Commentary: Another Apollo 11 Anniversary — Will We Go Back?

Commentary: Another Apollo 11 Anniversary — Will We Go Back?

Editor’s Commentary As the space community celebrates the 41st anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon today, the perennial question of whether or when American astronauts will return …

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JWST Costs Continue to Climb

JWST Costs Continue to Climb

Space News reports today on the mounting costs for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the successor to the Hubble Space Telecope. Amy Klamper writes that the costs for FY2011 …

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UPDATE: Events of Interest: Week of July 19-23, 2010

UPDATE: Events of Interest: Week of July 19-23, 2010

UPDATE: The House Science and Technology Committee’s markup of the House version of the NASA authorization bill on Thursday has been added. The following events may be of interest in …

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Today in Space History: Apollo-Soyuz Docking

Today in Space History: Apollo-Soyuz Docking

Thirty-five years ago today, an American Apollo capsule docked with a Soviet Soyuz capsule in Earth orbit. The 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) was a milestone in international cooperation in …

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NASA Seems Onboard with Senate Commerce Bill

NASA Seems Onboard with Senate Commerce Bill

Although some view the Senate Commerce committee’s NASA authorization bill as a sharp divergence from the Obama plan, NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver gave an interview to the Houston Chronicle …

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Senate Appropriations to Mark Up NASA, NOAA Funding Bill on Thursday

Senate Appropriations to Mark Up NASA, NOAA Funding Bill on Thursday

According to Congress Daily (subscription required), the full Senate Appropriations Committee will mark up the Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) appropriations bill, which includes NASA and NOAA, on Thursday, July 22. It will …

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Senate Commerce Committee Begins Markup of NASA Authorization Bill

Senate Commerce Committee Begins Markup of NASA Authorization Bill

Markup of the NASA authorization bill is just beginning and can be viewed on the website of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.

UPDATE 6: Senate Committee Approves NASA Authorization Bill

UPDATE 6: Senate Committee Approves NASA Authorization Bill

UPDATE 6: A video of a press conference with Senators Rockefeller, Hutchison, Nelson, Vitter and others is available on Senator Nelson’s website. UPDATE 5: Statement by Senator Vitter from his …

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