House Passes Ryan Budget
The House of Representatives passed the budget plan sponsored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) yesterday, which would impose deeper cuts to the federal budget in FY2013 and future years than …
SpaceX Creates Safety Panel As It Readies for April 30 Test Flight
As SpaceX prepares for the April 30 test flight of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft for the “commercial cargo” phase of its business plan, yesterday it announced creation …
Three Congressional Hearings and a Symposium
It was a busy day today — three congressional hearings on NASA and NOAA, plus the first day of the American Astronautical Society (AAS) Goddard Memorial Symposium. We could not be …
Cameron's Dive: Lessons for Mars Sample Return?
Renowned deep sea explorer and film maker James Cameron made the deepest ocean dive today in a one-man submarine. Journeying 7 miles down into the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench, his exploit …
Events of Interest: Week of March 26-30, 2012
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate both are in session this week. Tuesday, March 27 SASC Hearing on U.S. Strategic Command …
ESA'S ATV-3 Enroute to International Space Station
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched its third Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-3) to the International Space Station (ISS) very early this morning. The Ariane 5 launch from ESA’s spaceport …
Senators Cool To Space Code of Conduct; GAO Praises DOD on Acquisition Progress
A large panel of witnesses from the Department of Defense (DOD), the three military services, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC’s) Strategic …
Safety First House Authorizers Tell FAA Space Office
Safety was the watchword at Tuesday’s hearing on the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation by a House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee. Public safety, crew safety, and passenger safety. …
House Appropriators Fight for Planetary Science
The planetary science community got what it wanted today at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on NASA’s FY2013 budget request — strong opposition to proposed cuts to NASA’s planetary program. …
Ryan Budget Would Cut More From NASA, NOAA Budget Functions
A Washington Post analysis of Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) FY2013 budget plan released yesterday shows that the part of the budget that includes NASA would be cut six percent more than the budget …