20 January 2017
Winners and potential losers of the Obama and Trump administrations
... conference last year on the likelihood of whether the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) would remain unscathed as President Trump takes office, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is reported as saying, “I think anybody would be crazy to tell you that...
November 2018
Why we should not assume that war in space is ‘inevitable’
.... This is supported by law and practice. Ironically, a good starting point could also be drawn from the words of President Trump himself: “There is no place like space!” Indeed, if this is to be the case, let’s ensure that we keep it that way...
20 April 2018
Jim Bridenstine confirmed as new NASA Administrator
... of head boss at NASA has finally been filled by Rep. Jim Bridenstine, seven-and-a-half months after President Trump picked him to lead the space agency. “It is an honour to be confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as NASA administrator...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
... was even more direct, when he warned that it is not a question of if but when airmen will be fighting in space. President Trump holds up a Space Policy Directive after signing it at a meeting of the National Space Council in the White House in the...
September 2025
Iran’s ascent - a space power in the shadow of sanctions
... and there were no successful launches from 2015 to 2020. Like Khatami before him, he was poorly rewarded, as President Trump renewed sanctions against Iran in 2017. Rouhani’s successor, Ebrahim Raisi (2021-24) resumed the pace and signed...
15 May 2019
New funding under fire for Moon 2024 Artemis mission
... happens to be Apollo’s twin sister. What’s more, President Trump has amended his Fiscal Year 2020 budget request to add ...all other areas of scientific discovery and innovation,” said President of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities ...
