Bolden/Garver Nomination: Slight Change to Hearing Time

Bolden/Garver Nomination: Slight Change to Hearing Time

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has scheduled a markup of several non-space related bills to precede the July 8 nomination hearing that will include Charlie Bolden and Lori …

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Events of Interest Week of July 6, 2009

Events of Interest Week of July 6, 2009

The following events next week may be of interest. Note: Dates and times for congressional hearings are subject to change. Check with the relevant committee for the most up-to-date information. …

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Senator Shelby Reportedly Wins on Use of Stimulus Money

Senator Shelby Reportedly Wins on Use of Stimulus Money

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) has won his case that NASA should use funding in the stimulus bill to support the existing Ares/Orion program instead of …

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Shuttles Endeavour and Atlantis Get Good News

Shuttles Endeavour and Atlantis Get Good News

The space shuttle Endeavour’s hydrogen leak has been fixed, and the knob that was stuck in Atlantis’ cockpit window is freed. A tanking test conducted on Endeavour by NASA on …

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Keep Up to Date on Legislative Action with Our Fact Sheets

Keep Up to Date on Legislative Action with Our Fact Sheets

Our three Fact Sheets that track action in Congress on major space-related legislation, including NASA’s FY2010 budget request and DOD’s request for space-related programs have been updated to reflect all …

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Senate Appropriators Add $75 Million for Ares V

Senate Appropriators Add $75 Million for Ares V

The Senate Appropriations Committee’s report (S. Rept. 111-34) on the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill (H.R. 2847) provides details on the committee’s actions on the FY2010 NASA budget. The top …

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SASC Adds $80 Million for NPOESS but Prohibits AF From Spending Half of Available NPOESS Funding Until New Plan is Submitted

SASC Adds $80 Million for NPOESS but Prohibits AF From Spending Half of Available NPOESS Funding Until New Plan is Submitted

In its markup of the FY2010 Department of Defense Authorization bill, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) directs that the Air Force not spend more than 50% of the funds …

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