Antares Hot Fire Test Halted in Final Seconds
Orbital Sciences Corp. reported tonight (February 13) that the hot fire test of its new Antares rocket was halted “in the final seconds of the countdown by the rocket’s flight …
ILS Clears Proton For Launch
International Launch Services (ILS) yesterday gave its OK for commercial Proton launches to resume after its Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) concurred in findings by Russia’s space agency and an independent …
Nelson and Cruz to Head Space Subcommittee, But Heated Exchange Yesterday Points to Rift
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) will continue to chair the Science and Space Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in the current Congress. Newly-elected Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) …
Nelson Pats Lew on Back for Help with NASA When at OMB
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) today thanked Jacob (Jack) Lew for his help on NASA issues when Lew was head of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The exchange …
Space Not Prominent in State of the Union Address, But R&D Gets a Mention
President Obama’s State of the Union address last night offered no call to arms to invest in the nation’s space program, or even just robotic Mars exploration, but he did …
Hagel Nomination Clears SASC
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) cleared the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the next Secretary of Defense today by a party-line vote of 14-11. The next step is …
Senate Appropriations Committee Announces Subcommittee Assignments for 113th Congress
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) will retain chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) subcommittee in addition to her new duties as chair of the full appropriations committee. Similarly, Senator Richard …
As Deadline Nears, Sequestration Called "Stupid, Shortsighted"
At a press conference today, the President of the Association of American Universities, Hunter Rawlings, called the sequester “stupid” and “shortsighted.” The press conference brought the aerospace and defense industry together with …
Landsat 8 Launched Today as Landsat 5 Enters Guinness World Records-UPDATE
UPDATE: Landsat was successfully launched on time at 1:02 pm EST today, February 11, 2013, on an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. ORIGINAL STORY: Everything is on …
NASA-JPL's "Mohawk Guy" to Sit with First Lady at State of the Union-UPDATE
UPDATE, February 12: Here’s a link to a White House press release showing everyone, including Ferdowsi, who will sit with the First Lady. ORIGINAL STORY, February 11: Bobak Ferdowsi, the …