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Space

NASA Delaying Second Attempt At Expanding Bigelow BEAM Habitat

Pat Host

Thursday, May 26th, 2016

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NASA won't try Friday to expand its Bigelow Aerospace Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), as the civil space agency failed on Thursday in its first attempt.NASA said on Twitter its team needed more time for assessments, including another pressure reading and safing activities before trying again. The agency, early Thursday, said it was working closely with Bigelow to understand why the habitat failed to fully expand on its first attempt. Engineers met at Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss a…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]