'Chaos, confusion and cruelty': NASA employees afraid of losing jobs amid U.S.-China space race
"This is not the situation that is conducive to expanding our leadership in human spaceflight": U.S. Rep. George Whitesides, ...
NASA Astronauts Stuck in Space Back on Earth After 286 Days
Two NASA astronauts stuck in orbit for nine months finally returned to Earth in a SpaceX craft, capping a saga that captured ...
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'America First' on the moon? US must 'dominate' in space, acting NASA chief says during lunar landing
Acting NASA administrator made the comments just before Firefly Aerospace's private Blue Ghost 1 landed on the moon for the agency.
As growth in the space economy accelerates, US leadership remains critical, report outlines
A new report on the Council on Foreign Relations begins in urgency: "It is impossible to overstate the importance of space to ...
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US military’s mini space shuttle returns to Earth after secret mission
The Space Force's unmanned X-37B blasted into orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in December 2023 on a secret mission.
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John Glenn's Importance to the U.S. Space Program — and to the Country Itself
The American space program was “open for the whole world to see” — as opposed to the intensely secretive Soviet program — “so the whole world emoted right along with us.” The ...
Crew-10 launches for space station, setting stage for Starliner astronauts to return
The Starliner saga is a step closer to its end with the launch of a SpaceX vehicle that will relieve the astronauts who flew on the Boeing spacecraft.
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Mysterious Space Force ship back on Earth after 434 days in orbit
Chance Saltzman said in a statement. “The successful execution of the aerobreaking maneuver underscores the US Space Force’s commitment to pushing the bounds of novel space operation in a safe ...