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Former NASA chief sounds alarm on China’s lunar “exploration” plans
“When you realize there are only limited parking spots that get us access to that training environment, it creates an […]
NASA chief: I’m only interested in “good deals” from international partners
“There was absolutely a time where we were trying to make everyone happy.” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks at AFA’s Air, Space […]
The Roman telescope has enough gas for 22 years, double NASA’s expectations
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is the first NASA observatory designed for in-space refueling. The Nancy Grace Roman Space […]
NASA moving at warp speed to set up US Space Academy
NASA has released a document that provides some initial details about the proposed United States Space Academy, and it’s clear […]
Europe will go it alone on Venus mission after NASA yanks radar instrument
That’s enough to start work on a European radar for Envision, even as ESA still awaits a formal notification from […]
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Artemis II commander and pilot become NASA’s first astronaut emeriti
Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman (left) and pilot Victor Glover, seen here in March 2026, have become NASA’s first astronauts […]
Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design
NASA has decided to use a simpler spacesuit for its initial missions to the lunar surface, Ars has learned. The […]
It turns out that Orion’s much-maligned heat shield performed really well
At the base of Orion are 186 blocks of a material called Avcoat; they are individually attached to provide a […]
Without new landers or rovers, it’s helicopters or bust for NASA’s Mars program
NASA’s cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn’t include the helicopters. One of AeroVironment’s prototype Mars […]