What the President Will Say Tomorrow About NASA
It’s been clear for many weeks that some sort of compromise would have to be worked out between Congress and the White House on the future of the human space …
All Eyes on Florida As Obama Space Conference Nears
Anticipation continues to mount as April 15 and President Obama’s major space policy address nears. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and NASA each have issued …
Schools in Germany, Puerto Rico Win NASA Moonbuggy Contest
The International Space Education Institute of Leipzig, Germany and the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao claimed first place of their respective divisions in the 17th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race, …
Griffin and Other Former NASA Officials and Astronauts Say 30,000 Could Lose Jobs Due to Obama Plan
Former NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and a long list of former astronauts and retired NASA officials penned an open letter to President Obama warning that his new plan for NASA …
Tweets from the National Space Symposium: Bolden, Kehler Speak; Space Industry Has Forgotten Past
How did we ever get along without Twitter? And Tweeters like Jeff Foust from Spacepolitics.com, Miles O’Brien from This Week in Space, and NASA’s own Wayne Hale? Their tweets from …
Today in Space History: First Human Space Flight
On this day in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to fly into space. His one orbit of the Earth in Vostok 1 catalyzed the new …
Events of Interest: Week of April 12-16, 2010
The following events may be of interest in the coming week. For more information, see our calendar on the right menu or click on the links below. Times, dates, and …
Bolden and Garver to Brief Media Today
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will hold a media teleconference at 2:00 pm EDT today (Thursday) “about the next steps in implementing the agency’s new exploration …
NASA JSC Preparing for Commercial Crew
NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) announced yesterday that it is adding a new task to its contract with Wyle Integrated Science & Engineering Group. The action procures technical expertise for …
Obama Space Conference Outline Emerges
President Obama will make a major space policy address and meet privately with Members of Congress at the space conference he has scheduled for April 15 at Kennedy Space Center. …