Problems in Russia’s aerospace sector are still hampering its space program on which the United States and global commercial satellite companies increasingly rely. The next Soyuz spacecraft slated to launch a crew …
The National Research Council’s (NRC) Space Studies Board welcomes recommendations for members of three standing committees that are being formed, but suggestions must be submitted by close of business tomorrow, January …
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney added nothing new about his plans for the space program during a brief speech in Cape Canaveral, FL. Romney repeated what he said during two …
UPDATE: Florida Today says it will cover Romney’s visit to Astrotech live, and is already running video apparently from that location. Mitt Romney’s website still has him scheduled to appear …
Russia’s news agency Itar-Tass reports today that the descent module of the next Soyuz spacecraft scheduled for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) experienced a failure during testing. Initial …
Today is NASA’s Day of Remembrance, honoring the astronauts who lost their lives in the cause of space exploration. The nation’s three human spaceflight tragedies occurred years apart, but on …
UPDATE (Jan. 26, 2012, 7:20 pm ET): Edward Ellegood @FLspacereport tweets that the Romney visit to Astrotech will now be at 4:45 pm ET tomorrow instead of 3:00. ORIGINAL STORY: Rick …
UPDATE: C-Span.org has posted a video of Gingrich’s remarks, which begin at 1:56 into the recording. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich delivered a speech on Wednesday in Cocoa, FL about his …
NASA has renamed its NPP earth observing satellite in honor of the father of satellite meteorology, Verner Suomi. Until now “NPP” has stood for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite …
Newt Gingrich is not the only Republican presidential hopeful who will visit the Space Coast in advance of the Florida Republican primary on January 31. Florida Today reports that Mitt …