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Trump's FY2026 Budget Cuts NASA Funding by 24%, Cancels Dozens of Science Missions

The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget proposes a 24% cut to NASA’s funding and the elimination of nearly one-third of its workforce, canceling more than two dozen science missions — including New Horizons, Juno and other flagship probes — while modestly boosting human deep-space exploration spending.

2025-05-30T20:40:28.055843-07:00

Space.com

Trump administration to shutter historic NASA science institute above NYC 'Seinfeld' diner under DOGE efficiency push

2025-05-28T10:10:37.475699-07:00

Wall Street Journal

SpaceX’s NASA Breakthrough Sparks Commercial Launch Revolution

2025-05-26T08:22:18.828857-07:00

Space.com

Trump’s NASA budget cuts imperil satellites tracking atmospheric pollution

2025-05-27T03:09:10.909023-07:00

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Trump's FY2026 Budget Cuts NASA Funding by 24%, Cancels Dozens of Science Missions The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget proposes a 24% cut to NASA’s funding and the elimination of nearly one-third of its workforce, canceling more than two dozen science missions — including New Horizons, Juno and other flagship probes — while modestly boosting human deep-space exploration spending.

2025-05-30T20:40:28.055843-07:00

Trump's FY2026 Budget Cuts NASA Funding by 24%, Cancels Dozens of Science Missions

Florida Today

SpaceX Launches Eighth GPS III Satellite for US Space Force in Three-Month Push SpaceX launched the eighth of ten GPS III navigation satellites for the US Space Force on May 30 from Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40, capping an accelerated three-month turnaround. Executed amid severe thunderstorms, the mission aims to reinforce military positioning and timing resilience against growing interference threats.

2025-05-30T12:26:23.705067-07:00

SpaceX Launches Eighth GPS III Satellite for US Space Force in Three-Month Push

Ars Technica

NASA Tests Robotic Ice-Drill for Future Icy-Moon Missions on Alaskan Glacier NASA has successfully tested a prototype robotic drill designed for icy-moon exploration on an Alaskan glacier, replicating the extreme cold and rugged terrain expected on worlds like Europa and Enceladus. Although no mission is currently assigned, engineers are validating its readiness for future subsurface science objectives.

2025-05-30T11:31:09.081199-07:00

NASA Tests Robotic Ice-Drill for Future Icy-Moon Missions on Alaskan Glacier

Live Science

NASA Aims for 2030s Deployment of Lunar Far Side Radio Telescope to Shield Astronomy from Megaconstellations NASA-funded researchers are closing in on final approval of a plan to construct a large radio telescope on the moon’s far side by the 2030s, aiming to protect low-frequency radio astronomy from interference by satellite megaconstellations and open new windows on the unseen spectrum.

2025-05-30T08:30:19.814017-07:00

NASA Aims for 2030s Deployment of Lunar Far Side Radio Telescope to Shield Astronomy from Megaconstellations

United Press International

NASA Begins Next Phase of Artemis II Testing NASA has begun the next series of ground and integrated tests for its crewed Artemis II mission, set for a 2026 lunar flyby. The trials will validate the Space Launch System, Orion spacecraft and mission systems, laying the groundwork for future crewed voyages to Mars.

2025-05-30T08:27:48.719423-07:00

NASA Begins Next Phase of Artemis II Testing

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Retired NASA Engineer Unearths 1992 Space Station Freedom Blueprints in Garage A former NASA Glenn researcher rediscovered original 1992 plans for Space Station Freedom in his garage and returned them to NASA, sparking renewed interest in the design work that laid the foundation for the International Space Station. The archive review could inform next-generation orbital habitat projects.

2025-05-29T21:04:09.574831-07:00

Retired NASA Engineer Unearths 1992 Space Station Freedom Blueprints in Garage

NASA

NASA Langley Uses Height and Gravity to Validate Long Composite Space Booms NASA’s Langley Research Center has developed a novel ground-based technique that leverages height and gravity to assess the structural dynamics of long, flexible composite booms for space deployment. The approach enables accurate characterization of vibrational modes and stiffness over tens of meters without complex in-orbit tests.

2025-05-29T08:06:35.774972-07:00

NASA Langley Uses Height and Gravity to Validate Long Composite Space Booms

Florida Today

Space Florida Proposes Closer NASA-Space Force Integration at Cape Canaveral Florida’s aerospace development arm, Space Florida, has launched a study to identify mechanisms for deeper collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Space Force at Cape Canaveral. The initiative aims to streamline shared infrastructure, optimize launch operations and enhance state-federal coordination on future space missions.

2025-05-29T08:06:07.201289-07:00

Space Florida Proposes Closer NASA-Space Force Integration at Cape Canaveral

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