GAO: DOD Overestimates Spacecraft Readiness, Delays Schedules
GAO: "DOD is overestimating the readiness of some parts critical to this system, such as the spacecraft. This has resulted in unplanned work—adding time to contractors’ schedules."
Senate Commerce Set to Vote on ORBITS and SAT Bills
Senate Commerce will vote on Sen Hickenlooper's ORBITS Act (S1898) and Sen Cruz's SAT Streamlining Act (S3639), on Tuesday, Feb. 3.https://t.co/LV1IL2VGMm
NASA's Spinoff 2026 Marks 50 Years of Innovation
NASA's annual Spinoff report -- Spinoff 2026 -- is out, celebrating its 50th anniversary. https://t.co/nXOeQdaTn7
Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal Slated for Jan 31
NASA says the Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal is now as early as Jan 31. https://t.co/bj6ypJWE9L
Artemis II Crew Begins Quarantine, Awaiting Launch Timeline
Still no date for the WDR or launch, but Artemis II crew is getting ready. They entered quarantine on Friday in Houston. Pending outcome of the WDR or other operations considerations they can come out and reenter 14 days before...
Oman Signs Artemis Accords, Hosts Regional Space Summit
The Sultanate of Oman is the latest Artemis Accords signatory. Oman is hosting the Middle East Space Conference this week. https://t.co/vdZQAZ2n6w
Bill Nye Steps Down as CEO, Becomes Ambassador and Vice Chair
After 15 years heading The Planetary Society, Bill Nye "The Science Guy" is transitioning from CEO to a new role as Chief Ambassador as well as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors. Current COO Jennifer Vaughn will be...
Moon Spacewalks Far Harder than ISS, Astronauts Say
That *is* an excellent report abt the realities of spacewalking on the Moon, esp v the ISS, and Axiom's suits. Incl stmts by astronauts Kate Rubins (ret) and Mike Barratt to the Natl Academies recently (plus an interview w/Rubins). Snip:...
NASA Schedules Dual Crew‑12 Briefings with International Crew Friday
NASA will hold two Crew-12 press briefings next Friday, Jan 30. https://t.co/JMPTLvr74u 11:00 am ET Mission Overview with NASA/ESA/SpX officials. 1:00 pm ET with the crew: NASA's Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway; ESA's Sophie Adenot; Roscosmos's Andrey Fedyaev. Watch on YouTube.
Blue Origin Counts Down New Shepard‑38, Launch Imminent
Blue Origin has picked up the count for New Shepard-38, launch in just over 1 minute.
Rocket Lab's Neutron Test Failure Delays Progress
Rocket Lab had a failure during a qualification testing of their new Neutron rocket. Testing of Stage-1 tank “resulted in a rupture during a hydrostatic pressure trial.” Will provide an update during its fourth quarter earnings call next week next...
NASA Holds Crew‑11 Post‑Flight Brief After Early Return
NASA post-flight news conf with Crew-11, which returned from ISS last week earlier than planned because one of the crew has a medical issue, should begin in about 15 min at 2:15 pm ET. Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/oJ467pMZhg
Blue Origin Ops Director Steps In as Passenger Falls Ill
Blue Origin's own Laura Stiles, Dir of New Shepard Launch Operations, will get a chance to fly on New Shepard herself tomorrow bc one of the scheduled passengers (Andrew Yaffe) is ill and she'll take that seat.
Space Policy Week: Holiday, Busy Schedule, NASA Remembrance
The week starts with a holiday (Martin Luther King Jr Day). Busy after that, incl NASA's annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday. What’s Happening in Space Policy January 18-24, 2026 https://t.co/BdTbHvdfP9
NASA Ends Formal Support for Planetary Science Advisory Groups
On Friday, NASA Planetary Science Division Director Louise Procktor sent a letter to the planetary science community to say NASA no longer can formally support their Analysis/Advisory Groups (AGs). Link to the letter: https://t.co/mvm1oQGHCw Snip: https://t.co/1JXPcN4ej0
Artemis II Crew and Isaacman Ready for Countdown
NASA press conf with Artemis II crew and Isaacman at the Countdown Clock at KSC should start in a minute or so. https://t.co/UpTBoErSmo
NASA Confirms All Crew‑11 Astronauts Return to Houston
NASA statement just now that all four members of Crew-11 are back in Houston. https://t.co/XeUXvYUajA
NASA's Artemis II Pre‑Rollout Press Conference Begins at Noon
NASA's SLS/Orion Artemis II pre-roll out press conf should start in about 5 minutes at 12:00 pm ET. https://t.co/5Z8Wjlidcr
Senate Approves Minibus Bill Covering CJS and NASA
The Senate has passed the minibus that includes CJS, which in turn includes NASA. Now to the President.
NASA Press Conference Begins Minutes After Splashdown
NASA's post splashdown press conference with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and deputy Assoc Admin for Space Operations (and former ISS program mgr) Joel Montalbano should start in 5 minutes. https://t.co/27sV8KFVgh
Crew‑11 Completes Deorbit Burn, Heads for San Diego Splashdown
Crew-11's deorbit burn just finished. It was nominal, the trunk has been jettisoned, and the crew continues on its way to splashdown off the coast of San Diego at 3:41 am ET.
Artemis II Rolls Out Saturday, Jan 17, with Dual News Conferences
SLS/Orion Artemis II roll-out to the launch pad is *on* for Saturday, Jan 17, at 7:00 am ET. News conf the day before, Jan 16, 12:00 pm ET, and another on Saturday at 9:00 am ET w/the crew and...
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Streamline US Satellite Regulation
Sens Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Peter Welch (D-VT) have introduced the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act to update FCC appl process and remove reg barriers and uncertainty that could threaten investments in US cmrcl satellite industry. https://t.co/yyp6hg7qCj https://t.co/WvQMqVbB6e
Trump Re‑nominates NASA Deputy Amid Confirmation Delays
President Trump has re-nominated Matt Anderson to be NASA Deputy Administrator amid a long list of resubmitted noms (any nom that doesn't clear the Senate one year must be resubmitted the next). His didn't get far bc of the delay...
Crew‑11 Undocking Slightly Delayed, Crew All Healthy
NASA's Rob Navias says on the NASA webcast that Crew-11's undocking may be delayed a few minutes (was 5:05 pm ET) because of late stowage of cargo on Dragon. Not a problem. All four crew members are feeling "very...
Boeing Adds Strakes to SLS to Curb Unexpected Vibrations
Don't remember hearing about this before, but Boeing says on Artemis I, SLS "faced higher-than-expected vibrations" near the SRB attach points. They've fixed it by adding "four strakes--thin fin-like metal structures" as shown in photo. https://t.co/0lj4l5SpIH https://t.co/SYAXk6i2Q9
NASA Announces Crew‑12’s Nine‑Month ISS Mission
An interesting tidbit from NASA's ISS update today: Crew-12 will stay for NINE months. https://t.co/utvlXiW5Kj https://t.co/QTytbTqczJ
ISS Change‑of‑Command Ceremony Begins Soon – Watch Live
The ISS Change-of-Command ceremony should start in a few minutes at 2:35 pm ET. Watch on NASA's YouTube channel: https://t.co/oJhxxboDKW
Pete Hegseth Joins Elon Musk at SpaceX Visit
Pete Hegseth will visit SpaceX in Brownsville tomorrow (Monday) and "deliver remarks to the workforce and leaders at SpaceX, alongside its founder, Elon Musk." It's part of his Arsenal of Freedom tour. https://t.co/cNf7ohcSQp
NASA Reveals Artemis II Launch Window Options Through April
NASA is sharing a lot of information about preps for the Artemis II launch including the potential launch dates/times in February, March and April. https://t.co/QvClDD3nVg
NASA Schedules Crew-11 Undocking for Jan 14, Splashdown Jan 15
NASA is targeting 5:00 pm ET Wednesday, Jan 14, for the undocking of Crew-11 with splashdown at 3:20 am ET on Jan 15. https://t.co/CrcVLu2Ol9
NASA Holds ISS Update Press Conference Today at 5 PM
NASA will have a press conference at 5:00 pm ET today (Thursday) re the situation on the ISS. NASA Admin Isaacman will participate along with Assoc Admin Amit Kshatriya and James Polk, Chief Health and Medical Officer. Watch...
NASA Delays Spacewalk over Crew Member's Medical Issue
NASA is postponing tomorrow's spacewalk because of a "medical concern with a crew member that arose Wednesday afternoon." https://t.co/QQ83VS716l
Weather Satellites Critical to National Security Operations
House SS&T will hold a hrg next wk (Jan 13, 10:00 am ET) on "From Orbit to Operations: How Weather Satellites Support the National Security Mission." Witnesses: https://t.co/xCfXyGuaBp
