Japan to Double Space Spending Over 10 Years

Japan to Double Space Spending Over 10 Years

Japan’s Daily Yomiuri newspaper reports that Japan’s Strategic Headquarters for Space Policy has recommended that the government more than double spending on Japan’s space industry, from 7 trillion yen to …

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Nelson Continues to Press for One More Shuttle Mission

Nelson Continues to Press for One More Shuttle Mission

Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) wrote a letter to President Obama yesterday arguing again in favor of launching the “launch on need” mission even if it isn’t needed to rescue the …

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Constellation Program Manager Replaced

Constellation Program Manager Replaced

Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) revealed this morning that NASA is replacing the program manager of the Constellation program, Jeff Hanley. She expressed her concern about this decision during a question …

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GAO Clears NASA

GAO Clears NASA

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a legal decision yesterday that NASA has not violated the FY2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act prohibiton on using funds to create or initiate a new …

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HASC Report on FY2011 DOD Authorization Bill

HASC Report on FY2011 DOD Authorization Bill

The House Armed Services Committee has reported out the FY2011 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5136). The report, H. Rept. 111-491, is available via the committee’s website or from the …

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Shuttle Due to Land This Morning

Shuttle Due to Land This Morning

UPDATE: A go no-go decision on landing at the first opportunity this morning (Wednesday) will be made at 7:21 am EDT for a deorbit burn at 7:41 am and landing …

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Update on Falcon 9 Launch

Update on Falcon 9 Launch

The first launch of Falcon 9 has been delayed to no earlier than June 2/3 according to an email from SpaceX’s Emily Shanklin. She writes that delays in the launch …

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UPDATE: Congress Still Waiting For Answers on Obama Plan

UPDATE: Congress Still Waiting For Answers on Obama Plan

UPDATE: NASA has clarified that Mr. Bolden misspoke at the hearing when he said that funding for the downscaled version of the Orion spacecraft would come from commercial crew. See …

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