James E. Webb Newsletter
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NASA Loosens Rules, Lets Astronauts Take iPhones To Moon
18 Feb 2026 22:35 GMT
… Earth's surface. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman revealed on … level of documentation.
"NASA astronauts will soon fly … those taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, but these … the International Space Station. NASA spokesperson Bethany Stevens also …
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Trump’s order to release evidence for aliens obscures the scientific search for extraterrestrial life
21 Feb 2026 00:39 GMT
… an astrophysicist and former associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate … potentially habitable exoplanets by the James Webb Space Telescope have also uncovered … controversially interpreted as possible biosignatures. NASA is now in the midst …
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NASA closes Goddard Space Flight Center library as it dismantles astronomy infrastructure
20 Jan 2026 04:12 GMT
… the mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope using … NASA space astronomy missions for decades. The Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb … closed on January 3.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, himself … that occurred when NASA contracted dramatically after …
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NASA’s Roman Telescope Moves Into Final Assembly, Set to Revolutionize the Search for Exoplanets
19 Jan 2026 06:03 GMT
… neighborhood occupied by the James Webb Space Telescope, as … for the agency,” NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya said … senior project scientist at NASA Goddard, echoed the excitement … Coronagraph Instrument manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory …
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Senate passes minibus bill funding NASA, rejecting Trump's proposed cuts
16 Jan 2026 01:57 GMT
… an appropriations bill funding NASA, alongside the National Science …
Per the new appropriations, NASA's science budget … work on projects like the James Webb Space Telescope, was put … new administrator, Jared Isaacman.
The 2026 budget leaves NASA with …
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NASA’s Isaacman Faces Union Backlash Over Goddard Closures and SpaceX Ties
14 Jan 2026 19:13 GMT
… leaders argue that the administrator’s explanations—citing budget … ongoing missions like the James Webb Space Telescope operations … innovator.
Broader Implications for NASA’s Future
Beyond Goddard … Ultimately, the clash at NASA under Isaacman encapsulates the …
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NASA's Jared Isaacman tours KSC, wants to start 'new era on the moon'
14 Jan 2026 10:45 GMT
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is touring agency … was a nominee for the NASA administrator’s post last year, … various locations.
"Look, as NASA administrator, my job is to do … we need more Hubble and James Webb, and missions like Dragonfly …
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NASA selects industry partners to mature Habitable Worlds Observatory technologies
14 Jan 2026 10:40 GMT
… that only NASA can undertake," said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. … the Astrophysics Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington. … and key subsystems.
NASA will draw on technologies … Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the …
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NASA taps Colorado companies to lead development on telescope searching for life on other planet
13 Jan 2026 17:46 GMT
… the mirrors used on the James Webb Space Telescope as well as … and technicians working on the James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed the … The Gazette in 2022.
For NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, that is exactly …
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L3Harris supports NASA’s hunt for habitable worlds
13 Jan 2026 17:47 GMT
… deep ties to NASA space telescope programs, including Hubble, James Webb and the … upcoming Roman Space Telescope.
NASA has selected … life in the universe,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. “We intend to …