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Debate continues over moving space shuttle from D.C. to Houston

Texas’ two U.S. senators, Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, have called for the Space Shuttle Discovery to be relocated ...

NASA furloughs 83% of its federal workforce, more than 15,000 workers, during government shutdown

NASA furloughed more than 15,000 employees when the federal government shut down Wednesday, but mission control operations ...

White House is directing NASA to implement Trump’s budget cuts, report says

The report says the Trump administration has told NASA to begin imposing the fiscal year 2026 budget, even though Congress hasn't approved it.

NASA has a wild plan to return astronauts to the moon. Here’s why experts are starting to worry

Calls for the US to land astronauts back on the moon before China have been increasingly loud and frequent. But it all hinges ...

Moon's largest crater harbors secret on south pole where NASA astronauts will land

Could Artemis III astronauts collect some lunar samples that shed light on the moon's mysterious past? That's what a team of ...
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NASA introduces its newest astronauts in Houston: 10 chosen from more than 8,000 applicants

In this undated photo released by NASA, NASA’s 10 newest astronaut candidates pose behind the logo at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. From left to right, they are U.S. Army CW3 Ben ...