Space Policy Events for the Week of March 18-22, 2013
The following events may be of interest in the coming week. The House and Senate are in session. During the Week The House and Senate are hoping to complete action …
White House Moves Forward With Export Control Reform
President Obama issued a new Executive Order on March 8 updating delegated authorities related to export and import controls. He also notified Congress of the first in a series of …
Soyuz TMA-06M Lands Successfully-UPDATE 3
UPDATE 3: March 15, 11:50 pm EDT: All three crew members are now out of the capsule, with big smiles on their faces. UPDATE 2: March 15, 11:15 pm EDT: …
Status Check on the FY2013 CR and FY2014 Budget Resolutions
As the week draws to a close, here is a status check on where Capitol Hill stands on the FY2013 Continuing Resolution (CR) and FY2014 budget resolutions. The House passed its …
DELAYED-Three ISS Crew Return, Canadian Becomes ISS Commander
UPDATE: The landing was delayed one day due to bad weather at the landing site and this article has been updated accordingly. Three International Space Station (ISS) crew members are …
NASA Releases New Policy Guidance to Respond to Sequestration–UPDATE
UPDATE, March 13, 2013, 6:30 pm: This article is updated with additional information on the effect on conference attendance by NASA employees and contractors. NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden released new policy …
Senate Democrats Introduce Their Budget, a Sharp Contrast to House Republicans
Senate Democrats today officially unveiled their FY2014 budget plan, which is vastly different from the House Republican plan introduced yesterday. The names of the two plans hint at their differences. The …
Congress Keeps Working on Budgets: Senate CR, House Budget Resolution Introduced
President Obama may be late in sending his FY2014 budget request to Congress, but Congress is continuing to work both on FY2013 and FY2014 budget matters. Late last night, Senators …
Mikulski, Shelby Introduce Bipartisan FY2013 CR, Mixed News for NASA and NOAA
Late last night Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Richard Shelby (R-AL) introduced a bipartisan FY2013 Continuing Resolution (CR) as a replacement for the version that passed the House last week. …
NASA Determines Mars Was Habitable
The primary mission for NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover was to determine if Mars was habitable in the past. Today NASA answered that question: yes. Curiosity drilled into a rock near …