International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS 2019)

ISPCS has set the industry standard for commercial space conferences. ISPCS offers an intimate setting that fosters unrivaled networking, an agenda rich in content, and it is the only conference focused on the commercial space industry. If the spa…

AAS John Glenn Memorial Symposium

AAS is excited to announce a new event: The John Glenn Memorial Symposium!

The theme for the inaugural event is “Powering Innovation from the Sky to the Stars” and the conference will focus on advancements in aerospace technology inclu…

Starmus V

Starmus V brings a stellar line-up of Nobel Prize Winners and prominent figures from science and art for its fifth festival in June 2019.

Timed to coincide with the approching 50th anniversary of the moon landings, Starmus V will take place…

Bridenstine to meet with international partners on lunar plans at Paris Air Show

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine plans to meet with international counterparts in Paris this week to discuss cooperation on the agency’s Artemis lunar program, but says those discussions are still in their early stages.

Psyche mission clears review

A NASA mission to a metallic asteroid has passed a major review, but questions remain about its ability to remain on budget and schedule.

FCC dismisses studies of potential 5G interference with satellite weather observations

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission defended the use of spectrum for 5G wireless services while a key senator called for a hearing on potential interference such services could have with space-based weather observations.

Paying for Artemis: How much will it cost to go back to the moon?

NASA has laid out a rough plan for what it now calls the Artemis program, including what needs to be built — SLS and Orion, a “minimal” Gateway and lunar landers — and how it can come together in time for a 2024 landing. What the agency has been less forthcoming about, though, is how much it will cost.

Bridenstine estimates Artemis cost at $20–30 billion

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a television interview June 13 that it will cost the agency an additional $20 billion to $30 billion to return humans to the moon, the first range of costs given by the agency for the program.

NASA to adjust SOFIA operations to improve productivity

NASA plans to adjust operations of an airborne astronomical observatory in order to increase its scientific productivity.

Scientists fear cuts to NASA science to pay for Artemis

Scientists and the chair of a key House committee expressed concern at a June 11 hearing that NASA could raid science programs to pay for its accelerated return to the moon.

Companies express varying interest in NASA’s ISS commercialization plan

NASA’s announcement of a new low Earth orbit commercialization strategy has prompted varying degrees of interest from companies, but even the most ardent supporters caution that the “devil is in the details.”

Safety panel calls on NASA to apply commercial crew lessons for Artemis

As NASA starts development of lunar landers for Artemis, it should carefully incorporate the lessons learned from the commercial crew program, a safety panel advised.

Long-delayed NASA technology demonstration payloads finally set for launch

After years of delays, a group of NASA technology demonstration payloads is finally set to lift off on a Falcon Heavy later this month.

White House reiterates human moon missions on the path to Mars

A day after President Trump appeared to cast doubt on NASA’s plans to send humans to the moon, a White House official said the moon remained a goal of the agency’s programs as a step towards Mars.

Trump tweet throws space policy into chaos

President Donald Trump disrupted months of civil space policy development in a single tweet June 7, suggesting that NASA should not return humans to the Moon.