HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2026 defense budget request marks a turning point for U.S. space policy, with the newly unveiled Golden Dome missile defense program reshaping Pentagon spending priorities and…
Category: 2. Space
-
NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-10 Return, Splashdown
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 12:05 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Aug. 7, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission from the International Space Station. Pending weather conditions, splashdown is targeted at 11:58 a.m.,…
Continue Reading
-
Snapshot Wisconsin Celebrates 10 Years and 100 Million Photos Collected!
The Snapshot Wisconsin project recently collected their 100 millionth trail camera photo! What’s more, this milestone coincides with the project’s 10-year anniversary. Congratulations to the team and everyone who’s…
Continue Reading
-
Big Changes In NASA’s CLD Program
Keith’s note: ICYMI missed the NASA CLD Directive post the other day NASA Commercial LEO Space Stations Acquisition Strategy you are not alone since NASA is not talking about it either. No mention of this major change is made by @NASA or NASA.gov…
Continue Reading
-
Duffy Says (Quietly) America Will Be Claiming Part Of The Moon
Keith’s note: Yesterday Acting NASA Administrator Duffy made a significant announcement about NASA – the use of nuclear power and lunar land claims – but he did not make these accouncements at NASA – but at the Department of Transportation. At…
Continue Reading
-
Defense officials instructed to avoid mentioning ‘Golden Dome for America’ at major industry conference
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— At this year’s Space & Missile Defense Symposium, one topic loomed large but went unnamed: Golden Dome for America. The Trump administration’s estimated $175 billion missile defense initiative has captured industry…
Continue Reading
-
NASA Supercomputers Take on Life Near Greenland’s Most Active Glacier
As Greenland’s ice retreats, it’s fueling tiny ocean organisms. To test why, scientists turned to a computer model out of JPL and MIT that’s been called a laboratory in itself.
Runoff from Greenland’s ice sheet is kicking nutrients up…
Continue Reading
-
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Mars Vista As Clear As Day
‘Float rocks,’ sand ripples, and vast distances are among the sights to see in the latest high-resolution panorama by the six-wheeled scientist.
The imaging team of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took advantage of clear skies on the…
Continue Reading
-
NASA Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore Retires
After 25 years at NASA, flying in four different spacecraft, accumulating 464 days in space, astronaut and test pilot Butch Wilmore has retired from NASA.
The Tennessee native earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in electrical…
Continue Reading
-
Voyager Technologies emphasizes missile defense and Starlab as key growth drivers
WASHINGTON — Leaders of Voyager Technologies say the company, on the heels of an IPO, is well-positioned for near-term opportunities in missile defense and longer-term development of a commercial space station.
To continue reading…
Continue Reading