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Sean O'Keefe reflects on decades-long public service legacy upon retirement
24 Jun 2025 17:57 GMT
Sean O’Keefe, a retiring University Professor and public servant, has shared reflections on his career marked by service in government, higher education, and the aerospace industry. Throughout his career, O’Keefe adhered to principles of stepping up when …
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In uncertain times, NASA still without a permanent administrator
24 Jul 2025 14:27 GMT
Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA administrator was withdrawn due to loyalty concerns.
Sean Duffy, current Department of Transportation head, is serving as interim NASA administrator.
Experts believe the search for a permanent administrator could …
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'Incredible piece of machinery': Former NASA chief praises New Glenn rocket
05 Jan 2025 10:22 GMT
Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin back in September 2000, months after the Y2K scare. Now, nearly a quarter-century later — and years after competitor SpaceX grew to dominate the world's commercial space industry — Bezos' company is …
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Ex-Nasa boss slaps down China declaring US won the space race 55 years ago ahead of Apollo Moon landing anniversary
19 Jul 2024 16:54 GMT
TOMORROW it will be exactly 55 years since mankind first - and last - stepped foot on the Moon.
The anniversary has arrived in a refuelling period, as the US ramps up efforts to return, and forge more permanent connections to the lunar surface.
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Disney debuts NASA Perseverance Mars rover tracks at EPCOT's Mission: SPACE
05 Oct 2023 19:11 GMT
Judging by a new set of tracks, NASA's Perseverance rover appears it may have taken a brief detour to Walt Disney World in Florida, despite it being on Mars for the past two years.
Guests visiting EPCOT can now come across a tire tread like that left …
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second-ever administrator of NASA
22 Nov 2022 05:21 GMT
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James E. Webb ran the fledgling space agency from February 1961 to October 1968. He believed that NASA had to strike a balance between human space flight and science.
The man whose name NASA has chosen to bestow upon the successor to the Hubble
Space …
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Will NASA Rename The James Webb Space Telescope? A Space Expert Explains The Lavender Scare Controversy
19 Jul 2022 01:41 GMT
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The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope are astounding. With its deep infrared eyes, the telescope is illuminating regions of the Universe with never-before-possible clarity.
The telescope is a collaboration between …
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JWST’s first photo released: Who is James Webb, after whom NASA named its new space telescope?
12 Jul 2022 11:39 GMT
NASA on Tuesday revealed the clearest deep space image of the early universe ever, thanks to its groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The image, which possibly shows the universe from as far back as 13 billion years ago, was the first stunning …
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Columbia Disaster: What happened and what NASA learned
11 Oct 2021 16:10 GMT
The Columbia disaster occurred On Feb. 1, 2003, when NASA’s space shuttle Columbia broke up as it returned to Earth, killing the seven astronauts on board. NASA suspended space shuttle flights for more than two years as it investigated the cause of the …
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NASA won't rename James Webb Space Telescope despite controversy
30 Sep 2021 17:57 GMT
NASA says it has no plans for renaming the James Webb Space Telescope, which was named after a former administrator who permitted the government to discriminate against lesbian and gay employees.
Speaking to NPR, NASA Administrator Bill NelsonClarence ( …