U.S. National Security, Health of Commercial Space Share Vital Link, according to CSIS report
Increasingly U. S. national security depends on a healthy commercial space sector, a report entitled, National Security and the Commercial Space Sector, released this week by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank, concludes. The...NASA’s Legislative Future Still Uncertain
After months of gridlock, the House and Senate have engaged with the White House in a recent flurry of legislative activities intended to produce an agreement on the future of NASA-led space exploration. However, key differences remain, especially over the much larger...NASA’s future hinges on House as well as Senate, White House strategies
The House Science and Technology Committee meets Thursday to do what the Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Committee did on July 15, consider a NASA authorization bill that attempts to settle differences between the White House and Congress over the future of...Suborbital Space Tourist Craft Makes Milestone Flight
Up, up…but not quite away! SpaceShipTwo captive-carry test includes first onboard crew. Credit: Virgin Galactic The scene at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California was one of thumbs up and all smiles. For the first time with a crew on board, the...Senate looks to a Deep Space Future for NASA
Photo Credit: NASA Earlier this week, the U. S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee offered a look at proposed legislation that would guide NASA’s future for the next three years. The Senate panel, which responsible for NASA oversight but not...Obama Focuses Revised Space-Exploration Policy on Partnerships, Technology
Source: Bloomberg Obama Focuses Revised Space-Exploration Policy on Partnerships, Technology President Barack Obama called for greater international cooperation for space exploration and bolstering U.S. companies that build spacecraft. Obama vowed to maintain the U.S....Obama unveils annual National Space Policy
Source: USA Today President Obama submitted the annual National Space Policy today, one devoted mainly to what he called “a burgeoning commercial space industry.” The goal is “to rapidly increase our capabilities in space while bolstering...Space Exploration Technologies lands satellite deal
Source: Los Angeles Times The $492-million contract with Iridium Communications, expected to be announced Wednesday, could involve as many as nine launches by the Hawthorne rocket company beginning in 2015. SpaceX, which assembles the rocket in Hawthorne, also has a...Nelson maps a road forward on space without Constellation
Source: The Orlando Sentinel Florida’s Democratic Senator, Bill Nelson, the chair of the Senate subcommittee charged with NASA oversight, has sent a letter to his powerful counterpart on NASA appropriations, Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, informing her of his...Follow Us
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#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
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.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.
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