2026 U.S. Budget-NASA

By Mark Carreau
A bipartisan House group has urged congressional appropriations leadership to fund certain space and science offices at levels proposed by the Senate.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
NASA’s acting administrator, Sean Duffy, made his international space debut at a global gathering in Sydney.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
As the clock ticks toward a U.S. government shutdown, opponents claim the Trump administration will undermine NASA's missions, safety protocols and workforce.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Determining whether the sample contains evidence of past life cannot be answered until it is brought to Earth for analysis.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
The Trump administration’s proposal to reduce NASA’s budget by 24% has so far met a solid rebuke in Congress.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
House appropriators have joined their Senate counterparts in approving a budget measure that opposes the deep cut to NASA proposed by the White House.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Rep. Brian Babin of Texas believes Congress has the bipartisan muscle to sustain the nation’s space lead over China.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
“Right now we are planning to the limits—or the resources—that were set for us in the president’s budget,” NASA's Nicola Fox says.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s inspector general is concerned about the agency's ability to address risks to its infrastructure from climate- and weather-related events.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Less flight research, fewer wind tunnels and a smaller workforce are ahead for NASA aeronautics.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Satellite images of China’s vast wind-tunnel complex suggest the existence of a nearly complete cryogenic facility able to test large transonic transport aircraft while NASA is preparing to mothball several sites because of budget issues.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris, Garrett Reim
Editors share what they heard at AIAA's showcase events in Las Vegas and their concerns about what the NASA cuts could mean for U.S. competitiveness in commercial aviation and space.
Check 6

By Mark Carreau
NASA is nearing the Oct. 1 start of fiscal 2026 with continuing uncertainty.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Those taking part in NASA’s upcoming Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing to adjust as necessary to a dynamic period.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force last week released its first International Partnership Strategy.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
A U.S. House subcommittee on July 15 voted to reject NASA funding cuts contained in the White House’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Congress and the White House are sending NASA mixed messages about the future of the Artemis program to return humans to the Moon.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA has issued a request for proposals to establish joint government and commercial communications and navigation around the Earth, Moon and Mars.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed is just one “invaluable resource” for industry at Ohio’s Armstrong Test Facility.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
In the waning days of June, NASA and its contractors conducted three tests and demonstrations for Artemis missions that the Trump administration seeks to end.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Boeing has delivered the ninth and 10th O3b mPOWER satellites to SES ahead of a scheduled launch this summer.
Satellites

By Guy Norris
U.S. electric power startup Magnix says it aims to continue working with NASA on the technology.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force expects to soon award a second contract for its next batch of missile warning/missile tracking satellites in medium Earth orbit.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman and NASA on June 26 conducted the first test of its Booster Obsolescence Life Extension solid rocket motor.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is considering the optimal way to build out a vast and critical data transport satellite architecture in low Earth orbit.
Satellites