Space Station Partners Shooting for 2028
Congress has yet to approve President Obama’s proposal to extend U.S. support for the International Space Station (ISS) to 2020, but the partners in the ISS program are working on …
SpaceX Reports Successful Engine Test Firing
SpaceX announced today that it successfully conducted a test firing of all nine engines of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral, FL. The test had been delayed several …
No Painfree Options — "Deal With It" — Says XCOR's Greason
Saying he was neither attacking nor defending the Obama Administration’s new plan for NASA, Jeff Greason said that there are no good options: “They all suck. Tough. Deal with it.” …
Rep. Frank Wolf and Five Others Will Call on Bolden for 30 Day Study
Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA), ranking member of the House Appropriations Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) subcommittee and five other Republican Congressmen tomorrow will hold a press conference calling for NASA Administrator Bolden to …
"Obama May Need Heat Shield At Space Summit" Says AOL News
Traci Watson, a reporter formerly with USA Today and now with AOL News, notes in an article today that April 15 — tax day — seems an odd time for …
2002 Futron Study One Basis of Optimism About Commercial Human Space Flight Says OSTP Staffer
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) staff told the National Research Council (NRC) today that a 2002 study by Futron is one of three “data points” that …
Advice to Obama From Senator Bill Nelson
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) offered President Obama a lot of advice about what he should say at the April 15 “space conference” the White House is planning for April 15 …
Journey to the Edge of Space
Commercial human space flight is the topic of the day, but what about commercial human flight to the edge of space — a jump from a very high altitude balloon. …
Maxim Tarasenko Essay Contest for 2010 Announced
The quarterly journal Space Policy and the Secure World Foundation have announced the 2010 Maxim Tarasenko Essay Contest for law school students or graduate students in space policy for a …
Events of Interest: Week of March 8-12, 2010
The following events may be of interest in the coming week. For more information, check our calendar on the right menu or click the links below. Times, dates and witnesses …