New NASA chief vows US will always have astronauts in orbit

In this Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 photo provided by NASA, Rep. James Bridenstine, R-Okla., nominee for administrator of NASA, testifies at his nomination hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. On Wednesday, June 6, 2018, Bridenstine says NASA is already talking with private companies about potentially taking over the space lab after 2025.

NASA’s new administrator says he’s talking to companies to…

NASA is talking to several international companies about forming a consortium that would take over operation of the International Space Station and run it as a commercial space lab, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in an interview. "We're in a position now where there are people out there that can do commercial management of the International Space Station," Bridenstine said in his first extensive interview since being sworn in as NASA administrator in April.

The Space Barons

Largely due to the influence of libertarian-leaning science fiction writer Robert Heinlein, a streak of futurist fascination with interplanetary rockets has been woven through American libertarianism-even though it's nearly impossible to do business in space without being a client or recipient of largess from the state. The private space industry today is certainly no different, since NASA and the Pentagon are naturally among such companies' deepest-pocketed customers.

Jim Bridenstine sworn in as 13th NASA Administrator

Washigton, April 24 : US Vice President Mike Pence has sworn in Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator, the space agency said in a statement. For his new role at NASA, Bridenstine who was the Republican Representative from Oklahoma, resigned from the House of Representatives on Monday.

Alaskan Spaceport to Host Secretive Commercial Launch Soon

Alaska Aerospace Corp., which operates Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska on Kodiak Island, said the launch period for the flight of the unidentified vehicle runs from March 27 to April 6. It did not specify when during the day the launch would take place. A " Local Notice to Mariners " issued by the U.S. Coast Guard March 14 included a notice about a rocket launch planned from PSCA, giving a window of March 26 to April 6. The notice included two caution areas, one in waters immediately south of the spaceport and the other several hundred kilometers to the south-southwest, that mariners should stay clear of during launch operations.

Agency-by-agency highlights of Trump’s 2019 budget

The Trump administration wants NASA out of the International Space Station by 2025 and to have private businesses running the place instead. Under Trump's 2019 proposed budget, U.S. government funding for the space station would end by 2025.

Trump aims for moon, pulls back on space station, telescopes

The Trump administration wants NASA out of the International Space Station by 2025, and private businesses running the place instead. Under President Donald Trump's 2019 proposed budget released Monday, U.S. government funding for the space station would end by 2025.

Trump wants to privatize the International Space Station

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Pentagon refrains from commenting on secret satellite that vanished

The Pentagon refused any public comment on a secret government satellite that apparently crashed into the sea after it was launched by Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp. "I would have to refer you to SpaceX, who conducted the launch," Defense Department spokeswoman Dana White said repeatedly in a briefing Thursday at the Pentagon, citing "the classified nature of all of this." Asked what investigation is being conducted to ensure accountability for the loss of a costly payload, White told reporters she will "come back to you on that."

Vivek Lall joins Lockheed-Martin

Washington, Jan 6 : Distinguished aerospace expert Vivek Lall has joined Lockheed- Martin to look after the companys combat jet programme, specifically the newer generation F-16 Block 70 that the company has offered for production to India. Lall took over his new assignment as Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, on on January 2 at the company's aircraft production facility at Fort Worth, where the F-16 Falcon, F-35 Lightning II and other combat and transport aircraft like the F-22 Raptor and C-130J Super Hercules are made.