SpaceX and Bigelow Join Forces
SpaceX announced today that it is joining forces with Bigelow Aerospace to market opportunities for people to fly into space on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Dragon crew space transportation system …
House Cuts NASA Cross Agency Support, Defeats Other Amendments
The House of Representatives began debate on the FY2013 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill yesterday. Several amendments that would have cut NASA funding in order to pay for non-NASA programs were defeated, but …
Briefing on Satellite Export Controls Today at 2:30 pm ET on Capitol Hill-correction
CORRECTION: Corrects the spelling of Bennet (one t, not two) in the text and email address. Thanks to the reader who pointed it out! The Aerospace Industries Association and Satellite Industries …
NRC Recommends New Method of Determining Planetary Protection Threat to Icy Bodies
The National Research Council (NRC) has recommended a new method of calculating the possibility of microorganisms on spacecraft sent to study icy bodies in the solar system contaminating the objects …
White House Threatens to Veto House CJS Appropriations Bill
The Obama Administration has threatened to veto the FY2013 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) appropriations bill that is scheduled for floor debate beginning tomorrow. In its Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) released today, the Administration …
DigitalGlobe Rejects GeoEye's Offer
Commercial satellite imagery company DigitalGlobe rejected the purchase bid from its rival, GeoEye, today. In a press release, DigitalGlobe stated that GeoEye’s offer “substantially undervalues” the company and “does not adequately recognize …
Events of Interest: Week of May 6-11, 2012 – UPDATE 2
UPDATES: The Planetary Society’s luncheon on Capitol Hill on Tuesday has been added, along with NASA’s press conference on results from the Dawn spacecraft’s mission to the asteroid Vesta on …
WPost Wants Earth Observation Satellites to Get More Political Attention
The Washington Post wants NASA’s earth science satellites and NOAA’s weather satellites to be on the list of issues debated in this presidential election year. The Washington Post editorial chides the …
GeoEye Bids to Acquire DigitalGlobe; EnhancedView Funding OK for 2012-UPDATE
UPDATE: A quote from and a link to DigitalGlobe’s response to GeoEye’s proposal replaces an earlier quote from the Wall Street Journal. Chris Quilty, Senior Vice President for Equity Research at Raymond …
SpaceX Looking at May 19 or May 22 for Launch
SpaceX is targeting May 19, with May 22 as a backup date, for the delayed launch of its next demonstration flight as part of the commercial cargo program. The launch …