NASA and USPS stop using Canoo EVs despite CEO’s pledged support
Canoo’s CEO bought the bankrupt startup’s assets in April and told the court his “principal motivation” was supporting these programs.
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Satellites keep photobombing the Hubble telescope, and it’s getting worse
It’s getting harder and harder for the Hubble and other telescopes orbiting Earth to capture pristine images thanks to the sudden surge in satellite launches. Satellite trails could mess up nearly 40 percent of images the Hubble takes and up to 96 percent of those taken by three other telescopes over the next decade, according […]
Trump flips and re-nominates Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
The reversal comes after weeks of pressure from people like Elon Musk, who accused Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy of being ill-equipped for the job.
Sierra Space’s spaceplane faces a reinvention after NASA contract change
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane is facing an identity crisis after NASA changed contract terms to remove its guarantee to buy cargo flights to the ISS.
Blue Origin wins NASA deal to ferry VIPER rover to lunar south pole
NASA’s water-ice prospecting mission is getting a second life with Blue Origin.
NASA found clues of life on Mars, but budget cuts threaten future missions
An exciting discovery on Mars is being overshadowed by turmoil at NASA, with budget cuts threatening to destroy a scientific legacy that has been built over decades. Yesterday, the agency shared a finding, published in Nature, of potential biosignatures identified by the Mars Perseverance rover in a 3.5 billion-year-old rock. “This very well could be […]
NASA has sparked a race to develop the data pipeline to Mars
SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Rocket Lab are competing to become the de facto comms provider for Mars.
Trump taps transportation secretary Sean Duffy as acting NASA chief
President Donald Trump appointed Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to lead NASA.
Congress just greenlit a NASA moon plan opposed by Musk and Isaacman
The $10 billion addition to the Artemis architecture, which includes funding for additional Space Launch System rockets and an orbiting station around the moon called Gateway, is a rebuke to critics who wished to see alternative technologies used instead.