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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA space operations chief Ken Bowersox to retire days after Starliner report

Ken Bowersox, NASA's associate administrator for space operations, is retiring from the agency less than a week after NASA released its Starliner mishap report. His departure comes amid tightened oversight and agency directives tied to the Starliner investigation and grounded crewed flights.

2026-02-26T02:13:51.394881-08:00
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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

China’s Tianwen-2 Confirmed Healthy En Route to Near‑Earth Asteroid Ahead of Sample‑Return Mission

By SpaceNews.com: China’s Tianwen-2 probe operating normally on approach to asteroid China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft is operating normally on its way to a near-Earth asteroid ahead of sampling later this year, according to a rare official update.

2026-02-26T03:34:10.750805-08:00
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Reuters • Joey Roulette

Senate committee considers two-year ISS extension to buy industry time; revises NASA moon-base policy to counter China

By Reuters: A U.S. Senate committee next week will consider extending the planned life of the International Space Station by two years to give companies more time to develop a replacement, one of a few changes to a NASA bill focused on rivaling China's growing footprint in space.

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2026-02-25T17:36:33.799000-08:00