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Space Policy Online

Trump skips NASA and Artemis in State of the Union as Artemis II crew watches; lauds Space Force

In his 2026 State of the Union, President Trump made no direct reference to NASA or the Artemis program, even though the Artemis II crew and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman were in the audience. The president instead offered praise for the Space Force and a brief nod to human spaceflight history.

Also: Space.com
2026-02-24T21:13:35.679295-08:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Debris & Traffic Management   NASA  
Universe Today • Laurence Tognetti

Estimating How Long Terrestrial Microbes Could Survive on Mars — Implications for Planetary Protection and Sample Integrity

By Universe Today: Searching for past or present life on Mars is the sole driving force behind every mission we send to the Red Planet, from orbiters to landers to rovers.

2026-02-24T20:33:57.452833-08:00
Satellite   North America   Commercial Space  
investor.iridium.com

Iridium Launches Next Generation IoT Platform

By investor.iridium.com: Smaller, purpose-built, and designed for scale, the new Iridium 9604 unifies satellite, cellular, and GNSS in a single platform engineered for global IoT MCLEAN, Va., Feb.

2026-02-24T04:17:10.318357-08:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   NASA  
NASA • Lee Mohon

Young ‘Sun’ Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA’s Chandra

By NASA: For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray.

Also: Times of India and 3 more
2026-02-23T12:26:37.745310-08:00