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Why the demise of Trump’s NASA pick is different from his other personnel failures
Jared Isaacman was just days away from becoming the new NASA administrator. So why did the president pull his own nominee?
Book Review: Taylor Jenkins Reid’s ‘Atmosphere’ plays out amid the 1980s politics of NASA
Taylor Jenkins Reid, the author of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” is back with another love story, this time set during NASA's ...
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Trump's 2026 budget would slash NASA funding by 24% and its workforce by nearly one third
A number of high-profile missions would get the axe, including the New Horizons Pluto probe and Juno Jupiter orbiter.
Jared Isaacman no longer in running for NASA Administrator role, per White House
Isaacman is no longer in the running for NASA leadership. Trump will pick a new option for NASA administrator, White House ...
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South Korea’s Venus-focused cubesat advances as larger missions face NASA cuts
South Korea’s state-backed Institute for Basic Science has ordered the first of five cubesats to study Venus from LEO ...
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Proposed major cuts to NASA would likely hit Huntsville heavily
NASA’s 2026 budget request would cut funding by almost a quarter and end Huntsville-based projects like the Space Launch ...
Trump admin live updates: White House drops NASA nominee with Musk ties
President Donald Trump on Wednesday is set to swear-in Jeanine Pirro as the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. and will later ...
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NASA budget would cancel dozens of science missions, lay off thousands
NASA released more details about its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget May 30, canceling dozens of science missions and ...