NOAA Takes Over Operation of Suomi NPP Satellite
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) took over operation of the Suomi NPP satellite on February 22 according to press releases today from NOAA and NASA. The satellite was …
Wolf Demands to Know Why Chinese will be at CEOS Meeting at NASA Langley
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), chairman of the House subcommittee that funds NASA, wants to know why NASA is allowing Chinese to attend a meeting at NASA’s Langley Research Center next …
Dragon Arrives at Station — An Hour Early
UPDATE: March 3, 2013, 10:35 am EST: Dragon was successfully berthed with the Earth-facing docking port on the Harmony node at 8:56 am EST. UPDATE, March 3, 2013, 6:45 am …
Space Policy Events for the Week of March 4-8, 2013
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate will be in session. During the Week Government agencies, including NASA, NOAA and DOD, will …
Dragon to Rendezvous with ISS Sunday Morning-UPDATE
UPDATE: March 2, 10:10 pm ET: NASA says via its ISS website that the grapple time now is 6:31 am ET Sunday morning, 30 minutes later than earlier announced. The …
NOAA to Lose $266 Million in Two Key Accounts Due to Sequester
The sequester will cut $266 million from two key accounts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that are used to fund NOAA’s satellite programs. President Obama signed a …
Sequester Starts, NASA to Lose $896 Million
Last night President Obama issued the sequestration order required under the 2011 Budget Control Act. Unless an agreement is reached to end the sequester before FY2013 runs out, defense agencies …
Updated Fact Sheet Available on NASA's Budget Including Impact of Sequester
SpacePolicyOnline.com has updated its fact sheet on NASA’s FY2013 budget request. The new version includes information on the impact of the sequester on the agency’s FY2013 funding. We have added …
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Goes Well, but Dragon Has a Problem – UPDATE 2
UPDATE 2, March 1, 2013, 4:10 pm ET. Musk tweeted that all four thruster pods are now working nominally. Problem thought to have been blockage in oxidizer line or stuck …
Tom Young: NASA on Declining Trajectory, Beware Unintended Consequences of SLPA
At a congressional hearing on Wednesday, retired Lockheed Martin executive A. Thomas (Tom) Young characterized NASA as on a “declining trajectory” and called on Congress to pass a new NASA …