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Artemis 2 ICPS stacked, Lockheed hands Orion over to NASA
03 May 2025 16:16 GMT
Boosters, stacked. Core Stage, stacked. Launch Vehicle Stage Adaptor, stacked. NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) team has now stacked Artemis 2’s upper stage. The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) is SLS’s second stage. It will carry Artemis …
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NASA's TRACERS Mission Rescheduled for 2025 to Explore Solar Wind and Earth's Magnetic Field
03 May 2025 15:21 GMT
… interaction.
Mission Objectives
According to NASA, the TRACERS spacecraft will launch … ground infrastructure, communication signals, and aviation.
Mission oversight
David Miles is … . The Heliophysics Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington oversees the …
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NASA, Boeing Set Aside Sustainable Aircraft Test
03 May 2025 13:30 GMT
… from the ground.
The aircraft project kicked off in 2023 … (later Boeing) MD-90 airliner and replace its wings with … .
Despite this, Boeing and NASA have now confirmed that development … influence the future generations of airplane design,” read a statement from …
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Trump wants to fire quarter of NASA budget into black hole – and not in a good way
03 May 2025 01:09 GMT
… following days of speculation – NASA's Moon-bound Artemis … Climate-focused "green aviation" programs are eliminated entirely … The Register of the proposed NASA changes.
"The … heavily on the commercial sector NASA nurtured and helped spawn – …
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The White House Releases its 2026 Budget Request for NASA. Cuts to SLS, Gateway and Orion
03 May 2025 00:05 GMT
… eliminating research into "green aviation" and climate-focused approaches … streamline the workforce, IT services, NASA Center operations, facility maintenance, and … significant cuts and cancellations, NASA Administrator Janet Petro expressed thanks …
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Trump aims to cut $6 billion from NASA budget, shifting $1 billion to Mars-focused missions
02 May 2025 23:55 GMT
… workforce, information technology services, NASA Center operations, facility maintenance, … responsibility."
Janet Petro, NASA's acting administrator … ."
Petro urged NASA employees to "persevere … end to its green aviation spending and to …
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Trump’s 2026 budget aims to cut billions from NASA with renewed focus on Mars
02 May 2025 22:46 GMT
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In a statement, acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro said, … for other programs within NASA, particularly its robotics space … on greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes and more than $1 … the National Academies urged NASA to substantially increase spending …
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Experts alarmed as White House proposes 'largest single-year cut to NASA in American history'
02 May 2025 22:19 GMT
… quot;green aviation" spending, directed at producing aircraft that are … what possible funding reductions at NASA could look like, and … budget that proposes cutting NASA Science funding by almost … quot; and says "NASA will inspire the next generation …
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Proposed 2026 NASA budget slashes $6 billion, mostly from science programs
02 May 2025 18:11 GMT
… and Orion spacecraft that NASA was developing to return … says the proposal “refocuses” NASA funding on “beating China back … next great achievements.”
She urged NASA employees to “persevere, stay … and Gateway programs; end green aviation spending; and end its …
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Blended wing body aircraft are set to rescue airline’s net zero targets
02 May 2025 17:40 GMT
… more fuel-efficient than conventional aircraft. JetZero claims its design: … confidence from the airline.
Third, the aviation sector as a … the US Airforce and NASA providing initial funding for … means the first commercial planes would be unlikely to reach …