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NASA report paints damning picture of Boeing mishap that stranded two astronauts in space

A NASA investigation of Boeing’s bungled 2024 flight to the International Space Station, which stranded two astronauts there, revealed rampant mistrust and insufficient testing.

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NASA boss Jared Isaacman sent staff a letter blasting the Starliner mission that left 2 astronauts stranded in space

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NASA blasts Boeing, agency for botched Starliner mission to space station

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NASA boss blasts Boeing and space agency managers for Starliner’s botched astronaut flight

NASA’s new boss blasted Boeing and the space agency Thursday for Starliner’s botched flight that left two astronauts stuck for months at the International Space Station.

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NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as “Type A” mishap, says agency made mistakes

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NASA report recalls dysfunction, heated emotions during Boeing's botched Starliner flight

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NASA declares Starliner crewed test a Type A mishap, cites leadership and engineering failures

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NASA sends two rockets into space to uncover the secrets of black auroras

NASA’s recent twin rocket missions from Alaska are aimed at unlocking the mysteries of auroras, specifically the rare and little-understood black auroras. Launched from the Poker Flat Research Range near Fairbanks,

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NASA discovery challenges our understanding of the Big Bang

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the existence of a bright galaxy that formed just 280 million years after the big bang, pushing observations deeper into the universe’s earliest period than ever before. The galaxy, known as MoM-z14, was ...

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NASA's wideband technology demo proves space missions are free to roam

Just like your cellphone stays connected by roaming between networks, NASA's Polylingual Experimental Terminal, or PExT, technology demonstration is proving space missions can do the same by switching seamlessly between government and commercial ...

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Use Of ISS For Research Not Sponsored By NASA Still Rising

HOUSTON—The International Space Station (ISS) National Lab says fiscal 2025 was a landmark year for scientific research and technology development aboard the NASA-led orbital laboratory by commercial sector entities, academia, and other government agencies.

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Australasia Space Innovation Institute applies space technologies to address terrestrial challenges

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Australia is applying space-related products and services to national and regional challenges through an independent not-for-profit organization, the Australasian Space Innovation Institute (ASII).

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Commentary: The next chapter for NASA begins in 2026

Since its founding in 1958, NASA has occupied a special place in the American imagination. With immense successes such as the Apollo program and the Hubble Space Telescope, the agency often represents the absolute peak of human ingenuity and ambition.

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NASA Is Making a Big Change, and It Will Transform How Astronauts Capture Their Journeys

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced that the policy will start with missions to the ISS first—and then the moon.

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NASA changes its mind, will allow Artemis astronauts to take iPhones to the Moon

On Wednesday night, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman revealed that the Crew-12 and Artemis II astronauts will be allowed to bring iPhones and other modern smartphones into orbit and beyond.

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NASA testing advances space nuclear propulsion capabilities

Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit future deep space missions by completing a cold-flow ...