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In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts were wrangled into an orbital battle over soft-drink supremacy.
NASA employees and allies protested sweeping science cuts they say are gutting the agency from within. As Congress pushes back on NASA leadership, workers warn the damage is already underway ...
The agency once projected America’s loftiest ideals. Then it ceded its ambitions to Elon Musk.
NASA’s chief of staff, a Trump political appointee named Brian Hughes, said in a town hall meeting last month that the agency is operating under the assumption that the White House’s budget ...
The US space agency NASA will lose about 3,900 employees under Donald Trump's sweeping effort to trim the federal workforce—at the same time as the president prioritizes plans for crewed ...
Lawmakers writing NASA’s budget want a cheaper upper stage for the SLS rocket Eliminating the Block 1B upgrade now would save NASA at least $500 million per year.
NASA recently unveiled a large plan, calling for a nuclear power plant on the moon. Here's what we know.
NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control.
More than 20% of NASA’s civil workforce has elected to leave the agency since President Trump took office in January, the agency revealed on Friday, July 25. In the latest wave of resignations ...
NASA scientists say pending cuts to the space agency could compromise mission safety and pave the way for another tragedy like the 1986 Challenger disaster.
SpaceX launched twin satellites for NASA Wednesday that will study how the electrically-charged solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetic field, creating constantly changing and occasionally ...