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Whitesides Urges Robust NASA Budget to Sustain U.S. Space Tech Lead

Rep. George Whitesides urged robust NASA funding, warning that the U.S. risks losing its global lead in space technology if budgets falter. Speaking before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, he emphasized that sustained investment is critical to preserving American competitiveness.

2025-05-23T05:31:17.916473-07:00

Space.com

NASA and SpaceX Push Dragon CRS-32 Undocking to Friday Amid Unfavorable Splashdown Weather

2025-05-22T05:03:59.300986-07:00

Urban Air Mobility News

Wisk and NASA Ink Five-Year Pact to Integrate Autonomous Flights into NAS

2025-05-21T05:26:33.398231-07:00

Japan Times

Japan Doubles Down on Artemis After Trump’s $6 Billion NASA Cut, JAXA Chief Says

2025-05-17T10:26:04.214833-07:00

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Whitesides Urges Robust NASA Budget to Sustain U.S. Space Tech Lead Rep. George Whitesides urged robust NASA funding, warning that the U.S. risks losing its global lead in space technology if budgets falter. Speaking before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, he emphasized that sustained investment is critical to preserving American competitiveness.

2025-05-23T05:31:17.916473-07:00

Whitesides Urges Robust NASA Budget to Sustain U.S. Space Tech Lead

nasawatch.com

NASA Issues ‘AGness’ Report Updating Planetary Science Analysis and Assessment Groups On May 6, NASA released 'AGness', a comprehensive update to its Planetary Science Analysis and Assessment Groups. The report revises committee charters, membership structures and mission focus areas, aiming to streamline scientific prioritization and bolster planning for upcoming planetary defense and exploration initiatives.

2025-05-22T15:06:54.282109-07:00

NASA Issues ‘AGness’ Report Updating Planetary Science Analysis and Assessment Groups

The Conversation

A decade after 'The Martian', real-life robotic missions redefine Mars exploration A decade after Ridley Scott’s 'The Martian' imagined human survival on the Red Planet, NASA’s fleet of robotic explorers—from rovers to orbiters—has mapped and sampled Mars’s surface in unprecedented detail, transforming our understanding of Martian geology and refining plans for future crewed missions.

2025-05-22T14:24:50.535139-07:00

A decade after 'The Martian', real-life robotic missions redefine Mars exploration

Aviation Week

Intuitive Machines Completes Preliminary Design Review for Moon RACER Lunar Terrain Vehicle Intuitive Machines’ Moon RACER team has passed NASA’s preliminary design review under the Commercial Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services program, marking a key advance ahead of the anticipated 2025 LTV award. After a year of hardware builds, human-centered design and testing, the project moves into detailed design.

2025-05-22T12:07:33.607921-07:00

Intuitive Machines Completes Preliminary Design Review for Moon RACER Lunar Terrain Vehicle

Space.com

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NASA and SpaceX Push Dragon CRS-32 Undocking to Friday Amid Unfavorable Splashdown Weather NASA and SpaceX have delayed the undocking of Cargo Dragon from the ISS by 24 hours due to poor weather off California’s coast, targeting 12:05 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 23, for the spacecraft’s departure. Live coverage begins at 11:45 a.m. on NASA+ as teams continue to monitor recovery conditions.

2025-05-22T05:03:59.300986-07:00

NASA and SpaceX Push Dragon CRS-32 Undocking to Friday Amid Unfavorable Splashdown Weather

The Independent

NASA’s Perseverance Captures Selfie With Martian Dust Devil Swirling By During a recent photo session at Jezero Crater, NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded a dust devil twirling across the backdrop as it snapped a selfie. The image provides new data on Martian atmospheric dynamics that are key for surface operations and future mission planning.

2025-05-21T11:24:11.085538-07:00

NASA’s Perseverance Captures Selfie With Martian Dust Devil Swirling By

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Wisk and NASA Ink Five-Year Pact to Integrate Autonomous Flights into NAS Wisk Aero and NASA’s Air Traffic Management Exploration project have launched a five-year Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreement to research airspace design, IFR procedures, safety systems and ATC communications for autonomous passenger aircraft. It will establish standards and inform regulations for safe and efficient entry of electric, pilotless aircraft into the National Airspace System.

2025-05-21T05:26:33.398231-07:00

Wisk and NASA Ink Five-Year Pact to Integrate Autonomous Flights into NAS

Space.com

NASA’s X-59 Completes Ground-Based Cruise Simulations for High-Altitude Flight NASA’s X-59 supersonic research aircraft recently completed a series of ground-based cruise tests replicating high-altitude flight conditions over California. Engineers simulated performance metrics and evaluated propulsion, aerodynamics and noise-reduction systems—all without leaving the hangar—to de-risk the program ahead of its first flight.

2025-05-20T09:53:35.385229-07:00

NASA’s X-59 Completes Ground-Based Cruise Simulations for High-Altitude Flight

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