The move comes after HHS Secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on a May 27 podcast that […]
Category: NASA
White House works to ground NASA science missions before Congress can act
“We would be turning off some fabulous missions that are doing extremely well.” NASA’s Juno spacecraft skimmed the upper wisps […]
Ars reflects on Apollo 13 turning 30
Ron Howard’s 1995 love letter to NASA’s Apollo program takes a few historical liberties but it still inspires awe. Credit: […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX’s dustup on the border; Northrop has a nozzle problem
NASA has finally test-fired the first of its new $100 million SLS rocket engines. Backdropped by an offshore thunderstorm, a […]
NASA tested a new SLS booster that may never fly, and the end of it blew off
NASA didn’t want to say much about one of the tests, and the other one lost its nozzle. An uncontained […]
During a town hall Wednesday, NASA officials on stage looked like hostages
A Trump appointee suggests NASA may not have a new administrator until next year. NASA press secretary Bethany Stevens, acting […]
Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid, but now it’s running in backup mode
The spacecraft, built by Maxar Space Systems, will operate its electric thrusters for the equivalent of three months between now […]
Rocket Report: New delay for Europe’s reusable rocket; SpaceX moves in at SLC-37
Canada is the only G7 nation without a launch program. Quebec wants to do something about that. This graphic illustrates […]
Isaacman’s bold plan for NASA: Nuclear ships, seven-crew Dragons, accelerated Artemis
Needs a Super Administrator “I was very disappointed, especially because it was so close to confirmation.” Jared Isaacman speaks at […]
5 things in Trump’s budget that won’t make NASA great again
If signed into law as written, the White House’s proposal to slash nearly 25 percent from NASA’s budget would have […]