Three National Research Council Boards (the Ocean Studies Board, the Space Studies Board, and the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate) will host a three-day symposium from June 22-24 celebrating …
NASA has formally announced the members of the Augustine panel on options for NASA’s human space flight program. The list includes all of those identified by the Orlando Sentinel’s Write …
The Write Stuff blog is reporting that former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao may be another member of the Augustine panel. Still no official word on the panel’s makeup. (See our …
The Orlando Sentinel’s Write Stuff blog has published the names of what it says are seven members of the Augustine panel. Neither NASA nor the White House has yet made …
Summaries of five congressional hearings held during the week of May 18, 2009 are now available at SpacePolicyOnline.com. NASA’s FY2010 Budget Request House Science and Technology Committee, May 19 Senate …
The Soyuz TMA-15 mission successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) today, bringing three new international crew members who will reside aboard the station for 6 months. They join …
Aerospace Daily reports that the members of the Augustine panel to assess options for NASA’s human space flight program will be named imminently. According to the report, Mr. Augustine wants …
Next week (June 1-5, 2009) no space-related congressional hearings have been publicly announced as of yet. The Write Stuff blog reports that Senator Nelson is trying to expedite the nomination …
DODBuzz.com reports that General Bruce Carlson (Air Force, retired) is likely to be named as the new director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which builds and operates the nation’s …
The long-awaited expansion of the permanent crew size of the International Space Station (ISS) to six is about to become a reality. The result should be a substantial increase in …