Tom Young Calls for White House Leadership on NPOESS

Tom Young Calls for White House Leadership on NPOESS

Tom Young, vice-chair of the NRC’s Space Studies Board and chair of an independent review team for the DOD-NOAA-NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), called on the White …

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Congressionally-Mandated Commission Recommends U.S. Develop and Pursue Options to Increase Stability in Outer Space

Congressionally-Mandated Commission Recommends U.S. Develop and Pursue Options to Increase Stability in Outer Space

The Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States has recommended that the United States — “Develop and pursue options for advancing U.S. interests in stability in outer …

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Dr. Eilene Galloway

Dr. Eilene Galloway

Eilene Galloway, one of the first and foremost experts in space policy and space law, lost a long battle with cancer on May 2, 2009, two days short of her …

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Space Shuttle Atlantis Enroute To Hubble Space Telescope

Space Shuttle Atlantis Enroute To Hubble Space Telescope

NASA successfully launched the space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-125 servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope today. In 2004, then-NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe canceled this mission partially due to …

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Congressional Hearings of Interest, Week of May 11, 2009

Congressional Hearings of Interest, Week of May 11, 2009

The following congressional hearings have been announced for the week of May 11, 2009 which may be of interest. See our calendar for more details. Note: Times and witnesses for …

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Congressionally-Mandated Commission Recommends U.S. Develop and Pursue Options to Increase Stability in Outer Space

Congressionally-Mandated Commission Recommends U.S. Develop and Pursue Options to Increase Stability in Outer Space

The Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States has recommended that the United States — “Develop and pursue options for advancing U.S. interests in stability in outer …

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NRC Tells Government It Needs to Restart Plutonium Production for NASA Space Missions Immediately

NRC Tells Government It Needs to Restart Plutonium Production for NASA Space Missions Immediately

The National Research Council’s Space Studies Board and Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board have told NASA and the Department of Energy that it is imperative that production of plutonium-238 be …

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