NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter(LRO) and Lunar Crater Observing and Sensing Satellite(LCROSS) are ready to reveal the secrets of the Moon’s south pole. LRO and LCROSS were launched to the Moon …
President Obama has announced his intention to nominate Elizabeth “Beth” Robinson to be NASA’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Dr. Robinson is currently Assistant Director of the Office of Management and …
With the release of the Augustine committee report, PolitiFact.com has added three more space program promises by President Obama to the category of “In the Works”: Support Human Mission to …
A SpacePolicyOnline.com summary of the September 16, 2009 Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s Subcommittee on Science and Space hearing on the Augustine committee report is now available. Look on …
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver reined in expectations that the Obama Administration might significantly increase the NASA budget, according to Space News. Garver spoke at AIAA’s Space 2009 conference in …
Japan’s HTV (H-II Transfer Vehicle) is now successfully berthed to the Harmony module of the International Space Station (ISS). Canadarm II, the main ISS robotic arm (built by Canada), grappled …
In the past week, NASA has signed more agreements with its international partners. In addition to the framework agreement with Canada announced last week, NASA signed agreements with the European …
A SpacePolicyOnline.com summary of the September 15, 2009 House Science and Technology Committee’s hearing on the Augustine committee report is now available. Look on our left menu under “Our Hearing …
Congress Daily (subscription required) reports that either the Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) or Department of Defense (DOD) appropriations bill could reach the Senate floor next week. CJS funds NASA and NOAA. (See …
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) closed his hearing on the Augustine committee report today on an optimistic note. While acknowledging how difficult it will be to find funds for human space …