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The White House's 2026 budget proposal threatens dozens of active and upcoming science missions designed to explore the cosmos.
This Sunday, July 20, 2025, marks the 56th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, when humanity first set foot on the Moon. As the only space agency to achieve this milestone, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) celebrates this occasion for its unparalleled legacy in space exploration,
Draconian budget and staff cuts could mean another Challenger disaster, warn current and former NASA employees.
The Trump administration reportedly wants to cancel a collection of science missions at NASA. One, whose development and operation is based at Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, appears to be one rallying point for NASA workers planning on staging a protest over federal budget cuts.
Like all sponsors of science programs, NASA has had its ups and downs. What makes it unique is that its achievements and failures almost always happen in public. Triumphs like the moon landings ...
In deference to President Trump's anti-DEI order, the space agency has removed a promise to send the "the first woman, first person of color" to walk on the moon aboard the Artemis III mission.