States Vying to Welcome America’s Space Workforce
The headquarters of NASA and US Space Command are caught in a nationwide clash that has many in the US civil and military space workforce wondering: should I stay or should I go?
Stories about US and international civil space missions, including those led by NASA and ESA.
The headquarters of NASA and US Space Command are caught in a nationwide clash that has many in the US civil and military space workforce wondering: should I stay or should I go?
Officials from the two countries’ civil space programs met in Washington, DC on Monday for the fourth US-ROK Civil Space Dialogue, which culminated in a bilateral commitment to increase collaboration on civil, military, and commercial space missions.
The White House wants the long-awaited Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) to be handed over to a non-profit or private company, backtracking on a mandate in the first Trump administration to move it into the Office of Space Commerce.
President Donald Trump reportedly wants to cut NASA’s budget by $5B, or 20%. The Planetary Society said the cuts would “plunge NASA into a dark age.”
Jared Isaacman outlined a new path for human space exploration at his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.
The space agency laid out its long-term vision for the region’s space sector in its Strategy 2040 document.
The list includes nearly three dozen to-dos for government agencies ranging from the DoD to the FAA to NASA.
After years of investor malaise and memes about the region’s lack of innovation, investing in the EU is suddenly back in vogue.
The UK now has more registered entities within ESA’s procurement platform than any other country, and the country’s space industry won £80M ($103.8M) in ESA contracts in Q4 2024 alone.
The Space Development Agency (SDA) announced last week it is pushing the launch of its Tranche 1 satellites until late summer due to system readiness and supply chain issues.
The space agency will fully close two offices, as well as the branch of a third to comply with a Trump executive order.
“These public servants—many of whom are just starting their careers—represent the future of NASA.”