Space Policy

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science and Space held a hearing in June on “Risks, Opportunities and Oversight of Commercial Space.” According to NASA Associate Administrator of Human Exploration and Operations William H. Gerstenmaier, commercial space will provide NASA an opportunity to obtain critical services to the ISS at a reduced cost…

The House of Representatives has approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill (H.R. 5326), which funds several federal agencies, including NASA and NOAA. The House bill would provide NASA with $17.447 billion in FY 2013, $263 million below the President’s request. In addition, the House bill would provide $4.961 billion…