SpaceX Cements U. S. Commercial Role in Support of the International Space Station

SpaceX successfully completed the second U. S. commercial re-supply mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday, as the Hawthorne, Calif., based company’s Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean with nearly 2,700 pounds in scientific gear and...

President Obama, Family, Friends Remember Columbia Astronauts, Urge U. S. Ahead in Space Exploration

    Though separated by many miles, President Obama joined with the families of shuttle Columbia’s crew and the many from NASA who  fanned out across the country on Friday to pay tribute to the seven astronauts who perished a decade ago as they...

Lost in Space: The Need for a Definitive U.S. Space Policy?

In a special program sponsored by the Baker Institute, noted space policy experts reviewed the present status and future of NASA and the U.S. civil space program, as well as the need for a definitive national civil space policy. This event was held Jan 24, 2013 and...