Meteorites Found, But Beware Offers to Sell
Divers may have come up empty handed from their search in icy Lake Cherbarkul for a large chunk of the meteor that exploded near the Ural Mountains on Friday, but a …
Space Policy Events for the Week of February 18-22, 2013
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate are in recess this week for the President’s Day holiday. During the Week Perhaps the …
Russians Still Searching for Meteorite Fragments, Scientists Raise Estimates of Size, Mass and Energy Release
Russian authorities continue to search for fragments from the meteor that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk yesterday, but with no luck so far. In the meantime, scientists at …
Blast from Russian Meteor Similar to Nuclear Explosion
The atmospheric blast from the meteor that struck near the Russian city of Chelyabinsk this morning released 300 kilotons of energy, similar to a nuclear explosion according to a NASA expert. The …
Injuries from Russian Meteor Pass 1,000; NASA News Conference at 4:00 pm ET Today
Russian media sources are reporting that the number of people injured by today’s meteor impact near Chelyabinsk is more than 1,000 and windows were shattered in about 300 buildings. NASA …
Meteorite Impacts Russia While Asteroid DA14 Nears Earth
While everyone’s attention has been focused on the imminent close pass of asteroid 2012 DA14 later today, a meteorite crashed in Russia’s Ural Mountains this morning injuring more than 400 …
GAO Fears Gaps in Weather Satellite Data As Early As 2014, Adds to High Risk List
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its latest High Risk List today, adding mitigating gaps in weather satellite data to its biennial identification of areas of government operations that are most …
Satellite Data Association: Asteroid DA14 Does Not Imperil Satellites
The Space Data Association (SDA) reassured satellite operators and users yesterday that the close pass of asteroid 2012 DA14 tomorrow poses no threat to satellites. The 150 foot (45 meter) diameter …
Senate Republicans Succeed in Blocking Vote on Hagel Nomination
Senate Republicans succeeded today in blocking Chuck Hagel’s nomination to become Secretary of Defense (SecDef) from proceeding to a vote by the full Senate. Sixty votes were needed to clear a …
Sequester Would Delay NOAA's GOES-R Series 2-3 Years, Cut NASA $727 Million from FY13 Request
The Senate Appropriations Committee has posted letters from many of the departments and agencies categorized as discretionary spending spelling out the impacts on their activities if the sequester goes into effect on …