Inside NASA’s scramble to find a backup moon plan — and the wild ideas companies are pitching

As NASA’s moon-landing plans with SpaceX hang in the balance, other bold ideas are quietly starting to take shape.
SpaceNewsOpinion

Former NASA administrators call for changes in Artemis lunar lander architecture

Two former NASA administrators criticized the agency’s current approach to using SpaceX’s Starship for the Artemis 3 crewed ...
Florida Politics

Mike Haridopolos said NASA’s Artemis II mission hasn’t been delayed by federal shutdown — yet

U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos said a federal shutdown hasn’t impacted the timeline for major NASA missions to date. But he ...

NASA Gets Moon Lander Plan B’s From SpaceX and Blue Origin

On Wednesday, the space companies owned by two of the richest people on Earth — Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin — submitted ideas to the space agency for a faster program to land ...
Yahoo

NASA veterans say political pressure and slashed funding are destroying mankind's ability to go on future missions

A group of current and former NASA employees is up in arms about DOGE cuts to the agency's funding. In a letter to NASA's chief, Sean Duffy, the group slammed wasteful changes that undermine NASA's ...
Space.com

NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say

The Senate's report supports Space.com's findings, stating, "as early as June 2025, NASA began 'implementing immediately' ...
Capital Public Radio

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose

The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions, according to current and former NASA staffers. If the plans are carried out, one of the ...