The View from a Suborbital Rocket Ride — Up and Down
If you’ve ever wondered what the view is like from a suborbital launch — and landing — this seven minute video from the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) shows the flight …
Bolden Infers that White House Agrees Mars is Eventual Destination for Human Space Flight
At a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing yesterday, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden told subcommittee chairman Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) that his “superiors” agree that the eventual goal of NASA’s human space …
Bolden Steadfastly Defends New NASA Plan
For a second day in a row, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden faced congressional authorizers largely unhappy with the new direction of the U.S. human space flight program. Yesterday he testified …
Holdren Tells House S&T "We're Certainly Not Giving Up in Deep Space"
At a House Science and Technology hearing yesterday morning, Presidential Science Adviser John Holdren said “we are certainly not giving up in deep space,” with respect to the proposed changes …
NASA Announces Reorganization
NASA Posts More Detail about Its FY2011 Budget Request
The finer details of NASA’s FY2011 budget request are now available on NASA’s budget website. These traditional “budget books” usually accompany the annual announcement of the President’s new budget on …
UPDATED: STS -130 LANDS SUCCESSFULLY
Events of Interest: Week of Feb. 22- 26, 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 …
STS-130 Scheduled to Land at 10:20 Tonight, But Weather Iffy
STS-130 (Endeavour) is scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center tonight (Sunday) at 10:20 pm EST. However, showers and low clouds could require a postponement. Check back here or at …
NASA Continues to Promote Commercial Space
According to reports on the Internet, Twitter, and a press release from the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver today committed the agency to spending $75 million over …