Republicans Projected to Maintain Control of the House
In not unexpected news, several media outlets are reporting that Republicans will, in fact, retain control of the House. Conventional wisdom in the last couple of weeks has been that …
Is Another Satellite Versus Broadband Spectrum Fight Brewing?
The LightSquared debate raised awareness over the battle for radiofrequency spectrum to meet seemingly insatiable consumer demand for phone and Internet access over a mushrooming array of mobile devices. LightSquared …
Events of Interest: Week of November 5-9, 2012
The following events may be of interest in the coming week. Congress remains in recess (except for pro forma sessions) until after the election. During the Week This is it!! …
NASA Official Emphasizes Atlantis Move Does Not Mean Human Spaceflight Is Dead
As space shuttle orbiter Atlantis moves from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to the KSC Visitor Complex this morning, NASA is emphasizing that the end of the shuttle program does not …
NASA Turns Last Shuttle Over to New Owner, Posey Criticizes Obama Space Policy
Although the final space shuttle mission landed more than a year ago, today may well be cited as the “real” end of the program as NASA turned over the last …
NRC Fills Out Committee Slate for Human Spaceflight Study
The National Research Council (NRC) has released the slate of committee members for its congressionally-requested study on the future of the human spaceflight program. The co-chairs of the study, former …
ISS Swerves to Avoid Iridium Debris, Readies for Spacewalk – UPDATE
UPDATE (November 1): The spacewalk took place today as expected. Williams and Hoshide rerouted the leaking radiator’s ammonia flow through a spare radiator during their 6 hours and 38 minutes outside. …
B612 Foundation Moves Forward on Sentinel Asteroid Hunting Mission
While the East Coast was dealing with Superstorm Sandy, the B612 Foundation and Ball Aerospace were signing a contract for the development of prototype sensors for B612’s asteroid-hunting spacecraft, Sentinel. The B612 …
One Down, One Up — Another ISS Resupply Mission Launches — UPDATE 2
UPDATE 2 (October 31): Docking took place at 9:33 am EDT, just six hours after launch, as planned. UPDATE (October 31): Progress M-17M (ISS Progress 49) launched successfully this morning …
NOAA's GOES-13 Tracks Hurricane Sandy
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) GOES-13 satellite is back in full operation and tracking Hurricane Sandy. This image, taken today (October 29) at 12:15 UTC (8:15 am EDT), …