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On the schedule this week for the Commerce, Justice, and Science subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee is a hearing on the oversight of NASA and the NSF, featuring the inspectors general of the two agencies. According to The Hill, this hearing is one of “hundreds” planned by House appropriators to look for places to […] On Friday the Defense Department released its new National Security Space Strategy (or, to be precise, an unclassified summary of that document). The document provides a high-level overview of the goals of US national security space activities and the broad issues associated with achieving them. The strategy, said Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in a […] Republican senators are concerned about US support for an outer space “code of conduct”, the Washington Times reported Friday. The article says that 37 Republican senators have sent a letter to Secretary of State Clinton, claiming that the code could restrict development of systems to protect satellites from ASAT weapons. The article also reports that […] Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) told the Huntsville Times this week that some hard decisions are coming for federal spending, including cuts in defense spending. “I think national defense is probably going to lose some ground,” he told the paper’s editorial board, although he wasn’t sure how it would affect agencies and companies in Huntsville. One […] The British newspaper The Telegraph has published a series of diplomatic cables regarding the US, China, and ASAT tests obtained from WikiLeaks. The cables cover US responses to China’s 2007 ASAT test and China’s reaction to the US intercept of a wayward satellite that was widely perceived as a US response to the Chinese test. […] Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS) paid his first visit to NASA’s Stennis Space Center as chairman of the space subcommittee of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee on Tuesday. Palazzo indicated he’d be looking out for the center, located in his district, while in Congress. “We have the infrastructure here to be able to do […] The Washington Times reported last week that the administration is considering signing on to a code of conduct for space operations promoted by the European Union. The “Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities” calls on countries to take measures to avoid satellite collisions and other activities that create space debris, such as “any intentional […] |
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