UPDATED: Who Will Lead Space Florida?
FINAL UPDATE Frank DiBello, acting President of Space Florida, has been selected as its new President, according to the Orlando Sentinel. UPDATED As first reported on NASAWatch, the Orlando Sentinel …
Congressional Hearings on Augustine Report Begin Today
Two days of congressional hearings on the Augustine committee report on the future of the human space flight program begin this afternoon. House Science and Technology Committee, today (Sept. 15), …
Mike Griffin's Testimony to the House Science and Technology Committee, September 15, 2009
A personal email from former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin to friends expressing his views about the Augustine committee report found its way onto some space-related websites last week. SpacePolicyOnline.com decided …
SBIRS Still Facing Challenges
General Robert Kehler, head of Air Force Space Command, told the annual conference of the Air Force Association that “persistent hardware and software problems” with the Space Based Infrared Satellite …
Augustine Committee Report: A SpacePolicyOnline.com Fact Sheet Now Available
Don’t have time to read the Augustine committee’s report before the hearings this week? Read our concise 1-page fact sheet summarizing its key points. Find it on our left menu …
China Begins Construction of New Space Launch Center in Hainan
After many years of discussion, China has begun construction of a new space launch site in Wenchang city on the island of Hainan according to China Daily. At 19 degrees …
Son of Israeli Astronaut Ramon Killed in Fighter Crash
As reported on NASAWatch, Assaf Ramon, son of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, was killed in the crash of a fighter jet in Hebron, Israel yesterday. Ilan Ramon perished in the …
Space Policy Institute Seminar on Augustine Report
George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute will hold a half day seminar looking at the Augustine committee’s report on options for the human space flight program: September 28, 8:15 am …
Armadillo Aerospace Successfully Completes Level 2 of Lunar Lander Challenge
Armadillo Aerospace succeeded yesterday in completing the necessary flights to qualify for a $1 million prize in NASA’s Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge according to the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. Two …
One Way Trips to Mars: Science Friday Interviews Lawrence Krauss
NPR’s Science Friday interviewed Lawrence Krauss yesterday. He is the author of the provocative New York Times op-ed arguing for sending astronauts on one-way trips to Mars. His premise is …