Events of Interest: Week of June 21-25, 2010
It’s a quiet week from a space policy perspective, but the following events may be of interest. For more information, check our calendar on the right menu or click the …
President Tells Congress He Would Shift $100 Million from NASA to Commerce and Labor for Workforce Transition
The $40 million President Obama promised on April 15 to help displaced Florida aerospace workers has grown to $100 million and broadened to other communities, and NASA’s Exploration program would …
House Authorizers Demand Documents From NASA After NASA Misses Deadline
NASA did not meet yesterday’s deadline to provide the House Science and Technology (HS&T) Committee with information and analysis about the agency’s human spaceflight plans and budget. NASA did send …
Mikulski Responds to Nelson
Responding to Senator Bill Nelson’s letter about how he plans to shape a NASA authorization bill, Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) said in a statement yesterday that she sees it as …
New ISS Crew in Orbit
Soyuz TMA-19 lifted off successfully at 5:35 pm EDT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan (3:35 am Wednesday local time). Three new crew members for the International Space Station (ISS) …
Senator Nelson Outlines Possible Compromise on Obama Plan
In February, Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), chair of the Senate appropriations subcommittee that funds NASA, wrote to her authorization counterpart, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), a letter outlining the principles that …
Japanese Asteroid Sample Return Capsule Recovered
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) reports that it “completed the recovery of the Hayabusa capsule at 4:08 pm on June 14, 2010 (JST). The capsule is deemed intact at …
NASA Appoints New Constellation Program Manager
NASA just announced that the new program manager of the Constellation program is Lawrence D. Thomas, who most recently was deputy program manager for Constellation at Marshall Space Flight Center. …
Japanese Space Agency Confirms Hayabusa Capsule's Landing Site
UPDATE: See truly amazing video from a NASA DC-8 of the reentry on YouTube. You can see the mother spacecraft burning up as a fireball while the return capsule continues …
NASA Looking for Three Legislative Specialists
NASA has three openings in its Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs for Legislative Specialists at the GS-9 to GS-12 level. U.S. citizenship is required. Applications can be submitted until …