Senator Bill Nelson to Face Rep. Connie Mack in November as Hutchison Retires
The Senate will be losing one of its key NASA proponents at the end of the year with the retirement of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX). The question is whether …
Khrunichev Head Resigns One Day After Medvedev Meeting
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev yesterday gave Russian cabinet and space industry officials one month to come up with a plan to improve Russia’s space program in the wake of …
NASA and NSF Laud New NRC Decadal Survey on Solar and Space Physics
Just over a week away from the launch of NASA’s next heliophysics mission, the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), the National Research Council (NRC) today released its second Decadal Survey for …
McClatchy Newspapers: NRO Inspector General Looking Into Contracting and Other Improprieties
The inspector general (IG) of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is investigating allegations of contracting malfeasance by agency officials and an alleged attempt to intimidate whistleblowers according to the McClatchy Newspapers, …
Obama to Curiosity Team: I Will Protect Critical Investments in Science and Technology-update
UPDATE: A link to a Ustream video of the call has been added in the last sentence of the second paragraph and two more countries were added to the list …
President Obama to Talk to NASA's Mars Curiosity Team Today at 11:00 am ET
Wolf, Culberson Want NASA Administrator to Get 10-Year Appointment
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) are drafting legislation to make NASA into an agency that operates like the FBI with an administrator appointed to a 10-year term …
Curiosity Satisfied — Why the Mohawk for JPL's Bobak Ferdowsi?
Apart from the landing itself, the most publicized aspect of the Mars Curiosity mission so far is the Mohawk haircut of one of JPL’s landing team, Bobak Ferdowsi. Flight director …
Romney Veep Choice Paul Ryan Voted Against Last Two NASA Authorization Bills
Presumptive Republican presidental candidate Mitt Romney picked Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his Vice Presidential running mate today. Although voting records tell an incomplete tale, Ryan did vote against both …
Curiosity Landed Within One Mile of Target
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover came awfully close to hitting the bull’s eye when it landed earlier this week. After travelling 352 million miles, the spacecraft landed approximately one mile away …