UPDATE: CNN Reports That Elon Musk is Out of Cash
UPDATE: Space News has published a story quoting SpaceX official Larry Williams as saying that Mr. Musk’s financial situation is “irrelevant to the company and our future” because although he …
Events of Interest: Week of May 31-June 4, 2010
If you’re not on vacation next week, you should be! Congress is in recess and apart from the last day of the National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference in …
Hanley "Reassignment" Prompts Calls for IG Investigation
NASA’s decision to “reassign” Constellation Program Manager Jeff Hanley prompted two key Senators to ask for an investigation by NASA’s Inspector General. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Senator Kay Bailey …
Armstrong, Cernan and Young Continue Opposition to Obama Plan
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon and commander of the Apollo 11 mission that took him there, said he found “mystifying” comments made by President Obama …
GAO Urges White House To Develop and Implement Interagency Earth Observation Strategy
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) wants the President’s Science and Technology Adviser to establish and implement an interagency strategy to ensure avialability of environmental satellite observations, including space weather, for …
House Passes DOD Authorization Bill; SASC Reports Its Version
As its last action before the Memorial Day recess, the House passed the FY2011 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5136) this afternoon. Across Capitol Hill, the Senate Armed Services Committee …
IISL To Host Special 50th Anniversary Lectures at Prague Colloquium
To mark its 50th anniversary this year, the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) is hosting several events. The first, a seminar on Space Law and Policy 2010, was held …
Make GPS Nuclear Detonation Detection Data Public: Dan Baker
Dan Baker, Director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder, has an interesting op-ed in the New York Times this morning. He wants …
Third Time Is The Charm for America COMPETES Reauthorization
Today the House passed the reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act, H.R. 5116. Two previous attempts failed as we reported earlier. Though the bill does not directly affect NASA, the …
NASA Clarifies Orion Lifeboat Money Will Not Come From Commercial Crew
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden misspoke at yesterday’s House hearing — or the situation changed afterwards — when he said that the funds to pay for a downscaled version of the …