Little information has been released about what transpired in the Obama-Bolden meeting yesterday. The few glimpses suggest that the President is supportive of NASA, but not what path he wants …
The House passed the conference version of the $636 billion Department of Defense (DOD) appropriations bill (H.R. 3326) today, but without the debt limit increase and a jobs package that …
President Obama will meet with NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden today, according to the Orlando Sentinel’s Write Stuff blog. The two are expected to discuss the Augustine committee report on the …
Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), ranking member of the Senate appropriations subcommittee that funds NASA, is calling for an investigation by the NASA Inspector General (IG) of the staff of the …
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will mark up legislation to extend third party liability indemnification for commercial launch services companies on Thursday. The agenda for the markup session …
Representative Bart Gordon (D-TN), chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee, announced today that he will not seek reelection next year. A Member of Congress since 1985, he said …
The plutonium-238 (Pu-238) needed to power spacecraft that travel to the distant reaches of the solar system is in scarce supply, and Russia reportedly is taking advantage of the situation. …
UPDATED to reflect the Senate Commerce Committee’s posting of the agenda for its markup session on Thursday. Congress is still busily at work, and scientists are meeting at the American …
UPDATED: This article, originally published yesterday (Sunday), has been updated to correct the bill number, provide a link to the bill and report, and include the specific language in the …
The Senate voted today to limit debate on the Consolidated Appropriations bill that includes the Commerce-Justice-Science measure, which funds NASA, NOAA and NSF. That means the Senate is likely to …