SASC to Vote on Hagel Nomination Tomorrow
President Obama’s nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel to be the next Secretary of Defense (SecDef) will come to a vote in the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) tomorrow, February 12. …
Space Policy Events for the Week of February 11-15, 2013
The following space policy-related events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate both are in session this week. During the Week The sequester, due to …
Asteroid Will Not Hit Earth Next Week NASA Scientists Insist
NASA is reassuring everyone that the asteroid that will pass close to Earth next week will not impact the planet. The asteroid, 2012 DA14 will come as close as 17,200 …
GAO Reports on AF New Entrant Certification Guide
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has published a set of slides it used to brief Members of Congress on how the Air Force is implementing its New Entrant Certification Guide …
New Space Transportation Policy Still Being Worked, Other Highlights of FAA Conference
The FAA’s annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference featured an array of government and private sector participants over the past two days. In addition to Wayne Hale’s plea for industry to …
Senate Committee Postpones Vote on Hagel Nomination
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) decided to postpone its tentatively planned markup of Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be Secretary of Defense. SASC was planning to vote on the nomination …
Voluntary Industry Standards Needed for Commercial Human Spaceflight Says Wayne Hale
A line-up of top Washington space policy-makers and industry representatives carried diverse messages to the FAA’s annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference yesterday. Among them was a call by Wayne Hale for …
John Naugle, former NASA Space Science Chief, Passes Away
John Naugle, one of the icons of NASA’s space science program, died of colon cancer on January 23 at his home in North Falmouth, MA. He was 89. Naugle was …
Obama to Ask Congress To Delay Sequester Again at News Conference Today
Major media outlets are reporting that President Obama will ask Congress to again delay the sequester during a news conference at 1:15 pm ET today. Congress delayed the dire across-the-board federal …
Susan Irwin Elected to SSPI Hall of Fame
Susan Irwin, President of Euroconsult US, is one of five commercial satellite industry leaders elected to the Society of Satellite Professional International (SSPI) Hall of Fame. Irwin is well known …