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Former NASA chief tells Congress Artemis is 'doomed' and the US has 'lost a lot of time' — warns of losing Moon to China

At a Dec. 4 House Science Committee hearing, former NASA administrator Mike Griffin said the Artemis lunar program has "lost a lot of time" and is "doomed" without a fundamental reboot. Witnesses warned schedule, funding and technical setbacks risk ceding the Moon and broader space advantage to China.

2025-12-04T20:45:36.140539-08:00

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German named first European astronaut slated to fly to the Moon

2025-12-01T12:08:57.835785-08:00

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NASA trims Boeing Starliner crew missions to four, converts next flight to cargo as ISS nears retirement

2025-11-24T10:27:44.947231-08:00

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China launches uncrewed Shenzhou-22 to Tiangong as contingency lifeboat for stranded crew

2025-11-24T09:15:05.915938-08:00

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Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-37 to fly Michaela "Michi" Benthaus, poised to be first wheelchair user in space Blue Origin will launch New Shepard NS-37, a suborbital flight carrying six passengers including Michaela "Michi" Benthaus — who aims to become the first wheelchair user in space. The mission is a deliberate step to advance accessibility in commercial space tourism and increase public visibility for disability inclusion in spaceflight.

2025-12-05T08:08:44.482691-08:00

Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-37 to fly Michaela "Michi" Benthaus, poised to be first wheelchair user in space

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International Space Station enters final five planned years as partners prepare 2030 deorbit; new commander named Marking 25 years of continuous human presence, the International Space Station is entering its final five years of planned operations as NASA and international partners prepare an intentional deorbit around 2030. The station is also set for a change of command with a new commander taking the helm.

2025-12-05T07:00:52.037076-08:00

International Space Station enters final five planned years as partners prepare 2030 deorbit; new commander named

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Inaugural Global Space Awards to honor late Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell on Dec. 5 The inaugural Global Space Awards will be held Friday, Dec. 5 at London's Natural History Museum, where 340 guests will converge for a red‑carpet ceremony. The first awards will honor the late Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell and recognise achievements across commercial and scientific space sectors.

2025-12-05T06:06:06.852091-08:00

Inaugural Global Space Awards to honor late Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell on Dec. 5

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Former NASA chief tells Congress Artemis is 'doomed' and the US has 'lost a lot of time' — warns of losing Moon to China At a Dec. 4 House Science Committee hearing, former NASA administrator Mike Griffin said the Artemis lunar program has "lost a lot of time" and is "doomed" without a fundamental reboot. Witnesses warned schedule, funding and technical setbacks risk ceding the Moon and broader space advantage to China.

2025-12-04T20:45:36.140539-08:00

Former NASA chief tells Congress Artemis is 'doomed' and the US has 'lost a lot of time' — warns of losing Moon to China

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Orion hatch 'blemish' forces delay of Artemis 2 launch‑day rehearsal NASA delayed the Artemis 2 Nov. 19 launch‑day dress rehearsal after teams discovered a "blemish" on the Orion spacecraft hatch that prevented the four scheduled astronauts from boarding for the practice, Spaceflight Now reports. Agency engineers are assessing the defect and will set a new rehearsal date.

2025-12-04T06:46:41.577716-08:00

Orion hatch 'blemish' forces delay of Artemis 2 launch‑day rehearsal

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Blue Origin's NS-37 to fly first wheelchair-using tourist; ex‑SpaceX engineer Hans Koenigsmann aboard Blue Origin's upcoming NS-37 suborbital tourist flight will include the first wheelchair user to fly as a tourist and former SpaceX rocket engineer Hans Koenigsmann among its manifest. The mission underscores accessibility advances in commercial suborbital operations and brings a high‑profile engineering figure into Blue Origin's crewed cadence.

2025-12-03T13:08:22.594869-08:00

Blue Origin's NS-37 to fly first wheelchair-using tourist; ex‑SpaceX engineer Hans Koenigsmann aboard

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Cosmonaut Oleg Artemiev removed from SpaceX Crew‑12 for violating U.S. national‑security rules U.S. authorities removed Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemiev from the upcoming SpaceX Crew‑12 flight to the ISS after finding he violated U.S. national‑security regulations, officials said. An interdepartmental investigation is underway while Roscosmos frames the change as an internal reassignment.

2025-12-02T15:12:30.898134-08:00

Cosmonaut Oleg Artemiev removed from SpaceX Crew‑12 for violating U.S. national‑security rules

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ISS simultaneously hosts eight spacecraft for first time after Cygnus XL reinstallation For the first time in its history, the International Space Station had all eight of its docking ports occupied simultaneously on Dec. 3, 2025, following the reinstallation of Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft. The milestone marks the current configuration's maximum on-orbit berthing and logistics capacity.

2025-12-02T13:08:11.716168-08:00

ISS simultaneously hosts eight spacecraft for first time after Cygnus XL reinstallation

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