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New NASA administrator, citing China missions, calls for sustained support in Congress By William Harwood May 19, 2021 / 7:48 PM / CBS News Holding up a photo taken by Chinas new Mars lander, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson warned Congress on Wednesday that his agency faces increasingly stiff competition on the high frontier and that sustained funding for a new moon lander, infrastructure upgrades and other critical programs is vital for Americas space program. In his fir...

A recent modification to SpaceX’s Dragon XL lunar cargo resupply contract with NASA suggests that the spacecraft could be used as an extra crew cabin and bathroom at a lunar space station known as Gateway. The contract modification was made around April 1st of this year and provided SpaceX around $121,000 to complete the latest […]

14 May 2021 Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat who represents the state of Washington where Amazon’s world headquarters is located, is pushing for NASA to reopen a competition for third-party contractors to build its next lunar lander, after Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin lost out to Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the competition for the contract last month. Earlier this week, Sen. Cantwell proposed an amendment to the Endless Frontier Act, a bill that funds NASA’s Artemis Program, to land U.S. astronaut...

The U.S. and Russia are Parting Ways in Space and Thats Risky America’s “unipolar moment” has lingered on in the international distribution of space capabilities, but it will not last forever. American space partisans could be forgiven for yawning at the recent announcement that the Russian and Chinese space agencies will build a joint lunar research base. The statement included no timeline, and everyone knows that paper plans for space projects are a dime a dozen. While the Russians and...

An overview of the global market for big science Highlights of the new technological developments and discussion on advanced materials used for big science projects such as metals and alloys, polymers and transparent materials Identification of market drivers, restraints and other forces impacting the global market and description of regulatory and environmental developments Analysis of important big science projects including international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER), and magn...

SpaceX Starship SN15 Lands in One Piece After High-Altitude Flight SpaceX Starship SN15 Lands in One Piece After High-Altitude Flight By Ryan Whitwam on May 6, 2021 at 12:14 pm This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. It’s taken a few tries, but the new SpaceX Starship rocket has successfully landed following a high-altitude test, bringing Elon Musk’s spaceflight firm one step closer to the Moon. The success of Starship SN15 comes...

Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine joins FOX News @ Night to discuss the future of American space exploration Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezosspaceflight company Blue Origin announced Tuesday that it would auction off one of the seats on its first-ever crewed mission scheduled to blast off this summer.  The New Shepard rockets launch is scheduled for July 20, 2021, the date of NASAs historic 1969 Apollo 11 mission during which astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the f...

SpaceX successfully launches NASA astronauts from Kennedy Space Center into space. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Commander Michael Hopkins and project scientists at FloridasKennedy Space Center have grown leafy greens aboard the International Space Station for 64 days, the longest duration to date.  The four Vegetable Production System, or "Veggie," experiments included both the previously grown "Extra Dwarf" pak choi and the new "Amara" mustard. In a release detailing the news, NASA w...

Florida ex-Sen. Bill Nelson confirmed as next NASA administrator Published  article Former US Senator Bill Nelson, nominee to be administrator of NASA, testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 21, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB via Getty Ima Expand LAKE MARY, Fla. - Former Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson has been confirmed by the United States Senate to lead NASA, becoming the 14th administrator for the...