Isaacman's NASA Wants to Go All-in on a Moon Base
Having announced major shifts to the Artemis program at the end of February, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled more changes
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Artemis II Heads Back to the Launch Pad Ahead of April Moon Mission
In the morning of March 20th, NASA began the twelve-hour process of rolling its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket
Firefly's Alpha Rocket Reaches Orbit for First Time Since 2024
At 05:00 am Universal Coordinated Time on March 12th, Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket lifted off from Space
Many Issues Are Present With U.S. Lunar Landers, OIG Report Finds
Having announced its audit back in July 2024, NASA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released its report
Isaacman's Changes to Artemis Has Some Problems
A few days ago, on February 27th, NASA announced dramatic changes to its Artemis program, with the bulk of those
NASA Reorganizes Future Artemis Missions, SLS Rocket
At a press conference on February 27th, NASA announced sweeping changes to its Artemis program, which aims to send Americans,
China's Space Enterprises Quietly Lead in-Space AI Compute Capabilities
Hype in America has, so far, ignored operational efforts from Chinese enterprises.
NASA Declares Unsuccessful Starliner Crewed Flight Test a Major Mishap
Boeing's Starliner flew its crewed flight test back in 2024 between June and September, carrying astronauts Sunita Williams
NASA's Crew-12 Begins Mission to International Space Station With Falcon 9 Launch
NASA's latest mission to the International Space Station began earlier today, with an astronaut-carrying launch out of
Vulcan Begins USSF-87 Mission With Minor Anomaly During Fourth Launch
The U.S. Space Force's USSF-87 mission began at 09:22 am Universal Coordinated Time on February
Falcon 9 Experiences Fourth in-Space Anomaly Within Two Years Following Starlink Mission
On February 2nd 2026, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4E, in California, to carry twenty-five
NASA Has Most of Its Funding Restored for 2026 After Trump's Attempted Cuts
Note: All funding figures are in United States Dollars. In a pushback against President Trump's desired cuts to
Artemis II Moon Mission Just Weeks Away From Crewed Launch
As soon as early next month, NASA plans to launch its Artemis II mission from Launch Complex 39B in Florida,
Jared Isaacman Becomes NASA Administrator
The U.S. Senate voted on December 17th to confirm Jared Isaacman, a fintech billionaire space tourist, as NASA'
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