force budget request; this one by Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee on Wednesday. The following events may be of interest in the week …
House Committee to Hear About Exoplanet Discoveries Next Week
Two subcommittees of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee will hold a hearing next week to learn about exoplanet discoveries, with witnesses from NASA, NSF, and the SETI Institute. …
NASA Signs New Contract with Roscosmos For ISS Crew Launches
NASA and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, signed an extension of the contract under which Russia transports crews to and from the International Space Station (ISS). The extension provides for launches …
Virgin Galactic Fires SS2 Rocket Engine, Reaches New Milestone
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) fired its rocket engines in flight for the first time today, bringing the company a step closer to flying commercial passengers on suborbital space voyages. Nine years …
GAO's Chaplain — Disaggregation May Have Merit, But Challenges, Too
Christina Chaplain of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked for GAO’s assessment of disaggregation at a Senate hearing last week. GAO has several studies underway, she replied, and it …