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The committee will hold an Executive Session on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, to vote on the nomination of Jared Isaacman to serve as the next Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
It’s shaping up to be a packed and dynamic week in the world of spaceflight, with crew returns, multiple Falcon 9 launches, and high-profile missions out of China.
NASA and the Russia Space Agency, Roscosmos, have officially extended their seat barter agreement for crew flights to the International Space Station (ISS) through 2027, ensuring continued collaboration aboard the orbital outpost and introducing a new shift in Soyuz mission durations.
The White House has proposed sweeping cuts to NASA’s science programs, slashing nearly 50% from the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and canceling multiple major missions.
Under the proposed action, conceptual designs would allow for the construction of commercial aerospace facilities, labs, administrative offices, visitor-serving facilities, and support infrastructure.
President Donald Trump’s pick for NASA administrator, billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman, will appear before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today for a high-profile confirmation hearing.
Space infrastructure leader Redwire and lunar exploration company ispace U.S. have announced a strategic collaboration to jointly pursue future lunar missions, with an eye toward both government and commercial opportunities.
Vast, the company developing commercial space station habitats has taken a significant step forward with its Haven-1 space station project; signing an agreement with NASA, to conduct comprehensive environmental testing at the agency’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio.
NASA is looking ahead to the next wave of private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS)
The hearing will take place on Tuesday, April 9, at 10 a.m. Eastern, according to an announcement released late April 2.
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