SpaceX to Launch Starship Rocket Again After String of Setbacks

bloomberg.com, Biztoc.com

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 10 launch on Aug. 24?

tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) , Tariq Malik, Space.com

SpaceX is aiming to launch its Starship Flight 9 test mission no earlier than Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT), but only if conditions allow.

SpaceX Has Likely Skirted Federal Income Taxes for Decades, Investigation Reveals

Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com

Internal documents show Elon Musk’s multi-billion dollar rocket company can indefinitely shield nearly $3 billion in profits from the IRS.

Private Spaceflight Enters the Wild West as Trump Slashes Regulations

Passant Rabie, Gizmodo.com

A new executive order calls for the drastic curtailment of environmental reviews for launch and reentry permits, making it easier for companies like SpaceX to do as they please.

Trump Cuts Could End U.S. Exploration of the Outer Solar System

Hannah Richter, Scientific American

The U.S. planetary science community is sounding the alarm about plans to discard a nuclear technology that has powered dozens of NASA missions over the past 50 years

Trump signs executive order to boost commercial space — and shift NASA's balance of power

jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) , Josh Dinner, Space.com

The executive order directs multiple federal agencies to streamline launch licensing, fast-track spaceport construction and better support emerging in-space industries.

Trump orders space regulations eased in win for Musk

Science X, Phys.Org

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday easing regulations for the private space industry, including eliminating some environmental reviews, in a move likely to please his erstwhile advisor Elon Musk.

U.S. Transportation Secretary & Acting NASA Administrator Sean P. Duffy Joins President Trump Executive Order Signing to Boost U.S. Space Competitiveness

Gerelle Q. Dodson, NASA

U.S. Transportation Secretary and acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House Wednesday for the historic signing of the Executive Order (EO), “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry.” “People think t…

US weather agency dangles $396M to run ops for its next space-watching fleet

Brandon Vigliarolo, Theregister.com

Hurricane data, schmurricane data: Have you heard about that Sun burp? The more our Earth-bound society learns to rely on electronics, the greater the risk that weather from the stars shatters our reality. That's why US government space watchers are seeking a…

Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ defence plan includes space missiles, lasers: Report

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Plans shared with contractors also show a new missile field in the US Midwest, according to report.

Trump’s Golden Dome Sparks Unprecedented Surge in Space Force Funding

Passant Rabie, Gizmodo.com

Space Force's 2026 budget is set to jump 40% thanks to Trump's multibillion-dollar missile shield.

NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Here's what that means.

Chandelis Duster, NPR

NASA is accelerating plans to have a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030.

Who's a good robot dog? Bert and Spot explore Mars-like surface with help from AI and astronaut in space

Elizabeth Howell, Space.com

"We have now achieved all the technical requirements for controlling complex robotic missions on Mars — and for a future permanent lunar research station."

NASA Told to Overhaul Its Plans to Replace the International Space Station

Passant Rabie, Gizmodo.com

A new Trump administration directive seeks to radically change NASA's vision for a continued astronaut presence in low Earth orbit.

Why nuclear is the center of the stock market's energy trade in 2025

sobrient@insider.com (Samuel O'Brient), Business Insider

Nuclear stocks surged this week on comments from a top official about putting reactors on the moon. It's just the latest rally for the sector in 2025.

NASA Approves Ted Cruz’s Plan to Move a Space Shuttle to Houston, Setting Up a Fight With the Smithsonian

Passant Rabie, Gizmodo.com

The Smithsonian acquired the shuttle from NASA in 2012, and it's openly objecting to its possible relocation.

New NASA head wants to build a nuclear reactor on the moon – but why?

Leah Crane, New Scientist

The acting administrator of NASA, Sean Duffy, announced a directive to build a powerful nuclear reactor on the moon, but it is unclear what it would power – or even if his plan is legal

NASA Budget Cuts Could Halt Space Missions, Climate Research, Experts Warn

Rachel Feltman, Lee Billings, Fonda Mwangi, Alex Sugiura, Jeffery DelViscio, Scientific American

NASA faces historic budget cuts that could shutter missions and stall vital research, prompting a bipartisan outcry from all of the agency’s living former science chiefs.

NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030

mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) , Mike Wall, Space.com

NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon, aiming to establish such a power outpost by 2030, according to Politico.

Acting NASA Chief Tells Agency to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon, Before China Does It First

Passant Rabie, Gizmodo.com

The project would power a future human settlement on the lunar surface.

NASA Boosts Plans for Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

Lee Billings, Scientific American

Spurred by competition from China and Russia, the Trump administration is pushing for nuclear power on the moon by 2030

Nasa to put nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 - US media

BBC News

The reactor would provide power for humans on the Moon but there are questions about feasability.

Crypto Mogul Flies to Space Aboard Latest Blue Origin Flight

bloomberg.com, Biztoc.com

Strong Support for NASA and Project Artemis Will Advance the U.S.

Matthew Beddingfield, Scientific American

NASA needs clear support from the White House if we want to win the new space race