As is standard procedure for major NASA missions, the US space agency held a post-launch news conference on Sunday morning […]
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Here’s what we know about the “space academy” Trump just announced
The academy idea remains in its formative stages but is likely to include curricula that cover human and non-human spaceflight […]
NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure
“They’re making great progress,” Isaacman said of Blue Origin. “So plan A is very much still to launch the Mk. […]
NASA kills lunar space station to focus on ambitious Moon base
NASA released this rendering of a Moon base that will be built over the next decade. Credit: NASA NASA released […]
The US Senate empowers NASA to fully engage in lunar space race
During a brief hearing on Wednesday morning, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation spent only a few minutes […]
Trump commits to Moon landing by 2028, followed by a lunar outpost two years later
Strikingly, there is no mention of a concrete plan to send humans to Mars in this document. There are just […]
NASA nominee appears before Congress, defends plans to revamp space agency
Private astronaut Jared Isaacman returned to Congress on Wednesday for a second confirmation hearing to become NASA administrator before the […]
NASA is kind of a mess: Here are the top priorities for a new administrator
“He inevitably will have to make tough calls.” Jared Isaacman, right, led the crew of Polaris Dawn, which performed the […]
In a stunning comeback, Jared Isaacman is renominated to lead NASA
President Trump announced Tuesday evening that he is renominating private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. “Jared’s passion for space, […]
Capitol Hill is abuzz with talk of the “Athena” plan for NASA
In recent weeks, copies of an intriguing policy document have started to spread among space lobbyists on Capitol Hill in […]