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A Reuters article late Tuesday states that Ken Kreig, the Defense Department’s undersecretary for acquisition, that he “regretted” the continued delays in government approval for the United Launch Alliance, the Boeing-Lockheed Martin EELV joint venture. The ULA was announced a year ago last week, and still has not received the required approvals from the Federal […] Yesterday NASA and its Indian counterpart, ISRO, formally signed an agreement whereby NASA will contribute two instruments to India’s first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1. Sounds good, right? International cooperation in lunar exploration would seem to be a positive development. But, according to the Los Angeles Times, some people are concerned about aspects of the cooperation: But […] While it’s still over three and a half years before the shuttle fleet makes its final flight, a scramble already seems to be developing among locations that want to be home to the three remaining orbiters once retired. California Assemblywoman Sharon Runner (R-Lancaster) announced this week that she has introduced a joint resolution in the […] The Elmira Star-Gazette reported Tuesday that the New York State Senate unanimously approved a resolution honoring retiring astronaut Eileen Collins for her service to NASA. The resolution honoring the Elmira native was sponsored by Sen. George H. Winner Jr., R-Elmira. (The actual text of the resolution does not appear to be currently available on the […] The Bakersfield Californian [free registration required] reports today that the appropriations committee of the California Senate tabled a bill that would provide Mojave Airport with an $11-million loan that would be used to provide spaceport facilities there. It appears that the committee didn’t single out the bill: according to the article the legislation was tabled […] The Sacramento Bee reports that the appropriations committee of the California Senate will debate legislation that would provide Mojave Airport with an $11-million loan to develop a spaceport terminal and related facilities. You may recall that the same bill, SB 1671 was approved by the Senate’s transportation committee last month, although not without some drama. […] The Florida legislature, nearing the end of this year’s regular session, has approved legislation that would consolidate the state’s various space-related agencies into a single organization, Space Florida. There had been some opposition to provisions of the bill that would allow the current governor, Jeb Bush, to appoint its new board even though he will […] Over the weekend SpaceRef.com published an essay by Dennis Wingo on the Vision for Space Exploration, including the role of the Moon in the overall Vision as well as ways to promote commercial endeavors related to its implementation. Wingo is particularly pleased with presidential science advisor John Marburger’s speech at the Goddard Symposium back in […] The Pentagon announced yesterday that Lt. Gen. Kevin Chilton will become the new commander of Air Force Space Command, succeeding Gen. Lance Lord, who retired a month ago. Chilton will earn a promotion to general in the process, ensuring that the command remains led by a four-star general: there had been concerns that the Air […] Reuters reports that the lower house of the Mexico’s Congress has approved the formation of a national space agency for the country. The Mexican Space Agency, with an initial budget of only $2 million, would “coordinate research and work with universities and the private sector to launch communication and weather satellites.” (For $2 million, that […] |
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