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Stuck astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA less than 5 months after extended spaceflight
One of NASA's two previously stuck astronauts has retired. NASA announced Butch Wilmore's departure from the space agency on ...
As the end of the ISS nears, NASA shakes up program for commercial replacements
On Monday, in one of his first official tasks, NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy signed a new "directive" on commercial ...
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'We want to get there first and claim that for America': NASA chief explains push for nuclear reactor on the moon (video)
Duffy went further than simply saying he wants the United States to beat China to the moon, however. The acting NASA chief ...
Houston, you’ve got a space shuttle… only NASA won’t say which one
The head of NASA has decided to move one of the agency’s retired space shuttles to Houston, but which one seems to still be ...
NASA tells John Cornyn it's moving a shuttle to Houston, but nobody is saying which one
The future of space shuttle Discovery and its possible move to Houston remains murky after officials put out a series of ...
NASA wants US to be the first nation to put nuclear reactor on the moon
Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.
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NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to moon's south pole
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract to deliver a pair of rovers and three scientific instruments to ...
Blue Origin and five other companies study how orbital transfer vehicles can aid NASA
Blue Origin is among six companies that will help NASA learn how orbital transfer vehicles can deliver spacecraft to ...
NASA explains how it keeps the Curiosity rover running, 13 years later
Thirteen years ago, the Curiosity rover landed on Mars, inside Gale crater in particular. It was originally sent to the red ...
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NASA’s Plan for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon Could Be a Lunar Land Grab
Spurred by competition from China and Russia, the Trump administration is pushing for nuclear power on the moon by 2030 ...
Is U.S. and NASA putting a nuclear reactor on the moon? Here's why and what to know
Is NASA going to put a nuclear reactor on the moon? Here's what Sean Duffy said about U.S. race against China in space and ...
NASA and Congress Wrestle Over the Space Station—and How to Replace It
Acting administrator Sean Duffy directed NASA to support a broad set of private space-station work as officials battle over ...