NASA, Trump and Shift4 Leadership
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Jared Isaacman was just days away from becoming the new NASA administrator. So why did the president pull his own nominee?
Taylor Jenkins Reid, the author of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” is back with another love story, this time set during NASA's space shuttle era. “Atmosphere” is the story of Joan and Vanessa,
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Space.com on MSNTrump's 2026 budget would slash NASA funding by 24% and its workforce by nearly one thirdA number of high-profile missions would get the axe, including the New Horizons Pluto probe and Juno Jupiter orbiter.
Isaacman is no longer in the running for NASA leadership. Trump will pick a new option for NASA administrator, White House said.
South Korea’s state-backed Institute for Basic Science has ordered the first of five cubesats to study Venus from LEO starting next year, bolstering sustained planetary research as flagship missions face budget uncertainty.
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NASA’s 2026 budget request would cut funding by almost a quarter and end Huntsville-based projects like the Space Launch System.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday is set to swear-in Jeanine Pirro as the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. and will later sign executive orders in the Oval Office.
NASA released more details about its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget May 30, canceling dozens of science missions and cutting thousands of jobs.