June 6th, 2025
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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, unveiled yesterday his legislative directives for Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill. “Talking Points & Messaging” includes beating China to Mars and the Moon. It dedicates almost $10 billion to win the new space race with China and ensure America dominates […]
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Japan’s ispace Resilience lunar lander mission has been concluded. Following the landing sequence, the Mission Control Center was unable to establish communications with the lander, determining that it is unlikely that communication with the Moon probe will be restored. “After communication with the lander was lost, a command was […]
Steven L. Kwast appears to be the candidate of rumor to be a President Trump-nominee as NASA Administrator. Kwast is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General and the Co-founder and CEO of SpaceBilt. He has been a key advocate for the U.S. Space Force, and an innovative thinker about space technology, speaking on national […]
Blue Origin has begun rolling out company plans to establish itself as a provider of hardware to enable long-term human stays on the moon. One newly revealed key element is tagged the “Transporter,” a vehicle that can be launched on a single Blue Origin New Glenn launcher into low Earth orbit. It would harvest leftover […]
Donald J. Trump posting on May 31, 7:40 PM: “After a thorough review of prior associations, I am hereby withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to head NASA. I will soon announce a new Nominee who will be Mission aligned, and put America First in Space. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Statement […]
Just out is the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for NASA – one that reflects the Trump-Vance Administration’s “commitment to strengthening America’s leadership in space exploration while exercising fiscal responsibility. “ “With this budget, we aim to shape a Golden Age of innovation and exploration,” explains acting NASA Administrator, Janet Petro, in a Technical […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring SpaceX to conduct a mishap investigation for the Starship Flight 9 mission that launched on May 27 from Starbase, Texas. “All Starship vehicle and Super Heavy booster debris landed within the designated hazard areas. There are no reports of public injury or damage to public property,” the FAA […]
SpaceX chief rocketeer, Elon Musk, unveiled his Mars roadmap at Starbase, Texas. To watch the entire presentation, go to: https://www.spacex.com/humanspaceflight/mars/ Photo highlights are:
BOULDER, Colorado – The myriad of policy issues that underscore the changing space landscape are to be embraced by a new research and study center, established to focus on the role of the U.S. government, expanding growth of commercial space, as well as the interaction between civilian and military factions. To be announced by the […]
The World Monuments Fund released its 2025 “Watch list” that sees the moon as a celestial sore point, tagging it as an “at risk” historic site. The hope is to thwart the threat of select lunar areas from damage, even looting and exploitative visitation by future lunar tourists. In fact, numbers of groups and individuals […]
