Jared Isaacman Becomes NASA Administrator
The U.S. Senate voted on December 17th to confirm Jared Isaacman, a fintech billionaire space tourist, as NASA's next Administrator. That vote was 67 to 30, with 51 Republicans, 15
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Isaacman Appears for Second NASA Hearing, Questioned on National Security, Musk Ties
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held its second hearing for Jared Isaacman, a fintech billionaire space tourist, to become NASA Administrator on December 3rd. This follows his first
NASA Withdraws Astronauts From Future Boeing Starliner Flights
NASA announced on November 24th that it and Boeing have agreed to modify the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract relevant to the Starliner spacecraft. That modification is reducing the number of missions contracted
Triumphant New Glenn Booster Sails Into Florida
About five days ago, New Glenn's first-stage booster 'Never Tell Me The Odds' successfully touched down on the drone ship 'Jacklyn' for the first time, becoming the
New Glenn Booster Lands, Begins ESCAPADE's Long Trek to Mars
Blue Origin has sent two spacecraft toward Mars for NASA and successfully landed New Glenn's first-stage for the first time! For the second time, New Glenn lifted off from Launch Complex
Isaacman Would Have Been a Disaster for NASA, Politico Reveals
Politico released a report yesterday, November 3rd, outlining Jared Isaacman's, Trump's original pick for NASA Administrator, plans for the space agency. Isaacman's full plans were detailed in
The Race for the World's Second Booster Landing
SpaceX currently operates the world's only partially reusable rocket with its Falcon 9, having landed its first-stage boosters over five hundred times since December 2015. Now, almost a decade later, two
Committee Report Outlines Trump's Damage to NASA
President Donald Trump wants to cut NASA activities; a new report details how much damage that would do to the agency and America. The U.S. Senate's Committee on Science, Space
White House Could Layoff Thousands of NASA Employees
As a government shutdown looms, federal employees may be let go, including an untold number at NASA. Politico reported on September 24th that the Trump White House's Office of Management and
SpaceX's Starship Lunar Lander May Be Delayed, That Should've Been Expected
Former officials and NASA's safety panel have warned that Starship may delay the Artemis III mission, which should have been anticipated. NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel is warning that
Impulse Space to Deliver Small Commercial Satellites, Military Demonstration to Geostationary Space
While still in development, Impsule Space's methane upper-stage is already securing key contracts. Impulse Space and Astranis announced on September 15th that they had signed a contract to launch atop a
Four Plans for U.S. Near-Future Mars Relays
Out of the grave of the Jet Propulsion Lab’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, a few actors in the U.S. space sector are aiming to win a lucrative contract for a Mars orbiting