Tag: science-2
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NASA kills lunar space station to focus on ambitious Moon base
WASHINGTON, DC—NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Tuesday laid out a sweeping vision for the space agency’s next decade during an event called “Ignition” in which he and other senior leaders set out their exploration plans. Isaacman and his colleagues shared a number of major announcements, including outlining a nuclear-powered mission to Mars that will release…
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Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA
This week, as part of the process to develop a budget for fiscal-year 2026, the Trump White House shared the draft version of its budget request for NASA with the space agency. This initial version of the administration’s budget request calls for an approximately 20 percent overall cut to the agency’s budget across the board,…
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White House may seek to slash NASA’s science budget by 50 percent
Although the Trump administration will not publicly release its budget request for at least a few more weeks, senior agency officials are starting to be briefed on the president’s priorities. This includes NASA. As expected, the president’s plan for the space agency includes some significant shakeups, including a desire to move elements of NASA headquarters…
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NASA’s oldest active astronaut is also one of the most curious humans
For his most recent trip to the International Space Station, in lieu of bringing coffee or some other beverage in his “personal drink bag” allotment for the stay, NASA astronaut Don Pettit asked instead for a couple of bags of unflavored gelatin. This was not for cooking purposes but rather to perform scientific experiments. How…
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NASA chief to scientists on budget cuts: “I feel your pain”
Ars Technica recently had the opportunity to speak with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, who has now led the US space agency for more than three years. We spoke about budget issues, Artemis program timelines, and NASA’s role as a soft power in global diplomacy. What follows is a very lightly edited transcript of the conversation…
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NASA chief to scientists on budget cuts: “I feel your pain”
Ars Technica recently had the opportunity to speak with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, who has now led the US space agency for more than three years. We spoke about budget issues, Artemis program timelines, and NASA’s role as a soft power in global diplomacy. What follows is a very lightly edited transcript of the conversation…