George Whitesides to Join Virgin Galactic
Former NASA Chief of Staff George Whitesides will join Virgin Galactic as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) according to a company news release. Before joining the Obama transition team and …
AIAA to Host Discussion on Human Rating Commercial Spacecraft on Thursday
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will host a discussion on Capitol Hill this Thursday, May 20, on human rating of commercial spacecraft. The meeting will be in …
UPDATE 2: Events of Interest: Week of May 17-21, 2010
UPDATE 2: Adds a hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on China’s aerospace capabilities on Thursday, May 20. NOTE THAT THE START TIME HAS BEEN DELAYED TO …
Senate Appropriators Repeat Prohibition on Cancelling Constellation
The Senate Appropriations Committee added language to a supplemental appropriations bill yesterday restating the prohibition on cancelling the Constellation program that already is in the FY2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. …
UPDATE: Shuttle Successfully Launched
UPDATE: The shuttle lifted off on schedule. ORIGINAL STORY: Space Shuttle Atlantis is on track for launch at 2:20 pm EDT this afternoon on its last scheduled mission, STS-132. Weather …
Bolden Will Do Everything in My Power to Make Commercial Launch Companies Succeed
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden told the Senate Commerce Committee today that he will do “everything in my power” to ensure that the commercial launch companies at the heart of President …
HASC Subcommittee Cuts Unclassified National Security Space Programs by $182 Million
The Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) cut $182 million from the $9.9 billion FY2011 request for unclassified national security space programs today. A committee …
Last Flight for Atlantis Begins Tomorrow
Absent congressional action to delay the end of the space shuttle program, the Atlantis orbiter will make its final flight to orbit at 2:20 pm EDT tomorrow. The weather forecast …
Holistic Approach to Space Law and Policy Needed for the Space Community
One of the resounding themes of yesterday’s Space Law and Policy 2010 symposium was that of the need for holistic solutions – that take into account the role of a …
Mollohan Loses Primary
UPDATE: Rep. Mollohan lost the primary. He will remain in Congress for the rest of this year, of course, but the extent to which his lame duck status affects the …