Trump's 2026 Budget Gives up on NASA
While NASA has been preparing for a half dozen Artemis missions to the Moon, the Trump Administration has spent its first few months back in the White House planning ways to end the
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Monthly Dose of Space - April 2025
Welcome to our nineteenth Monthly Dose of Space! In this monthly newsletter, we bring you major news from the past month. April has been a human spaceflight mission focused month, so let'
Kuiper Blasts Off Atop Atlas V!
Amazon's first Kuiper mission, KA-01 (for Kuiper Atlas 1), blasted off from Space Launch Complex 41, in Florida, atop of United Launch Alliance's Atlas V at 23:01 UTC
Weekly Dose of Space (20/4-26/4)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week, yet again, had five launches taking place, with one carrying a crew to one of two space stations in orbit. News from the week
Shenzhou-20 Crew Arrives at China's Tiangong Space Station
China's Shenzhou-20 mission blasted off earlier today from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center atop of a Long March 2F/G, chasing down the Tiangong Space Station in low Earth orbit. Following
African Space Agency Inaugurated at New Headquarters
On April 20th 2025 in Egypt's Space City, the African Space Agency (AfSA) was inaugurated at its new permanent headquarters, located in Cairo. The inauguration comes after almost a decade of
Weekly Dose of Space (13/4-19/4)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week once again had five launches taking place, with one on a suborbital mission. News from the week has China preparing for its latest crewed
What's up with Blue Origin's Latest Tourist Flight?
Blue Origin's 11-minute NS-31 mission occurred on April 14th, generating a sizeable reaction online. It helped that Blue rolled out the red carpet for this mission with a mission webcast over
Architect of U.S. Economic Woes to Steer NASA’s Finances
Since April 2, 2025, the U.S. economy has experienced dramatic swings following sweeping tariff announcements by President Donald Trump, who declared a universal 10% import tax alongside steep levies on Chinese and
SLS Can Stay, Everything Else Must Go.
NASA's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 would send billions in cuts across the space agency while leaving the over-budget and behind-schedule Space Launch System (SLS) rocket unaffected. The proposed cuts
Weekly Dose of Space (6/4-12/4)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had five launches taking place, with Falcon 9 performing the majority. News this week saw a new crew arriving onboard the International Space Sation,