Musk, NASA and Trump
Digest more
The fallen NASA administrator nominee was clearly not a fan of the agency's plan to return astronauts to the Moon.
NASA scientists are in a state of anxious limbo after the Trump administration proposed a budget that would eliminate the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies as a standalone entity.
1don MSN
Space science experts told ABC News SpaceX has been essential to NASA’s missions and the breakdown of a relationship would leave a hole that would be hard to fill.
If President Trump cancels the contracts for Elon Musk’s private spaceflight company, the federal government would struggle to achieve many goals in orbit and beyond.
The White House’s budget plan for NASA would be woefully inadequate for achieving near-term human voyages to Mars, experts say
Explore more
NASA is positioned to lose a quarter of its budget and nearly a third of its workforce under a government proposal seeking to slash federal spending.
Nor was that the end of the bad news. The next day Donald Trump, America’s president, announced he was withdrawing his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a well-regarded businessman and private astronaut, as NASA ’s boss. For at least the next several months, the agency will have to contemplate its straitened future without a permanent leader.
The earliest Boeing's Starliner spacecraft could fly again is early 2026, NASA said on Friday, as it evaluates whether to put humans on board one year after propulsion system issues on the capsule forced its debut crew to stay on the International Space Station for roughly nine months.
Something big is peeking through Martian clouds. 🌋 The Odyssey orbiter captured a stunning view of Arsia Mons, a volcano that dwarfs the tallest ones here on Earth. This perspective helps scientists study how dust and ice clouds change over the seasons. https://t.co/p1BIiSQokr pic.twitter.com/SxvGJE6itw