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 …
We have just updated three of our fact sheets to reflect recent congressional and other actions: Major Space-Related Legislation in the 111th Congress: A Checklist FY2010 Funding for Selected DOD …
The House Science and Technology Committee has just updated its witness list for the hearing on Tuesday about the Augustine Committee report. Apparently NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden no longer will …
Bad weather in Florida led NASA to decide to land space shuttle Discovery at Edwards Air Force Base, California today instead of Kennedy Space Center. The landing is set for …
Today should see the launch of a new rocket in Japan, the test firing of a new rocket motor in Utah, and the landing of the space shuttle in Florida. …
Japan’s H-IIB launch vehicle appears to have performed as planned. The HTV spacecraft has separated from the launch vehicle and is in its preliminary orbit. The HTV will perform on-orbit …
Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV), chair of the House Appropriations subcommittee that funds NASA, told The Hill newspaper that the Augustine committee report “confirms his concerns that ‘the emperor has no …
NASA has published a report compiling the results of scientific experiments conducted on the International Space Station (ISS) during the past 8 years. Although the program has focused on assembling …
The first landing attempt for space shuttle Discovery has been waived off due to weather. A second opportunity to land at 8:40 EDT also seems iffy, but has not been …