Members of a House committee agreed on the need to improve STEM education in the United States at a hearing yesterday, but many are skeptical that the Obama Administration’s proposal …
UPDATE: June 6, 2013, 8:40 am ET: HAC-D made quick work of its markup on June 5, approving the draft by unanimous consent in about an hour. Full committee markup …
China confirmed today that the next launch of three taikonauts to its Tiangong-1 space station aboard the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft will take place very soon. China’s news agency Xinhua did not …
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) has released the text of the draft FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) his committee will markup on Wednesday. Among …
The National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Committee on Human Spaceflight is soliciting input from interested individuals and groups on their ideas on the role of human spaceflight and their vision of the …
Sea Launch AG announced today completion of its investigation into the cause of the January 31, 2013 (Pacific Time, February 1 Eastern Time) failure of the launch of the Intelsat-27 …
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead, The House and Senate are in session this week. Monday, June 3 AIA Panel on New Age of Human …
It’s been a while since we updated our “Top Picks” reading list. With summer vacations coming up, here are four that we’re adding today. These are listed chronologically based on …
As the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) took command of Landsat 8 yesterday, USGS and NASA officials stressed that planning already is underway for follow-on satellites. NASA’s Mike Freilich vowed that …
NOTE: USGS has clarified that the press conference is at 1:30 pm Central Time (2:30 pm Eastern). Landsat 8 officially becomes operational today as the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) takes …