Shenzhou-11 Docks With Tiangong-2, SpaceRef “China’s Shenzhou-11 has docked with the Tiangong-2 Space Station. After completing a series of systems checks astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong will enter Tiangong-2 […]
2016
Posted inPolicy
Obama Is In Space Legacy Mode
Blue Planet/Red Planet Politics: Obama’s Giant Leap for Legacy, Scientific American “Yet whether Mars will truly be part of the president’s space legacy remains to be seen, says Marcia Smith, […]
Posted inCommercialization
Successful Launch for Antares
Orbital ATK Successfully Launches the Antares Rocket on its Return to Flight (with video), SpaceRef “In a successful return to flight, Orbital ATK launched the upgraded Antares rocket with the […]
Posted inISS News
China Is Doing What NASA Used To Do
Shenzhou-11 Is In Orbit, SpaceRef “China placed the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft with two astronauts aboard into orbit today. The launch happened exactly on time at 7:30 am local time at the […]
Posted inChina
Upcoming Space News
China to launch manned space mission Shenzhou 11 on Monday “China will launch a two-man space mission, Shenzhou 11, on Monday, officials with the space program said, taking the country […]
Posted inCommercialization
Obama Takes A Space Policy Victory Lap
"You almost want to get in and take off, don't you?" @POTUS says. pic.twitter.com/DfAJOGyBWR — Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) October 13, 2016 Interplanetary Frontiers, OSTP: Harnessing the Possibilities of Science, Technology, […]
Posted inPersonnel News
More Problems For Arecibo
Arecibo Observatory hit with discrimination lawsuit, Nature “Two former researchers at the troubled Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico have filed a lawsuit claiming that illegal discrimination and retaliation led to […]
Posted inElection 2016
Trump and Clinton Campaigns Talk Space
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump weigh in on U.S. space policy, Space News “TRUMP: After taking office, we will have a comprehensive review of our plans for space, and will […]
Posted inAstrobiology
Breakthrough Listen Partners With China on SETI
National Astronomical Observatories of China, Breakthrough Initiatives Launch Global Collaboration in Search for Intelligent life in the Universe “The National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) is joining forces with the […]
Posted inChina
The Curious Geopolitical Immunity of the International Space Station
White House says U.S. will retaliate against Russia for hacking, Politico “White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest promised on Tuesday that the U.S. would deliver a “proportional” response to Russia’s […]