In an abbreviated hearing on NASA’s FY2014 budget request this morning, Senate appropriators ploughed little new ground, but one message that came through loud and clear is that if the …
Russia’s RIA Novosti is quoting Russian space officials as saying that the docking of Progress M-19M will proceed on schedule tomorrow morning Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) even though its navigation …
Members of a House subcommittee expressed concern on a bipartisan basis today about NASA’s new asteroid retrieval mission as well as whether NASA will get the resources needed to fund …
Russia launched the Progress M-19M cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) today, April 24, but a navigational antenna failed to deploy once it reached orbit. The robotic spacecraft is …
NASA’s new asteroid retrieval mission has not won over two influential voices in space policy debates. Cornell University’s Steve Squyres and George Washington University’s Scott Pace told the National Research …
Lt. Gen. Thomas Stafford (Ret.) told a Senate subcommittee today that a human mission to an asteroid should not be a central element of any “sensible” human spaceflight program. Instead, …
Will the third time be the charm? Orbital Sciences Corporation will make a third attempt to launch its new Antares rocket this afternoon, Sunday, April 21. The weather forecast is …
The third time WAS the charm for Orbital Sciences Corporation. The test launch of its Antares rocket lifted off on schedule at 5:00 pm ET today from Wallops Island, VA. …
The following events may of be interest in the week ahead, starting today with the rescheduled launch of Antares hopefully around 5:00 pm ET. The House and Senate both are …
Bill Gerstenmaier, the head of NASA’s human spaceflight program, explained the thinking behind the agency’s new plan to bring an asteroid into lunar orbit at two meetings this week. Three clear messages …