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House Appropriations Committee pares back Space Force budget request

The committee cut $900 million from the Space Force’s proposed $29.6 billion budget

by Sandra Erwin June 13, 2024June 13, 2024

Armenia Artemis Accords

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Armenia signs Artemis Accords

by Jeff Foust June 13, 2024June 13, 2024

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

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Congressional letter asks NASA to rescind Chandra cuts

by Jeff Foust June 13, 2024June 13, 2024

A view from the Chang'e-6 lander, showing the golden body of the spacecraft in the foreground, the impression of a landing leg in the lunar regolith, a relatively smooth lunar surface, and distant peaks and rim of Apollo crater against a black backdrop.

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ESA-China moon cooperation could end with Chang’e-6

by Andrew Jones June 12, 2024June 12, 2024

A composite image of Europe viewed from space. Credit: NASA/GSFC

What people don’t get about space

by Anastasia Nicolazo de Barmon June 10, 2024June 7, 2024

Shenzhou-18 commander Ye Guangfu (right) and astronauts Li Cong (center) and Li Guangsu (left) are celebrated prior to their sendoff.

From the Magazine

China seeks its own Apollo moment – and more

by Andrew Jones June 6, 2024June 5, 2024

Habitable Worlds Observatory

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Congressional language alters plans for NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory

by Jeff Foust June 4, 2024June 4, 2024

Slovakia Artemis Accords

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Peru and Slovakia sign the Artemis Accords

by Jeff Foust May 30, 2024May 30, 2024

Photo of U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander (Center), standing with French Space Command Maj. Gen. Philippe Adam, French Air and Space Force space commander (Third from Left), and other senior leaders during a multilateral meeting about Operation Olympic Defender in Colorado Springs, Colorado on April 12, 2024.

Will France opt in or out of the U.S. Space Command’s Operation Olympic Defender?

by Jessica Martin May 30, 2024May 30, 2024

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FCC chair proposes new rules for accidental space explosion risk

by Jason Rainbow May 29, 2024May 29, 2024