Washington Updates
This Week in Washington The Senate Armed Service Committee held a hearing with the U.S. Strategic Command and the U.S. Space Command. Read Space Foundation’s summary of the hearing here. Congress has passed a six-bill appropriations package, allocating $24.875 billion to NASA for FY2024. Reps. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) announced the relaunch of…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lunar lander has become the first American spacecraft to successfully land on the moon in over 50 years. Uruguay has become the 36th signatory to the Artemis Accords. The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on current and future LEO activities.…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington Greece is set to become the 35th nation to sign the Artemis Accords. Next week, the House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics will hold a hearing on the “ISS and Beyond: The Present and Future of American Low-Earth Orbit Activities.” The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved a bipartisan…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington Belgium joined the Artemis Accords as the 34th signatory. The House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on the Artemis program. Read Space Foundation’s summary of the hearing here. NASA held its annual Day of Remembrance to commemorate the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. United…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington NASA announced that the Artemis II and Artemis III missions have been delayed to September 2025 and September 2026, respectively. The House Science, Space and Technology (HSST) Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics has scheduled a hearing to discuss the Artemis Program next week. NASA and the UAE jointly announced that the UAE…
Continue ReadingThis Week in Washington The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Space and Science convened a hearing on mission authorization. Congress voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act. The GAO issued a report examining mishaps in commercial space transportation. Congressional Hearing Summaries Did you miss the congressional hearings this week? Catch up with hearing summaries of:…
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