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NASA's SLS rocket, Orion and science on chopping block under White House budget proposal

The days of NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket and Orion space capsule may be limited, as a White House budget proposal for the space agency aims to phase out the overbudget SLS after just two ...
TechCrunch

NASA puts $10M down on Mars sample return proposals from Blue Origin, SpaceX and others

It turns out the space industry has a lot of ideas on how to improve NASA’s $11 billion, 15-year plan to collect and return samples from Mars. Seven of these proposals have caught the agency’s ...
Aviation Week

NASA Evaluating 48 Proposals For Mars Sample Return Options

NASA received 48 responses to its April 16-May 17 solicitation for alternative ideas to bring samples collected by the Perseverance Mars rover back to Earth, the agency said May 29. NASA is looking ...
SpaceNews

Nelson defends “very tough choices” in NASA’s budget proposal

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told House appropriators April 17 NASA had to make "very tough choices" to cut or cancel programs because of budget caps enacted by Congress. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky ...
Ars Technica

NASA wants a cheaper Mars Sample Return—Boeing proposes most expensive rocket

NASA is looking for ways to get rock samples back from Mars for less than the $11 billion the agency would need under its own plan, so last month, officials put out a call to industry to propose ideas ...
Flying

NASA Budget Proposal Boosts Human Exploration at Expense of Science

The White House's FY2026 discretionary budget proposes a 25% overall funding cut for NASA, reducing it from $25 billion to $18.8 billion. This budget prioritizes human space exploration for the Moon ...
Los Angeles Times

Too expensive, too slow: NASA asks for help with JPL’s Mars Sample Return mission

After months of turmoil over the future of a vaunted mission to bring samples of the Red Planet back to Earth, NASA has its verdict on Mars Sample Return. The space agency is “committed” to bringing ...
SETI

AAS 2025: Proposal Writing Workshop: Using NASA ROSES as an Example

Please register for the conference and see workshop registration for signing up. This workshop is in-person only and requires pre-registration, as well as registration to the main conference. Abstract ...