Clark Lindsey has an extensive run down on what happened last year. It was quite a year. This year may be a bigger one, though.

[Update a few minutes later]

I’m back to house renovation in Colorado, and too busy to blog, which is a shame because it’s a news-rich week on the space front — even more than last week, when we were only dealing with rumors. Fortunately, Clark is on the case. Just keep scrolling.