Today's NYT: Special Section on Future of the Space Program
The New York Times has a special section today where five experts on U.S. and non-U.S. space programs give their views on “A New Space Race, or Chances to Collaborate”? …
Space Policy Events for the Week of February 4-8, 2013
The following space policy-related events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate are in session for part of this week. (Separate House and Senate Democratic retreats …
Zak: Zenit Rocket Failure Likely Caused by Malfunctioning Pump
Anatoly Zak at RussianSpaceWeb.com reports that the most likely reason Sea Launch’s Zenit 3SL rocket failed last week is a pump that malfunctioned 4.5 seconds after liftoff. Zak, a New York-based …
June Scobee Rogers: Greatest Risk in Space Exploration is To Take No Risk
June Scobee Rogers, widow of space shuttle Challenger STS-51-L commander Dick Scobee, believes that the “greatest risk in space exploration is to take no risk.” Rogers, the force behind the Challenger …
Another Russian Launch Failure: Sea Launch Zenit Rocket Fails at Launch
The Russian-Ukrainian Zenit-3SL Sea Launch rocket failed less than a minute after launch very early this morning, February 1, Eastern Standard Time (EST). The Boeing-built Intelsat-27 communications satellite was destroyed. …
President Obama, NASA Officials, Families Honor Fallen Astronauts
President Barack Obama issued a statement today honoring the memories of astronauts who lost their lives in space exploration and asserted that the United Stated will continue to “lead the …
Remembering the Crews of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia
Today is the NASA Day of Remembrance 2013 honoring the astronauts who lost their lives in spaceflights. The day honors the crews of Apollo 1 (AS-204), Challenger (STS-51L) and Columbia …
SpacePolicyOnline.com Publishes New Fact Sheet on 113th Congress Space-Related Legislation
With Senate passage of S. Res. 24 yesterday, our website today is publishing the first edition of its new fact sheet on space-related legislation in the 113th Congress. The Senate resolution …
DigitalGlobe and GeoEye Complete Merger
The merger of the country’s two commercial satellite imagery companies, DigitalGlobe and GeoEye, is now complete. DigitalGlobe President Jeffrey Tarr said the merged companies have a market capitalization of $2.1 …
NASA To Hold Workshop on Best Use of Its Two Free Telescopes from NRO
NASA will hold a workshop at Marshall Space Flight Center next week to discuss concepts for using the two large space telescopes it inherited from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) …