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 …
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden told a National Research Council (NRC) committee today that meeting President Obama’s goal of sending astronauts to an asteroid by 2025 does not necessarily mean they …
UPDATE: The Senate Democratic Caucus ratified Mikulski as the new chair of the committee on December 20, as expected. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) will become the new chair of the …
UPDATE: Soyuz TMA-07M and its trio of ISS crew members docked with the space station as scheduled today (Dec. 21) at 9:09 am ET. The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft lifted off …
UPDATE 2: The text of the conference report is available on the House Rules Committee website. UPDATE: The HASC Democratic Caucus fact sheet has additional information on export control reforms, which …
Three new crew members for the International Space Station (ISS) are due to launch at 7:12 am Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow morning, Wednesday, December 19. The launch will be …
Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, died today at the age of 88. Although he had been ill, his death came as a surprise to Senate …
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate will be in session. During the Week On Monday,. NASA will have commentary on the …
As the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Committee on Human Spaceflight prepares to begin its deliberations on December 19, the NRC has announced the members of one of the two panels …
At a congressional hearing Wednesday focused on a National Research Council (NRC) report that examined NASA’s strategic plans, witnesses agreed that there is a lack of national consensus and of …