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Leaked Plan From Trump’s Potential NASA Head Outlines Sweeping “Project Athena” to Remake Space Agency

A leaked 62-page manifesto for the future of NASA, dubbed "Project Athena," is making waves in Washington, DC.

A plan written by Trump’s NASA pick was leaked. Here’s what to know about ‘Project Athena’

A 62-page document written by billionaire Jared Isaacman outlines a sweeping, ambitious, and at times controversial plan for ...
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Leaked NASA Manifesto Hints at Isaacman’s Vision for Science

Jared Isaacman has been renominated to lead NASA, and a document outlining his vision for the agency has been leaked to the ...

A confidential manifesto lays out Isaacman's sweeping new vision for NASA

The former, and possibly future, nominee for the space agency said he did not intend for the document’s public release.

NASA quietly sends two spacecraft to Mars — and they're going a new way

A NASA mission will send twin spacecraft to Mars to learn what happened to the Red Planet's ancient, thick atmosphere.

Inside NASA’s 3I/ATLAS campaign: How a harmless comet could help stop deadly asteroids in the future

NASA and the International Asteroid Warning Network have launched a global campaign to track comet 3I/ATLAS and strengthen ...

NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear

Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
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NASA Programs in Budget Crosshairs: What’s Thriving and What’s Struggling?

The White House proposes a record 24 percent cut to NASA's FY2026 budget, redirecting significant funds towards human space exploration, including lunar and Mars-focused programs. This dramatic shift ...

How NASA’s proposed budget cuts could threaten the future of space exploration

A tremendous effort is underway at NASA to send humans to Mars and return astronauts to the moon, including the flight of ...