Links to Documents from Today's House Committee Hearing
We’ll have a summary of today’s hearing before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee on the future of NASA very soon, but in the meantime, here are links to …
Lubchenco to Leave NOAA in February
Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is leaving NOAA to return to academia in February. Lubchenco …
NASA Wins Top Spot on OPM's List of Best Places to Work in Federal Government
NASA is ranked first as the best place to work in the Federal Government in the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM’s) annual survey. NASA received a score of 72.8, up …
NBC: North Korean Satellite Tumbling Out of Control
NBC News is quoting unnamed U.S. officials saying that North Korea’s satellite is “tumbling out of control.” Jim Miklszewski and Alan Byole also report that Russia has joined China in …
North Korea Launches Objects Into Earth Orbit
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed today (December 11 Eastern Standard Time; December 12 local time in North Korea as well as GMT) that North Korea successfully placed …
Republican Members of House SS&T Committee for Next Congress Named
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), the incoming chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, announced today the names of the other Republicans who will serve as members of that …
Third Flight of X-37B Takes Off
Despite gloomy weather, the Air Force launched the X-37B experimental spaceplane today (December 11). This is the first time one of the Orbital Test Vehicles (OTVs) is making a second …
TIME CHANGE for House Hearing This Morning
Space Policy Ideas for Your Holiday Gift List
Wondering what to ask Santa to get you? Need help picking something for your sweetie? Here are some good space policy gift ideas that might fit the bill. These two …
NASA's Twin GRAIL Probes About to Crash Into Moon
Twin NASA probes called Ebb and Flow will crash into the Moon next week after completing their Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission. The two probes entered lunar orbit over …