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Tech
Watch SpaceX Bring Research, Mouse Food, And Some Unexpected Gas To The ISS
The mouse food is clean and the rocket is ready to fly.
Management
NASA Will Hire Private Companies To Hunt Water On The Moon
The U.S. is creating another market for business in space.
Management
The U.S. Now Suspects Russian Microwaves Caused Diplomats’ Brain Injuries
U.S. embassy workers in Cuba reported hearing chirping sounds before suffering headaches, memory and hearing loss, and difficulty sleeping.
Management
A Tiny Hole in the Soyuz Spacecraft Could Be a Huge Headache for NASA
Quality control problems with the Soyuz will pile more pressure on the delayed efforts of Boeing and SpaceX to fly astronauts for NASA.
Management
How The Space Force Took Over Washington
Blame a potent mix of national security concerns, space spectacle, and pork-barrel spending.
Oversight
Trump Is Hiding His Phone Calls To World Leaders From The Public
The White House will no longer provide public summaries of the president's calls.
Tech
A Toxic Fuel Leak On Boeing’s Spacecraft Will Ground U.S. Astronauts a Little Longer
NASA's attempt to hire a space taxi hits another speed bump. And more may be ahead for the vehicle intended to travel to the ISS.
Tech
Donald Trump Nominated a Man With No Space Experience To Be NASA’s Second-in-Command
He's passing over a female astronaut with a Ph.D. in chemistry, in the process.
Tech
NASA’s Chief Wants Former Astronaut Janet Kavandi To Help Run Things. Trump Is Looking At The Senate’s Admin Guy
The president is seriously considering a man with no space experience, sources say.
Tech
NASA Can’t Find Most Of The Asteroids Threatening Earth, But It Has a Plan
Too bad we don't know where they are.
Management
Defense Contractors Are Helping Care for Detained Migrant Children
General Dynamics is helping to ensure the needs of unaccompanied children are met, but has no role in the family separation policy or construction of detention facilities.
Management
The 'Sonic Attack' in China May Have Been Clumsy Ultrasonic Eavesdropping, Expert Says
Diplomats have been suffering unexplained brain damage since last year.
Tech
NASA Is Going Back to Mars, And It's Going Deep
Data from the Mars InSight's sensors will enable planetary scientists to understand how Mars evolved.
Tech
The Military Will Award $10 Million To The Company That Can Launch Satellites On Short Notice
The Air Force is desperate to replace larger satellites that are vulnerable to attack, and fast.
Management
The Patriot Missile Interceptor Doesn’t Work, But Raytheon Still Makes Billions
Have the U.S. and its allies spent bought a lemon?
Defense
Why a Meeting Between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un Is So Risky
In international diplomacy, the leader-to-leader meeting is the highest level of commitment available.
Defense
Trump Says His New Tariffs Are About National Security. They’re Not.
But they could force the world trade system into a "moment of crisis."
Tech
Donald Trump Wants to Shut Down The International Space Station and Get Ready For Private Space
Trump's budget envisions NASA working closely with the private sector on every level.
