Augustine Committee Report Debated on "The Space Show"
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) teamed with The Space Show to host a panel discussion on the Augustine committee report. A podcast of the discussion is available …
Legislative Update on DOD Funding Bills: October 6, 2009
The Senate passed the FY2010 Department of Defense (DOD) appropriations bill (H.R. 3326) today. The next step is a conference committee. Congress Daily (subscription required) reports that negotiations with the …
Senate To Resume Debate on CJS Appropriations Today
The Senate is scheduled to resume consideration of the FY2010 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) appropriations bill today (Wednesday) at approximately 10:30 am under a unanimous-consent agreement that was reached yesterday. The bill …
SpaceX One Step Closer to Falcon 9 Launch
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 has passed “acceptance testing” for the first and second stages. The first test flight of the Falcon 9 is scheduled for “one to three months” after it …
Texas Congressional Delegation Asks President for More Stimulus Money for NASA
Most members of the Texas congressional delegation sent a letter to President Obama urging him to spend up to $3 billion more in stimulus funding on NASA for FY2010. Congress …
Appropriations Update: October 5
The Senate began debating the Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) appropriations bill today (H.R. 2847). Regarding the Senate Appropriations Committee’s action on NASA’s part of the bill, the Obama Administration’s Statement of Administration …
Intelligence Authorization Bill Held Up by Spy Satellite Issue
The FY2010 authorization bill for the Intelligence Community (H.R. 2701/S. 1494) remains stuck as negotiators try to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions. One of the sticking points …
White House To Celebrate International Year of Astronomy on Wednesday Night, Oct. 7
President and Mrs. Obama will host an event at the White House on Wednesday night, October 7, in celebration of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). The “White House Star …
Events of Interest (Updated): Week of October 5-9, 2009
The following events in the coming week may be of interest. In addition, the Senate is expected to pass the conference report on the Energy-Water appropriations bill, pass the Department …
Augustine Committee: Public Teleconference Set for October 8
Despite the optimistic assessment of Augustine committee member Les Lyles at Monday’s Space Policy Institute (SPI) meeting that the committee would meet its goal of submitting a final report by …