Bolden and Locke To Update Plans to Help Florida Space Workers
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke will provide an update on the work of their task force that was created in response to President Obama’s April …
National Security Strategy Calls for Security and Stability in Space, Healthy Workforce
In the introduction to his National Security Strategy released last week, President Obama once again invoked his childhood fascination with the space program, mentioning his “awe at watching a space …
Dordain May Stay as ESA Director General
The BBC reports that Jean-Jacques Dordain may be reappointed as Director General (DG) of the European Space Agency (ESA). Dordain, a Frenchman, became DG in 2003 and is nearing the …
First Falcon 9 Launch Still Set for Friday
The first flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 is still set for Friday a company spokeswoman, Emily Shanklin, said in an email tonight. The four-hour launch window opens at 11:00 …
Rep. Parker Griffith Loses Primary
Representative Parker Griffith (R-AL), who represents Huntsville, AL, lost his Republican primary battle yesterday. Rep. Griffith was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 2008, but switched to the Republican …
UPDATE: Soyuz Safely Home
UPDATE: The Soyuz landed safely at 11:25 pm EDT today (9:25 am June 2 in Kazakhstan). ORIGINAL STORY: Soyuz TMA-17 is on its way home. The spacecraft carrying threeof the …
Cosmonaut Yuri Baturin to Speak at Woodrow Wilson Center June 1, 2010
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Baturin will speak at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars tomorrow (Tuesday, June 1) from 12:00-1:00 on “New Paradigms for International Space Programs: Prospects and Forecasts.” …
New Chertok Book Forecasts the Future to 2101
Legendary Russian rocket designer Boris Chertok has edited a new book forecasting the next century of spaceflight. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Baturin outlined the book’s contents at the Woodrow Wilson International …
Spudis and Zubrin Join Forces to Oppose Obama Plan
In an op-ed for The Washington Times yesterday, Paul Spudis and Bob Zubrin joined forces to oppose President Obama’s new human space flight plan and support President Bush’s Vision for …
UPDATE: Space Station Crew Rotation Begins Today
(This story has been updated to add the undocking and landing times.) Three of the six members of the International Space Station (ISS) crew will return to Earth today (June …