In this week's episode of Space Minds, Bhavya Lal, the former acting Chief Technologist at NASA explains how nuclear power could unlock humanity's next giant leap in space.

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The Senate Commerce Committee voted April 30 to advance Jared Isaacman’s nomination to be NASA administrator to the full Senate, bringing him one step from confirmation.

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NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman says he would, if necessary, prioritize Artemis over human missions to Mars and calls a potential halving of NASA science funding not “optimal.”

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In this week's episode of Space Minds, Lori Garver, former NASA Deputy Administrator sits down with host David Ariosto. Garver describes what drives spaceflight-and what that means for the agency's shifting priorities.

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In the Senate hearing considering the confirmation of Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator, he and Senator Ted Cruz engaged in extensive dialogue about China. They strongly expressed the view that […]

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The White House is proposing steep cuts in NASA’s science program that, if implemented, would cancel several major missions, contradicting claims by the administration’s nominee to lead the agency.

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NASA Administrator nominee Jared Isaacman said that the agency should simultaneously pursue both human missions to the moon and Mars.

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NASA is developing options for restructuring and potentially downsizing the agency, with the final decisions to be left to the agency’s next leader.

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The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator next week.

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Nearly 30 former NASA astronauts have signed a letter endorsing Jared Isaacman as the agency’s next administrator, calling on the Senate to consider his nomination as soon as possible.

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Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine called on the Senate to quickly confirm Jared Isaacman for the post, saying he has “all the tools” to lead the space agency.

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Traditionally, selecting the leader of NASA has not been a top priority for incoming presidential administrations. While nominations for cabinet-level posts are announced well before Inauguration Day, the choice of […]

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With the United States space sector already generating more than $380 billion annually and supporting 100,000 American jobs, incoming NASA administrator Jared Isaacman and NASA stand at a crossroads. Isaacman […]

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Our guide for a second Trump administration as it relates to space.

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The congressman whose district includes NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center says he is taking a wait-and-see approach to potential changes to the center.

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Trump’s pick to lead NASA says the private sector has to lead the way in innovation

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The outgoing administrator of NASA says he is “basically optimistic” about the future of the agency under the person proposed by President-elect Donald Trump to be his successor despite the strong possibility of significant changes to Artemis.

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President-elect Donald Trump has selected Jared Isaacman, a billionaire who has commanded two SpaceX commercial spaceflights, as his choice to be the next administrator of NASA.

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A Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico early Sept. 15, concluding a five-day private astronaut mission that featured the first commercial spacewalk.

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Astronauts on the Polaris Dawn mission conducted the first spacewalk on a non-governmental mission Sept. 12, briefly emerging from their Crew Dragon spacecraft.

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A SpaceX Crew Dragon is in orbit on a long-awaited private astronaut mission that will attempt the first commercial spacewalk and go higher than any crewed mission in more than 50 years.

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SpaceX resumed launches of its Falcon 9 rocket early Aug. 31 after the Federal Aviation Administration ended a brief grounding of the vehicle.

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Falcon 9 launches are temporarily on hold as the Federal Aviation Administration looks into any public safety implications of the failed landing of a booster early Aug. 28.

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A private astronaut mission that will attempt the first commercial spacewalk on a is ready for launch in a week on a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

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