09 April 2019
US space chiefs justify ambitious exploration plans
... in space situational awareness and space traffic management as Earth’s orbit gets increasingly crowded, Ross said. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine elaborated on his agency’s plan to send US astronauts – including at least one woman – to the moon...
28 June 2019
NASA drone to search for signs of early life on Titan
... combined. “Visiting this mysterious ocean world could revolutionise what we know about life in the universe,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine at a press conference yesterday. “This cutting-edge mission would have been unthinkable even just...
11 March 2020
NASA faces up to huge cost overruns for its SLS heavy-lift rocket
... against this partial projection, the OIG auditors estimate that NASA has crossed the 30 percent cost overrun threshold at which NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine must notify Congress. NASA then must submit a revised plan and Congress will...
01 May 2020
Blue Origin tops NASA funding awards for human lunar lander
... the incredible moment when we will see the first woman set foot on the lunar surface," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. A programme that overall is projected to cost some $35 billion over the next five years, according...
14 October 2020
NASA signs up nations for its Artemis Accords, while Russia shuns Gateway plans
..., and the Artemis Accords are the vehicle that will establish this singular global coalition,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “With today’s signing, we are uniting with our partners to explore the Moon and are...
02 September 2021
Long awaited SLS launch looks likely to slip to mid-2022
... orbit planned for 2023, nor the 2024 landing of Artemis 3. US Senator Bill Nelson, who took over as NASA administrator this year under President Joe Biden, has continued to predict that Artemis 1 would take off in 2021...
