NASA astronaut Sunita (Suni) Williams ceremonially took command of the International Space Station (ISS) today from departing commander Gennady Padalka. Williams is only the second woman to command the ISS in …
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon, was buried at sea today. Armstrong’s cremains were committed to the sea aboard the USS Philippine Sea in the Atlantic …
The White House today released the report required by Congress detailing the impact of sequestration if it goes into effect in January. The report was due last week, but was …
The six-month FY2013 Continuing Resolution (CR) Congress is getting ready to pass would allow NOAA to fully fund the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) system, …
NASA will broadcast the public memorial service for Neil Armstrong tomorrow at 10:00 am ET. Armstrong died last month at the age of 82. The service is being held at …
Jim Chilton from Boeing and Cleon Lacefield from Lockheed Martin are joining the list of witnesses at tomorrow’s House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee hearing. The hearing is on the Space …
NASA will hold another media teleconference tomorrow, September 12, about the adventures of the Mars Curiosity rover. The event is scheduled for 2:00 pm ET and will be streamed live …
The following events may be of interest in the coming week. Congress returns to work this week and the space policy world resumes its usual busy pace. During the Week …
Anyone anticipating that President Obama’s visit to the Space Coast of Florida today signaled renewed presidential interest in the space program would have been disappointed today. Though he did mention …
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing next week that focuses on the Mars Curiosity rover as well as future robotic and human space exploration. The …