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NASA is worried that SpaceXs giant new Starship vehicle wont be ready to carry Artemis astronauts to the surface of the moon in late 2025, as currently planned.

NASA managers say SpaceX Super Heavy/Starship rocket and lunar lander testing may push Artemis crew landing to 2026.

Extreme space weather can damage power grids, causing widespread blackouts. But our understanding of the threat is still limited. A recent panel of experts shined a light on the issue.

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NASA knows that its an inviting target for hackers and therefore takes significant measures to head off attacks. But still it was compromised last year, and that shook that agency up.

NASA Administrator Nelson alleges a lab leak of COVID-19  Former Sen. Nelson referenced unofficial reports alleging that the COVID-19 coronavirus could have come from a lab in the Wuhan Institute of Virology, according to Roulettes tweets, which describe Nelson suggesting that the United States should "watch the Chinese." "Theyre starting to get very aggressive" in space, said Nelson, bafflingly, according to Roulettes tweets. "We have to be concerned... its nothing to snooze at and ignore". O...

At its Annual Meeting, USRAs Council of Institutions elected the following four Board members: Daniel E. Hastings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was elected Region I Trustee Wayne A. Scales, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), was elected Region III Trustee Elizabeth A. Lada, University of Florida, was elected Region IV Trustee General Lester L. Lyles, United States Air Force, (Ret.) was elected At-Large Trustee. Dr. John A. Montgomery, Chair of the Boa...

Irish Physicist to Head American Institute of Physics Michael H. Moloney has been named as the new CEO of the American Institute of Physics. (Photo: AIP) By Dave Lewis, Editorial Assistant The American Institute of Physics has appointed Irish physicist Michael H. Moloney (right) as their new CEO. The unanimous appointment of Moloney, who holds a doctorate in experimental physics from Trinity College Dublin, is expected to bring a focused effort on aeronautics and spac...

Obituary: JoAnn Clayton Townsend FREEPORT - JoAnn Clayton Townsend, former director of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB) at the National Academy of Sciences, ... Share JoAnn Clayton Townsend FREEPORT – JoAnn Clayton Townsend, former director of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB) at the National Academy of Sciences, an American Institute of and Astronautics (AIAA) fellow, an abstract artist, a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on Dec. 21...