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Revised exploration roadmap sees asteroids and Moon as temporary stepping stones to Mars 21 Aug 2013 | 04:21 pm
The ISECG roadmap of missions to asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. (Click to enlarge.) On Tuesday, the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG), a group of 12 national space agencies t...
Bolden’s “flaky” explanation of NASA’s asteroid redirection mission 16 Aug 2013 | 05:15 pm
The Washington Post published an interview yesterday with NASA administrator Charles Bolden, primarily discussing leadership issues Bolden has faced in his four years at the top of the agency. Towards...
OIG report warns of Orion cost and schedule risks 16 Aug 2013 | 08:33 am
A flat funding profile for the indefinite future increases the risk that NASA’s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) spacecraft will fall behind schedule, and will also delay the development of fol...
Legislation seeks to “streamline” commercial spaceflight regulations 14 Aug 2013 | 06:07 pm
Just before Congress adjourned earlier this month for summer recess, two members of Congress introduced a bill that they argue will help streamline commercial spaceflight regulations. Congressmen Kevi...
Bolden: asteroid redirect mission not going to “save the planet” 10 Aug 2013 | 06:26 pm
In the last couple of months, NASA has appeared to put a greater emphasis on the role its overall asteroid initiative, including the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), could play in planetary defense. H...
Schiff uses Curiosity anniversary to press for planetary science funding 8 Aug 2013 | 03:34 pm
Monday night marked the first anniversary of the successful landing of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover. While NASA celebrated the milestone with a recap of the mission’s accomplishments to date and plans ...
More reactions to Garver’s departure 7 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
A roundup of statements and other reactions to yesterday’s news that NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver will be leaving the space agency next month, particularly regarding her role in championing c...
Reports: NASA deputy administrator Garver resigning 6 Aug 2013 | 04:22 pm
In a development that has surprised many in the space community, NASA Watch and Space News report that NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver will leave the space agency to take a position outside the ...
Debating schedule versus competition for commercial crew 1 Aug 2013 | 04:37 pm
Today and tomorrow, NASA and industry officials will be meeting at the Kennedy Space Center to discuss a draft request for proposals (RFP) for the next phase of the commercial crew program. The Commer...
Senate action on NASA authorization mirrors the House 31 Jul 2013 | 08:49 pm
While the NASA authorization bill had to compete with nearly two dozen other bills and nominations at a Senate Commerce Committee markup Tuesday, that bill ended up getting the bulk of the attention d...
