Hints on Recommendations for NRO's New Charter
Colin Clark of DODBuzz reports that the Obering Panel that is developing recommendations on a new charter for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) will “not make dramatic changes to either …
Next Shuttle Launch Date Likely to Slip To Add More Foam Tests
The launch date for the next shuttle mission will probably slip to the last week of August in order to allow NASA to conduct additional tests of the foam on …
Re-Updated — Events of Interest Week of July 27, 2009
The following events may be of interest. Meetings that are closed to the public are not listed. Some events require an RSVP. Check our calendar or the sponsor’s website for …
Senate Passes FY2010 DOD Authorization Bill
The Senate passed the FY2010 authorization bill for the Department of Defense on July 23. One amendment that was adopted is a non-binding sense of Congress amendment offered by Sen. …
Boeing Withdraws Its GOES-R Protest
The Wall Street Journal online reports that Boeing has withdrawn its protest of the GOES-R weather satellite contract to Lockheed Martin. The newspaper quotes Boeing as saying that it withdrew …
NRC Planetary Science Decadal Survey News
Steve Squyres, chair of the NRC’s Planetary Science Decadal Survey, has issued a second “letter to the community.” Among other things, it contains a list of upcoming steering committee and …
House Appropriators Complete Markup of FY2010 DOD Appropriations Bill
The House Appropriations Committee completed markup of the FY2010 Department of Defense appropriations bill today, July 22, 2009. The Defense Subcommittee had approved an additional $369 million for advanced procurement …
President Obama Tells Charlie Bolden to "Incite Inspiration"
CBS News interviewed NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Deputy Administrator Lori Garver today (July 21, 2009). Gen. Bolden told CBS’ Bill Harwood that the message to him from President Obama …
Senate Intelligence Committee Picks Small Sats
According to Congress Daily (subscription required), the Senate Intelligence Committee opted in favor of “smaller, cheaper spy satellites” instead of larger, more capable satellites favored by the Obama Administration during …
Senate Votes to Remove Extra F-22 Funds From DOD Authorization Bill (S. 1390)
The Senate voted today to remove funding for seven additional F-22’s that was added during Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) markup of the FY2010 DOD authorization bill (S. 1390). The …