Trump Taps Nominee For The Second Time President Donald Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman a second time to serve as the Administrator of NASA, in the latest twist in the agency’s leadership saga. Isaacman was nominated in January 2025 but his nomination was abruptly and unexpectedly withdrawn a few months later.
The Day to Retire the Orbiting Laboratory is Nearing as Weak Points Show With the International Space Station having officially carried humans around for the past 25 years, the time is fast approaching for NASA to retire it and move forward with new space research ventures. If the current timeline remains, less than five years remain before the orbiting laboratory plunges into the ocean.
Starship Prepares to Return Humankind to the Moon SpaceX has provided its most detailed look yet at Starship’s progress, positioning the towering vehicle as the backbone of NASA’s Artemis program and the company’s broader goal to make humanity multiplanetary. Starship, designed to be fully reusable and capable of carrying 100 metric tons to the Moon or Mars, is apparently being built at a pace rarely seen in aerospace.