State Department Moves Out on Implementing New Space Policy with International Community

State Department Moves Out on Implementing New Space Policy with International Community

State Department officials are moving out on implementing President Obama’s new National Space Policy (NSP) in the context of international cooperation and challenges in the space arena according to Frank …

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Women in Aerospace to Honor 2010 Award Recipients

Women in Aerospace to Honor 2010 Award Recipients

Women in Aerospace (WIA) will honor this year’s award recipients on October 26, 2010 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Arlington, VA. The winners of the 25th annual WIA awards …

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NASA Authorization Bill on House To-Do List

NASA Authorization Bill on House To-Do List

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) included the NASA authorization bill on his list of legislation the House plans to consider before it breaks for the mid-term elections according to …

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NASA IG Praises TDRSS Program Management, Clears Boeing

NASA IG Praises TDRSS Program Management, Clears Boeing

NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) program to determine if it was being effectively managed and came away primarily with praise. …

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No Go on Defense Authorization Bill

No Go on Defense Authorization Bill

Senate Democrats failed to get the required 60 votes to bring the FY2011 defense authorization bill (S. 3454) to the floor for debate. This afternoon’s vote was 56-43. Two Democrats …

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NASA IG Clears Bolden of Ethics Law Violation

NASA IG Clears Bolden of Ethics Law Violation

NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has cleared NASA Administrator Bolden of violating ethics laws or regulations regarding a phone call he made to an official of Marathon Oil, a …

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Pricetag is Staggering for New Weather Satellites Say Senate Appropriators

Pricetag is Staggering for New Weather Satellites Say Senate Appropriators

In its report on the FY2011 defense appropriations bill (S. 3800, S. Rept. 111-295), the Senate Appropriations Committee calculates the cost of cancelling the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System …

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Events of Interest: Week of September 20-25, 2010

Events of Interest: Week of September 20-25, 2010

The following events may be of interest in the coming week. For more information, see our calendar on the right menu or click the links below. Monday (Sept. 20) NASA …

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LRO Reveals the Moon's Complex Youth

LRO Reveals the Moon's Complex Youth

Analysis from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) topographic map of the Moon featured in the most recent issue of Science (subscription required) points to the Moon’s “complex, turbulent youth,” according …

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