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 …
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. …
Anatoly Zak has posted an interesting article on his website, RussianSpaceWeb.com, explaining Russia’s plans for a successor to the International Space Station — OPSEK, an “orbital assembly workshop.” Russian space …
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 …
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 …
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transporation Committee has formally scheduled the nomination hearing for Charlie Bolden and Lori Garver to take the top positions at NASA for July 8 at …
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 …
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 …
A list of events NASA is planning around the country to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon — July 20, 1969 — is available …
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 …