Tag: maria cantwell
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Milestone moon mission is getting a push from Pacific Northwest tech
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Brent Urke, program manager for L3Harris’ facility in Redmond, Wash., check out a model of the Orion spaceship that’s due to take four astronauts around the moon as early as this week. Cantwell is pointing to the model’s set of eight R-4D thrusters. An actual R-4D thruster, manufactured in Redmond,…
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Sen. Maria Cantwell releases report citing NASA whistleblowers’ concerns about budget cuts
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks during a hearing on legislative priorities for NASA. (Senate Commerce Dems via YouTube) U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., today released a report that quotes NASA whistleblowers as saying they’ve “already seen safety impacts” affecting the space agency, due to budget cuts that are canceling out previously appropriated funding. One whistleblower…
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Seattle-area Space Summit features NASA leader and hints at new manufacturing institute
Participants at the Washington State Space Summit were able to get inside of an exact replica of the Blue Origin crew capsule. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Sen. Maria Cantwell and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson met Wednesday at the Washington State Space Summit to hash out what’s needed to grow and strengthen the Pacific Northwest’s…
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NASA chief to visit Blue Origin for summit recognizing Seattle’s place in space
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announces Blue Origin’s selection on May 19 to build a human landing system for future Artemis missions to the moon. (NASA Photo / Aubrey Gemignani) NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will visit Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture in Kent, Wash., to get a firsthand look at the Seattle area’s growing space…
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Senators spar over the idea of giving billions to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture for lunar lander program
An artist’s conception shows the human landing system that’s being developed by Blue Origin and its industry partners in the foreground, and Blue Origin’s Blue Moon cargo lander in the far background. (Blue Origin Illustration) The tussle over NASA funding for lunar landing systems has touched down in the Senate — with one leading senator…
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Sen. Maria Cantwell plays a role in drive to keep the space station going until 2030
An artist’s conception shows a Boeing Starliner space taxi approaching the International Space Station. (Boeing Illustration) Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has joined with three other U.S. senators in introducing a NASA authorization bill that aims to extend federal support for International Space Station to 2030. The bill voices support for NASA’s Artemis campaign to explore…