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 …
Is China Readying Another Antisatellite Test?
Greg Kulacki of the Union of Concerned Scientists warns that the Chinese may be getting ready for another antisatellite (ASAT) test and wants the United States to try talking them out …
Status of Space-Related Legislation As 112th Congress Ends
With little fanfare, the 112th Congress ends this morning, January 3, 2013. The 113th Congress begins at noon. Congress dealt with a number of space-related bills in the last days of …
Wolf Vows to Promote U.S. Competitiveness in Space Exploration
As the 113th Congress convened for the first time today, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), who will continue as chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee that funds NASA and NOAA, vowed …
House Passes Senate Version of Indemnification, INKSNA, Exploration Bill
The House just passed H.R. 6586 as amended by the Senate as the Space Exploration Sustainability Act. The Senate version extends the FAA’s authority to indemnify launches against certain third …
Huerta Confirmed as FAA Administrator
The Senate finally confirmed Michael Huerta as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) yesterday. He was the deputy FAA administrator and moved up to acting administrator in December 2011 after then-administrator Randy …
House Passes Senate's Fiscal Cliff Bill
Despite deep reservations by some members of his Republican caucus, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) brought the Senate-passed bill to avert the fiscal cliff to the floor of the House …
Senate Votes To Delay Sequester for Two Months, House Action Pending
The country fell off the fiscal cliff last night as 2012 turned into 2013. Two hours later the Senate voted to delay the automatic federal spending cuts known as the …
Senates Extends Launch Indemnification Only For One Year, Extends INKSNA Waiver
In the wee hours this morning, the Senate not only passed legislation to deal with the fiscal cliff, but a bill that would extend the FAA’s authority to indemnify commercial …