Beyond the Decade: The Future of International Astronomy — Celebrating the International Year of Astronomy

Beyond the Decade: The Future of International Astronomy — Celebrating the International Year of Astronomy

The National Academies are sponsoring a day-long symposium in celebration of the International Year of Astronomy on October 9, 2009. “Beyond the Decade: The Future of International Astronomy” features a …

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No Go for Plutonium-238 in DOE Appropriations Bill

No Go for Plutonium-238 in DOE Appropriations Bill

Conferees on the Department of Energy’s appropriations bill (H.R. 3183) adopted the Senate position of zero funding for restarting production of plutonium-238 for NASA’s robotic space science missions, and House …

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One Down, Eleven to Go — Congress Passes Legislative Branch Bill and Keeps Goverment Operating Past Midnight

One Down, Eleven to Go — Congress Passes Legislative Branch Bill and Keeps Goverment Operating Past Midnight

The Senate passed the conference report on the FY2010 Legislative Branch appropriations bill today, to which a one-month Continuing Resolution (CR) is attached to prevent a government shutdown at midnight …

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Conference on DOE Appropriations Bill Postponed

Conference on DOE Appropriations Bill Postponed

The conference committee meeting on the Energy-Water appropriations bill (H.R. 3183) that was scheduled for this afternoon was postponed for unspecified reasons, according to Congress Daily (subscription required). A new …

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New Life for Iridium?

New Life for Iridium?

Satellite phone company Iridium appears to be the comeback kid following its acquisition by GHL Acquisition, which took the company public this week with an expectation of raising at least …

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NASA's Need for Plutonium Gets Airing on National Public Radio As Conferees Prepare to Meet

NASA's Need for Plutonium Gets Airing on National Public Radio As Conferees Prepare to Meet

National Public Radio ran a story this morning about NASA’s need for plutonium-238 for its robotic deep space and some lunar surface missions. As reported earlier on SpacePolicyOnline.com, the Obama …

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New Impact Point for LCROSS

New Impact Point for LCROSS

The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) science team has decided that the spacecraft should impact a different crater on the Moon. Initially the Cabeus-A crater was selected, but …

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NRC Planetary Science Decadal Survey: Presentations to the Satellites Panel September 2009

NRC Planetary Science Decadal Survey: Presentations to the Satellites Panel September 2009

The following presentations were made to the second meeting of the Satellites panel of the National Research Council’s Planetary Science Decadal Survey. The meeting was held on September 21-23, 2009 …

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