28 March 2018
Woes for Webb as the space telescope is delayed again
... the necessary steps to refocus our efforts on the completion of this ambitious and complex observatory,” said acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot. Refocusing could be interpreted to mean extra spending, but the sky is not the limit when...
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...
20 July 2020
Hope launch heralds ambitious future space plans
... aim for because it would teach us a lot about Mars and it would teach us a lot about the universe.” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine was still serving in the US House of Representatives when he first heard about Hope. “And I don...
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...
