Moon or Mars? NASA's future at a crossroads under Trump
1 month ago

Moon or Mars? NASA's future at a crossroads under Trump

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars? Speculation is mounting that the Trump administration may scale back or cancel NASA's Artemis missions following the departure of a key official and Boeing's plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on its lunar rocket. Though Artemis was conceived in President Donald Trump's first term, he has openly mused about bypassing the Moon and heading straight to Mars -- a notion gaining traction as Elon Musk, the world's richest person and SpaceX's owner, becomes a key ally and advisor. Boeing this month told employees it could 400 jobs from the Space Launch System rocket program to "align with revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectation." A NASA spokeswoman told AFP on Thursday that about five percent of the workforce had accepted a "deferred resignation" offer allowing them to remain on administrative leave while continuing to receive pay until September.

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Starship rocket will blast off to Mars next year, says Musk
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1 week, 1 day ago

Starship rocket will blast off to Mars next year, says Musk

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Standing 403 feet tall – about 100 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty – Starship is designed to eventually be fully reusable SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is pictured after a delay of its eighth test at the company's Boca Chica launch pad in Brownsville, Texas, U.S. Reuters SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Saturday …

Musk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026
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1 week, 2 days ago

Musk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026

Raw Story  

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow "as soon as 2029." If those landings go well, then human landings may start as soon as 2029, although 2031 is more likely," Musk said on his X social …

SpaceX Starship, carrying Tesla humanoid robot Optimus, to depart for Mars at 2026 end: Musk
1 week, 2 days ago

SpaceX Starship, carrying Tesla humanoid robot Optimus, to depart for Mars at 2026 end: Musk

The Hindu  

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow "as soon as 2029." If those landings go well, then human landings may start as soon as 2029, although 2031 is more likely," Mr. Musk said on his …

Trump could re-prioritize the US’s space goals to keep Elon Musk happy
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump could re-prioritize the US’s space goals to keep Elon Musk happy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He’s going to go to Mars,” the president, who has previously asserted that NASA should not be …

Moon or Mars? NASA's future at a crossroads under Trump
1 month ago

Moon or Mars? NASA's future at a crossroads under Trump

Raw Story  

by Issam AHMED Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars? Speculation is mounting that the Trump administration may scale back or cancel NASA's Artemis missions following the departure of a key official and Boeing's plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on its lunar rocket. Though Artemis was conceived in President …

Moon or Mars? NASA’s future hangs in balance as Donald Trump, Elon Musk shape space policy
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1 month ago

Moon or Mars? NASA’s future hangs in balance as Donald Trump, Elon Musk shape space policy

Live Mint  

Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars? Speculation is mounting that the Trump administration may scale back or cancel NASA's Artemis missions following the departure of a key official and Boeing's plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on its lunar rocket. Though Artemis was conceived in President Donald Trump's first …

NASA moon plans take a hit as key officials leave
1 month ago

NASA moon plans take a hit as key officials leave

China Daily  

Jim Free, NASA associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, speaks at a press conference to discuss progress for Artemis II mission around the Moon and back to Earth with a crew of four astronauts, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, August 8, 2023. WASHINGTON — NASA is losing four key senior officials close …

Is Trump preparing to cancel America's ride back to the moon?
1 month ago

Is Trump preparing to cancel America's ride back to the moon?

NPR  

Is Trump preparing to cancel America's ride back to the moon? Sponsor Message Perhaps more notably, Musk, the founder of SpaceX, has been critical of NASA's Artemis program, which Trump launched in 2017 to send Americans back to the moon to establish a long-term presence. She says it's more important that the U.S. has a sustained presence on the moon …

Is Trump the president who will truly set a course for Mars?
1 month, 1 week ago

Is Trump the president who will truly set a course for Mars?

NPR  

Is Trump the president who will truly set a course for Mars? A decade and a half later, President George W. Bush refocused NASA on a return to the moon by 2020, adding that "with the experience and knowledge gained on the moon, we will then be ready to take the next steps of space exploration: human missions to Mars …

Moon or Mars? The US Might Face a Tough Choice for Future Missions
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Moon or Mars? The US Might Face a Tough Choice for Future Missions

Wired  

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. But with the new US administration taking guidance from tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who is focused on Mars colonization, will they end up abandoning or pushing back lunar missions? For example, there’s been speculation that returning US president Donald Trump may cancel the Space Launch System rocket, which …

Analyst pours cold water on Trump's 'ambitious' Mars gambit
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Analyst pours cold water on Trump's 'ambitious' Mars gambit

Raw Story  

Donald Trump may believe the U.S. has a "manifest destiny" to travel to Mars before the end of his second term, but technology and timing are against him, according to analysis by MSNBC. MSNBC editor Ryan Teague Beckwith noted that Trump's inaugural address included a promise to “pursue our manifest destiny into the stars” and “plant the Stars and Stripes …

Trump vows astronauts will plant U.S. flag on Mars as Elon Musk goes wild at inauguration
2 months ago

Trump vows astronauts will plant U.S. flag on Mars as Elon Musk goes wild at inauguration

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump vowed that U.S. astronauts would plant the American flag on Mars during his next administration. During his inaugural address on Monday, Trump insisted that going to Mars was part of the "manifest destiny" of the United States. "And we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on …

New 'showdown' brewing between Elon Musk and Congress over pet project: report
2 months, 1 week ago

New 'showdown' brewing between Elon Musk and Congress over pet project: report

Raw Story  

In 1969, Neil Armstrong — as part of Apollo 11, along with fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin — became the first person to walk on the moon. But Tesla/SpaceX CEO Elon Musk believes that NASA should prioritize exploration of Mars — which, according to Politico's Sam Skove, could lead to a "potential showdown" between the Donald Trump ally and lawmakers. His …

Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’

Wired  

Although SpaceX founder Elon Musk is known for outspokenness and controversial comments on his social media site X, he has been relatively restrained when it comes to US space policy in recent years. But privately, Musk has been critical of NASA's plans, suggesting that the Artemis Program has been moving too slowly and is too reliant on contractors who seek …

Trump's NASA pick will surely thrive Elon Musk
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's NASA pick will surely thrive Elon Musk

Hindustan Times  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick to helm NASA, a private astronaut and close ally of Elon Musk's SpaceX, is a central figure of a speedy, commercial-focused side of the space industry who would face unfamiliar political challenges as an administrator. Trump and Musk's cost-cutting agenda takes aim at NASA's most expensive programs Targets at NASA for Trump and Musk's cost-cutting …

Trump picks Elon Musk's business associate Jared Isaacman as Nasa chief
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump picks Elon Musk's business associate Jared Isaacman as Nasa chief

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Isaacman, CEO of payment processing company Shift4 Payments, has flown to space twice on SpaceX capsules in fully private missions arranged by his Polaris program, working …

Trump picks Musk aide Jared Isaacman to head Nasa
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump picks Musk aide Jared Isaacman to head Nasa

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday selected Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa, choosing the billionaire private astronaut and close associate of Elon Musk to head an agency with strong ties to Musk’s SpaceX business Commander Jared Isaacman of Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, speaks at a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, …

Elon Musk was 3 weeks away from bankruptcy after coup at PayPal, then he turned things around
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk was 3 weeks away from bankruptcy after coup at PayPal, then he turned things around

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump's 2024 presidential election victory also translated into a new win for his billionaire supporter Elon Musk. As per The New York Post, Isaacson’s book details that Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel, co-founder Max Levchin, board member Reid Hoffman, and COO and product leader David Dacks were behind the “coup.” PayPal board members masterminded Elon Musk's ouster The ouster …

WATCH: Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, Trump watches from Texas facility
4 months ago

WATCH: Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, Trump watches from Texas facility

Firstpost  

Starship’s reusable architecture will be crucial for future missions to the moon and Mars. The design has also been praised for President elect Donald Trump, who has taken a keen interest in Elon Musk’s SpaceX of late SpaceX’s Starship rocket marked a notable milestone on Tuesday with a launch from its development site in Boca Chica, Texas. Trump’s growing interest …

‘To the moon and beyond’: Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches world’s largest rocket Starship
4 months ago

‘To the moon and beyond’: Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches world’s largest rocket Starship

Live Mint  

United States President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday attended the launch of SpaceX's Starship alongside company founder Elon Musk. The event took place at SpaceX's rocket development site in Boca Chica, Texas, marking the sixth test flight of the Starship rocket. The test flight was a success, with the rocket splashing down at its designated target in the Indian Ocean, marking …

Development of Elon Musk's rocket to Mars will likely take off under Trump
4 months ago

Development of Elon Musk's rocket to Mars will likely take off under Trump

NPR  

Development of Elon Musk's rocket to Mars will likely take off under Trump toggle caption SpaceX Later today, Elon Musk's company SpaceX is set to conduct another test of the largest rocket ever built. At a rally last month in Tempe, Arizona, Trump boasted that American astronauts would soon be headed to Mars: "Get that spaceship going, Elon," he said. …

Elon Musk: rocket man takes aim at Washington
4 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk: rocket man takes aim at Washington

Raw Story  

Billionaire Elon Musk took a wild gamble backing Donald Trump's White House candidacy, but the bet has paid off -- at least for now -- with the US president-elect handing him an outsized role to overhaul the government. Musk said before the election that a new "Department of Government Efficiency" would slash $2 trillion from the federal budget -- a …

Elon Musk's Mars dream gets new boost as Donald Trump enters White House
4 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk's Mars dream gets new boost as Donald Trump enters White House

India Today  

In a significant shift for US space policy, President-elect Donald Trump's administration is poised to prioritise Elon Musk's vision of human colonisation on Mars, according to sources familiar with the incoming administration's plans, Reuters reported. Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak on stage as he joins former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally. The possibility …

Donald Trump victory expected to boost Elon Musk's Mars dream
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump victory expected to boost Elon Musk's Mars dream

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Elon Musk's dream of transporting humans to Mars will become a bigger national priority under the administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, sources said, signaling big changes for NASA's moon program and a boost for Musk's SpaceX. NASA's Artemis program, which aims to use SpaceX's Starship rocket to put humans on the moon as a proving ground for later …

Elon Musk reveals why he REALLY wants Donald Trump to win the White House - and it's out of this world
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk reveals why he REALLY wants Donald Trump to win the White House - and it's out of this world

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk has revealed why he really wants Donald Trump to win the presidential election, and it has nothing to do with border politics or tax-breaks for billionaires. While speaking at the Future Investment Initiative Summit in Saudi Arabia, Musk said SpaceX's ability to colonize Mars rides heavily on the Republican nominee getting back into office. It seems Musk believes …

SpaceX will enable anyone to travel to Moon and Mars, in the future: Elon Musk
9 months, 3 weeks ago

SpaceX will enable anyone to travel to Moon and Mars, in the future: Elon Musk

India TV News  

Gopi Thotakura, an India-born aviator and commercial pilot based in the United States, recently joined five other space tourists on a short recreational trip to space. Now, Elon Musk has said that SpaceX will enable anyone to go to space and even travel to the Moon and Mars, in the future. "Over time, SpaceX will enable anyone to go to …

Elon Musk’s Starship rocket made it to space – is the mission to Mars really on?
1 year ago

Elon Musk’s Starship rocket made it to space – is the mission to Mars really on?

The Independent  

On 14 March, exactly 22 years after the company was founded, SpaceX achieved what is perhaps its most impressive feat yet. SpaceX described the test as “phenomenal”, while those financing the endeavour appeared optimistic about Starship’s future, despite both parts of the rocket being ultimately lost. “Starship is a revolutionary launch vehicle that promises to shake up all the givens …

Elon Musk plans to shift 1 million people to Mars
1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk plans to shift 1 million people to Mars

India TV News  

Elon Musk plans to shift 1 million people to Mars Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX said that the “Starship should be able to make it to the moon in less than 5 years”. Elon Musk, one of the most talked about billionaires announced his plan to shift one million people to Mars. He also said, "Civilisation only passes the single-planet …

Biden Dismisses Musk's 'Super Bad Feeling' On US Economy; Wishes Him Good Luck For Moon Trip
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden Dismisses Musk's 'Super Bad Feeling' On US Economy; Wishes Him Good Luck For Moon Trip

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a pun aimed at Tesla chief Elon Musk over his pessimism about the economy, US President Joe Biden on Friday wished back the SpaceX founder "lots of luck" on the Moon, reported news agency AFP. In an internal mail titled ‘pause all hiring worldwide’ sent to Tesla executives on Thursday, Musk said he had a "super bad …

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starship will make launch this year
3 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Starship will make launch this year

Daily Mail  

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave an update on the highly-anticipated interplanetary Starship rocket which he aims to take to the Moon in 2025 and later Mars, during a press conference at his Starbase in Texas on Thursday. SpaceX Starship sits on top of its booster, Super Heavy, late Thursday night after Elon Musk's presentation in Boca Chica, Texas, in which …

Elon Musk posts gloating message to Jeff Bezos as SpaceX beats Blue Origin in Nasa Moon case
3 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk posts gloating message to Jeff Bezos as SpaceX beats Blue Origin in Nasa Moon case

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company has lost a lawsuit against Nasa over …

Elon Musk's Mars Colonization Plans May Have to Wait, He's Going to the Moon 'Very Soon'
3 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk's Mars Colonization Plans May Have to Wait, He's Going to the Moon 'Very Soon'

News 18  

Elon Musk has set his sight on Mars… err, the moon. Elon Musk has an obsession with the two cryptocurrencies – The billionaire SpaceX CEO and Tesla boss every so often post something about the Internet’s favourite meme cryptocurrency that drastically shoots up the price every time he tweets about it. Late on Saturday, Musk posted a vague tweet, “… …

SpaceX to land Starship rockets on Mars well before 2030, says Elon Musk
4 years ago

SpaceX to land Starship rockets on Mars well before 2030, says Elon Musk

India Today  

Elon Musk's SpaceX will be landing its Starship rockets on Mars well before 2030, the billionaire entrepreneur said in a tweet on Tuesday. The private space company had raised about $850 million in equity financing in February even as a prototype of its Starship rocket exploded during a landing attempt after a high-altitude test launch. The really hard threshold is …

Elon Musk says Starship SN11 ‘almost ready to fly’
4 years ago

Elon Musk says Starship SN11 ‘almost ready to fly’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy SpaceX boss Elon Musk has said the next major flight test of the …

Elon Musk says 'Mars is looking real' after SpaceX launches and lands Starship craft
4 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk says 'Mars is looking real' after SpaceX launches and lands Starship craft

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Starship SN5 protype performed a 150 metre "hop" at a SpaceX facility in South Texas, during …

Donald Trump expresses his unhappiness with NASA's new moon mission on Twitter
5 years, 9 months ago

Donald Trump expresses his unhappiness with NASA's new moon mission on Twitter

Firstpost  

NASA plans to build a space outpost in lunar orbit that can relay astronauts to the moon by 2024. US President Donald Trump on Friday criticized NASA for aiming to put astronauts back on the moon by 2024 and urged the space agency to focus instead on “much bigger” initiatives like going to Mars, undercutting his previous support for the …

NASA wants to land astronauts on Mars by 2033
5 years, 11 months ago

NASA wants to land astronauts on Mars by 2033

CNN  

CNN — NASA wants to accelerate its timeline for the next moon landing while keeping its eyes on a bigger prize: Mars. The space agency aims to send astronauts to Mars by 2033, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said at a Tuesday congressional hearing. Committee chair Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson said the Trump administration needs to clarify exactly how much the …

Elon Musk is already talking about moving to Mars. But how close are we to that, really?
6 years, 3 months ago

Elon Musk is already talking about moving to Mars. But how close are we to that, really?

ABC  

Elon Musk is so confident he'll get to Mars within his lifetime, he's already talking about moving there. Jonti Horner, a professor in astrophysics at the University of Southern Queensland, believes Mr Musk could technically get to Mars within his timeline. "We've shown we can get there and land on Mars with reasonable reliability with robots, so it's not too …

Donald Trump's NASA budget allows for a manned Moon mission, Mars is also on the table
7 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump's NASA budget allows for a manned Moon mission, Mars is also on the table

Firstpost  

NASA administrator Lightfoot said that the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are critical elements for moving farther into deep space. NASA is called to refocus existing activities towards exploration, by redirecting funding to innovative new programmes and support for new public-private initiatives,” acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot said in a statement. “This budget proposes for NASA to ramp …

Donald Trump wants to send man back to Moon, on to Mars
7 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump wants to send man back to Moon, on to Mars

ABC  

US President Donald Trump wants to send man back to the Moon — and on to Mars. Key points: Trump signed a policy directive instructing NASA to refocus US space program on human exploration Past presidents have also proposed missions to Mars, but budget constraints derailed their plans No human has been on the Moon since Apollo 17 in December …

Boeing will put people on Mars before SpaceX claims CEO Dennis Muilenburg
7 years, 3 months ago

Boeing will put people on Mars before SpaceX claims CEO Dennis Muilenburg

Firstpost  

Even though Muilenburg has claimed that the rocket will launch in 2019, NASA has admitted that the rocket isn’t going anywhere in that year. Maybe Musk does put humans on the Red Planet, but according to Muilenburg, the first ones to step on Martian soil would arrive there in a Boeing rocket. “I’m convinced that the first person to step …

Billionaire Elon Musk outlines plans for humans to colonize Mars[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 5 months ago

Billionaire Elon Musk outlines plans for humans to colonize Mars[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveils his plans to colonize Mars during the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, September 27, 2016. GUADALAJARA - SpaceX is developing a massive rocket and capsule to transport large numbers of people and cargo to Mars with the ultimate goal of colonizing the planet, company chief and tech billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Musk …

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