Latest Speculation on Obama's Plan for Human Space Flight
Todd Halvorson has an article in Florida Today this morning laying out what he believes will be President Obama’s plan for the human space flight program. It sounds very much …
NASA Presses Forward with February 7 Shuttle Launch Date
After weighing three alternatives to address the hose problem on the Tranquility module (“Node 3”) that threatened to delay the launch of STS-130, NASA managers decided to assemble new hoses …
Industry Groups Continue to Press Obama on Export Control Reform
A coalition of industry groups, including several representing the aerospace industry, sent a letter and list of recommendations to President Obama yesterday to press their case for export control reform. …
ISS Readies for Spacewalk; Next Shuttle Launch Date Remains Uncertain
In a briefing held today at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, NASA officials discussed the January milestones for the International Space Station (ISS) in preparation for the installation of …
Space Security: Status and Future Trends, Jan. 21 Symposium in Washington, DC
A symposium on “Space Security Index 2009: The Status of and Future Trends in Space Security” will be held at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC on January 21, 2010 …
Is Northrop Grumman's Move to Washington Good For America, Asks Columnist Steven Pearlstein
Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein’s article on Friday raises interesting issues about the state of the aerospace industry in the wake of Northrop Grumman’s decision to move from California …
New Iranian Satellite to be Unveiled in February
A new Iranian satellite, AUT SAT, will be unveiled during the “Ten-Day Dawn” (February 1-11) according to a report from the Iranian Mehr News Agency (MHR). The 70-80 kilogram satellite …
Tranquility Hose Problem Could Delay Shuttle Launch
The planned February 7 launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on its STS-130 mission may slip due to a problem with a hose in the Tranquility module that the shuttle is …
Events of Interest: Week of January 11-15, 2010
The following events may be of interest in the coming week. For further information, see our calendar on the right menu or click on the links below. Note that times, …
Export Controls Subject of First House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing in 2010
The House Foreign Affairs Committee will kick off the second session of the 111th Congress by holding a field hearing on “Impact of Export Controls on National Security, Science and …