White House Says No to Death Star
Paul Shawcross, Branch Chief for Science and Space at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), accepted the challenge to respond to the “We the People” petition to …
NASA Safety Panel Worries About Commercial Crew Planning-Funding Disconnect
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) issued its annual report yesterday. NASA’s commercial crew program received considerable attention again this year, especially the “disconnect” between how much funding NASA requests …
No Outer Planets Flagship Mission on Horizon, but Planetary R&A OK Says NASA's Jim Green
NASA’s Planetary Science Division Director (PSD) Jim Green reiterated today that the agency’s anticipated budget for the foreseeable future cannot accommodate a “flagship” mission to the outer planets, but that does …
Colleton: In Sandy's Aftermath, Bipartisan Support Crucial for Super System of Environmental Intelligence
Hurricane Sandy proved the need for a “super system of environmental intelligence” and more than hugs between the political parties will be required to make that happen argues Nancy Colleton, …
Justice Department Clears DigitalGlobe-GeoEye Merger
The antitrust section of the Justice Department gave its approval today for the merger of DigitalGlobe and GeoEye. The two commercial satellite imagery companies had announced their plans in July 2012 …
House SS&T Committee Adds New Subcommittee, Names Subcommittee Chairs
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), the new chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology (HSS&T) Committee, revealed today that under his leadership the committee will have six instead of five …
Robert Bednarek, SES Executive, Passes Away
Robert “Rob” Bednarek, whose career in satellite communications included serving as Chief Technology Officer of PanAmSat and later President and CEO of SES New Skies has died of cancer. He was …
Abundant Exoplanets, Black Holes Hiding in a Spiral Galaxy: Astronomy News Today
The American Astronomical Society’s (AAS’s) winter meeting is always a time when exciting discoveries in astrophysics are announced and this year does not disappoint. Among the discoveries announced today are 461 …
Events of Interest: Week of January 6-11, 2013
Happy New Year! Welcome to our first 2013 events of interest. The following events may be of interest in the coming week. After their marathon sessions last week as the …
Nelson, Hutchison Praise House Passage of Space Exploration Sustainability Act
In their final joint press release about the space program, Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) praised House passage of their Space Exploration Sustainability Act. Senator Hutchison …