Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter the week of August 12, 2024:
Human Space Exploration:
Space Science
Opinion
- What space policy could look like after the 2024 election
Coalition Member in the News – BoeingThe nation’s space program is likely to have the support of either of the presidential candidates, Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris, who currently chairs the White House National Space Council, or former president Donald Trump, who initiated the Artemis program, according to an op-ed. Either candidate, though, must continue to evolve NASA’s Commercial Crew program and deal with the cost and schedule delays facing efforts by Artemis to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon and to prepare for human expeditions to Mars.
Other News;
Major Space Related Activities for the Week
- Russian space agency plans launch of the Progress MS-28 resupply mission to the ISS on Wednesday at 11:20 p.m. EDT with docking planned for Saturday at 1:56 a.m. EDT.
- On Friday at 10 a.m. EDT, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will speak with the news media about his upcoming launch aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS on September 11 with two Russian cosmonauts for a planned six-month mission.
- The FAA is holding public hearings on Tuesday and Thursday of this week and Tuesday of next week near SpaceX’s Starbase launch complex in South Texas regarding the company’s plans for SuperHeavy/Starship launches and their environmental impact.
- On August 20, a Lunar Surface Science Workshop will host a virtual presentation, “Science Drivers and Capabilities for Lunar Surface Habitat Research Facilities,” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT.
- .The U.S. House and Senate are in recess until September 9.
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