New Bill Is At Odds With White House Plans for Artemis And ISS

Redwire rollout solar array

With conflicting directions to launch the Gateway and also to terminate the program, NASA is proceeding with testing, including a demonstration of one of the rollout solar arrays to power the outpost.

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In passing the Trump administration’s flagship domestic policy and spending bill, Congress bought NASA’s Artemis program some time. But with little chance of a new budget in place before the fiscal year starts on Oct. 1, the reprieve may be short-lived. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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