News

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

White House asks $18.8B for NASA in FY2027, proposing 23% agency cut and deep science reductions

White House FY2027 'skinny' budget requests $18.8 billion for NASA — a 23% cut from FY2026 — and repeats plans to slash science and STEM programs, including nearly a 50% reduction in science funding. The Planetary Society urged Congress to reject the plan, which prioritizes lunar base work over science.

2026-04-03T08:38:02.850876-07:00

Space.com

Artemis II crew run in‑flight CPR drills as transit tempo eases on Flight Day 3

2026-04-03T04:18:42.562483-07:00

Space.com

Passengers, photographers and a viral fan capture NASA's Artemis II launch

2026-04-02T15:06:28.993455-07:00

Ars Technica

Artemis II heads to the Moon after successful translunar injection burn

2026-04-02T10:01:14.506330-07:00

News Timeline

SpaceNews.com

❗️

White House asks $18.8B for NASA in FY2027, proposing 23% agency cut and deep science reductions White House FY2027 'skinny' budget requests $18.8 billion for NASA — a 23% cut from FY2026 — and repeats plans to slash science and STEM programs, including nearly a 50% reduction in science funding. The Planetary Society urged Congress to reject the plan, which prioritizes lunar base work over science.

2026-04-03T08:38:02.850876-07:00

White House asks $18.8B for NASA in FY2027, proposing 23% agency cut and deep science reductions

Space.com

❗️

Artemis II crew run in‑flight CPR drills as transit tempo eases on Flight Day 3 On Flight Day 3 of Artemis II's lunar transit—after two action‑packed days—the four astronauts carried out CPR and medical drills as the mission pace relaxed. The exercises serve as in‑flight medical preparedness and operational checks aboard Orion during the crewed lunar flyby.

2026-04-03T04:18:42.562483-07:00

Artemis II crew run in‑flight CPR drills as transit tempo eases on Flight Day 3

SpaceNews.com

NASA convenes Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium 2026 Spring Meeting to focus lunar surface research and technology NASA’s Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC) 2026 Spring Meeting runs April 28–30, with an April 28 session at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC and follow-on sessions April 29–30. The meeting gathers stakeholders to advance lunar surface research, technology and collaboration.

2026-04-02T21:47:05.595864-07:00

NASA convenes Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium 2026 Spring Meeting to focus lunar surface research and technology

Space.com

❗️

Passengers, photographers and a viral fan capture NASA's Artemis II launch NASA's Artemis II launch produced dramatic public moments — airline passengers aboard a Spirit Airlines flight filmed the SLS/Orion ascent, photographers worldwide paired the Pink Moon with the mission, and a young space fan went viral, underscoring intense public visibility for the agency's crewed lunar flyby.

2026-04-02T15:06:28.993455-07:00

Passengers, photographers and a viral fan capture NASA's Artemis II launch

Ars Technica

❗️

Artemis II heads to the Moon after successful translunar injection burn After one day in Earth orbit verifying Orion systems, NASA's Artemis II completed a successful translunar injection burn at 7:49 p.m. EDT on April 2, placing the four‑person crew on a free‑return trajectory for a roughly ten‑day lunar flyby that returns them on April 10.

2026-04-02T10:01:14.506330-07:00

Artemis II heads to the Moon after successful translunar injection burn

SpaceNews.com

❗️

SpaceX completes in‑flight abort test for Crew Dragon, clears key crew‑certification milestone SpaceX successfully tested Crew Dragon’s in‑flight abort system, completing one of the final certification milestones required for the spacecraft to carry astronauts. The result advances crew‑certification efforts and reduces a primary technical hurdle before commercial and NASA crew missions can proceed.

2026-04-01T21:02:02.007219-07:00

SpaceX completes in‑flight abort test for Crew Dragon, clears key crew‑certification milestone

Space.com

❗️

What makes the Artemis II launch different from other rocket launches? An explainer on the technical, operational and programmatic features that distinguish the Artemis II launch from routine orbital flights. The piece examines mission profile, vehicle architecture, human-rating procedures and the integrated ground and software systems that raise complexity and program stakes compared with standard launches.

2026-04-01T17:39:21.857227-07:00

What makes the Artemis II launch different from other rocket launches?

The Atlantic

On the Ground at the Launch That Restarted America’s Return to the Moon A reporter on site at the Trump administration’s pivotal launch that restarted America’s return to the Moon, documenting the technical milestones, contractor activity and launch‑pad operations that signalled renewed momentum for U.S. crewed lunar missions and the industrial base supporting them.

2026-04-01T16:58:57.216846-07:00

On the Ground at the Launch That Restarted America’s Return to the Moon

Menu

Human Spaceflight & Space Stations News

White House asks $18.8B for NASA in FY2027, proposing 23% agency cut and deep science reductions

Artemis II crew run in‑flight CPR drills as transit tempo eases on Flight Day 3

Passengers, photographers and a viral fan capture NASA's Artemis II launch

Artemis II heads to the Moon after successful translunar injection burn

News Timeline