UOPDATE: The New York Times reports that Mr. OKeefe and his son survived, and Mr. O’Keefe was one of three persons airlifted to a hospital in Anchorage. UPDATE: The Associated …
The National Research Council (NRC) will release the Astro2010 Decadal Survey for astronomy and astrophysics at a public briefing on Friday, August 13, at 11:00 am. Roger Blandford, a Stanford …
NASA wants to buy data from industry on lunar landing technology demonstrations and imagery. The agency is issuing a “Broad Agency Announcement” (BAA) for multiple small firm fixed price contracts …
UPDATE: The NRC briefing on Astro2010 has been added for Friday. The following events may be of interest in the coming week. For more information, see our calendar on the …
In an editorial yesterday, the Washington Post said that “U.S. space policy is on a collision course with itself.” The part of U.S. space policy the Post is talking about …
Spacewalkers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson set a new record for the length of an International Space Station (ISS) spacewalk yesterday, but their efforts were stymied by a “quick …
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) wants to bring the Department of Defense (DOD) authorization bill to the floor of the Senate when the Senate returns …
The defense authorization bill may have hit a snag in the Senate, but the NASA authorization bill sailed through yesterday. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) praised passage of the legislation …
NASA has delayed the two spacewalks needed to repair one of the two cooling loops on the International Space Station (ISS). They now will take place on Saturday and Wednesday …
UPDATE, AUGUST 10: The House did not take up this bill during its one day return according to Congress Daily (subscription required). The publication stated that House Speaker Pelosi remains …