Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX), who remains chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology (HSS&T) Committee for another week, just became the oldest member of the House of Representatives ever. Elected …
Four years have passed since NASA celebrated its 50th anniversary and the NASA History Office is just now publishing a compendium of oral histories from NASA’s leaders at that time. …
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner informed Congress today that the U.S. Government will hit the debt limit on December 31 and will take “extraordinary measures” to fund the government’s obligations. Those …
The Planetary Exploration Newsletter (PEN) published a Special Edition this Christmas Eve with a message from NASA Planetary Science Division (PSD) Director Jim Green responding to “community concerns.” Judging from …
SpaceX revealed on December 23 that it conducted another successful test of its Grasshopper rocket on December 17. This time the rocket rose 40 meters (about 120 feet), hovered, and vertically …
Ordinarily we’d be explaining that there are no interesting events for a couple of weeks while everyone celebrates the holidays, but this is not an ordinary year. Here’s what we know …
Landsat 5, launched in 1984, has finally reached the end of its useful life after 29 years of service, vastly exceeding its three year design life. The U.S. Geological Survey …
UPDATE: The Senate passed the conference report this afternoon (Dec. 21), clearing the bill for the President. The House approved the conference version of the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act …
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden sent a letter to NASA employees today reassuring them that the agency will not need to furlough anyone immediately if agreement is not reached by January …
The National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Committee on Human Spaceflight held its first public meeting yesterday. In addition to hearing from NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, the committee listened to other top …