Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney just released a white paper on his plan for “Securing U.S. Leadership in Space.” The four key Romney space priorities are: Focusing NASA Partnering Internationally Strengthening …
Mitt Romney’s newly released space policy paper adds little to the generic statements he has made so far in his presidential campaign. The white paper is predictably full of anti-Obama …
UPDATE: President Obama signed the astronaut artifacts bill into law on September 26, and the CR on September 28. In the wee hours this morning (Saturday, September 22, 2012), the …
An independent review of NOAA’s environmental satellite programs led by Tom Young concludes that NOAA’s oversight of its satellite programs is “dysfunctional” and adds no value. That is just one of …
NASA will brief the National Research Council’s Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) on its new Mars plan next Tuesday. The final agenda for the meeting shows that Orlando …
NASA and SpaceX have set October 7, 2012 as the first operational launch of the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Commercial Resupply Services …
Rep. John Culberson (R-TX), Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) and four other Republicans introduced the Space Leadership Act today. The bill, co-sponosred by Reps. Pete Olson (R-TX), Bill Posey (R-FL), Lamar Smith …
Orlando Figueroa will brief the National Research Council’s Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) next week on the results of his Mars Program Planning Group (MPPG) effort. MPPG was …
The Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC will celebrate Canada’s first 50 years in space with a forum and reception on September 26. Registration is required by September 21. Canada has …
The House passed H.R. 4158 today. The bill would give astronauts full ownership rights to certain artifacts from their spaceflights. Currently, anything of an official nature that flew on a …