Shuttle and Soyuz Each Getting Ready for Launch
The next five days will witness the launch of both a Soyuz and a Space Shuttle to visit the International Space Station (ISS). Soyuz TMA-18 is scheduled for launch on …
Yvonne Brill Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
Yvonne Brill, inventor of the hydrazine-hydrazine resistojet propulsion system for geostationary communications satellites, was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame today. She is one of 15 inventors honored …
NASA's $500 Million Rocket Missing Just One Thing: The Rocket It Was Made For: Washington Post
Events of Interest: Week of March 29-April 2, 2010
With Congress in recess for two weeks, the schedule for space policy aficionados is definitely light. For the coming week, we have only two events, both on Tuesday and both …
SpacePolicyOnline.com Summary of House Hearing on NASA's Exploration Plans Now Available
A SpacePolicyOnline.com summary of the March 24, 2010 hearing on NASA’s exploration plans by the Space and Aeronautics subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee is now available. Find …
How Much Will Commercial Crew Cost?
Just as everyone is wondering how much Ares I would cost, the same questions are being asked about commercial crew. The House Science and Technology Committee’s Subcommittee on Space and …
How Much Would Ares I Cost?
What might seem a simple question may not have a simple answer. How much would Ares I cost per year and per flight? That is one of the key questions …
NASA Sticks with April 5 For Next Space Shuttle Launch
The Space Shuttle Discovery will launch on April 5 as planned according to NASA. The launch date was uncertain while NASA was troubleshooting a problem with a helium isolation valve …
Augustine Letter to Rep. Wolf Seeks to Clarify Committee's Position
Responding to a letter from Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), ranking member of the House Appropriations Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee, Norm Augustine clarified that canceling the Constellation program was not specifically one of …
Relying on Commercial Crew "A Colossal Mistake" Says Tom Young
At a House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee hearing today, A. Thomas Young, Lockheed Martin (retired), described the proposal to turn over crew transportation to low Earth orbit (LEO) a “colossal …