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TODAY — OCT 8 1 ITEM

00:00 ET NEW NASA And DOE Sign Space Nuclear Power And Propulsion MOU, Effective November 1 NASA and the Energy Department signed an MOU on October 8 that sets up end-to-end cooperation on space nuclear power and propulsion, from research and fuel production to testing... NASA Moon Base NASA Space Exploration

OCT 6 1 ITEM

00:00 ET NASA Reportedly Near Bulk Rocket Buys For Its $30B Moon Base Bloomberg reported on October 6 that NASA moon base program manager Carlos García-Galán said the agency is close to announcing bulk launch buys, possibly four or five rockets pa... BLOOMBERG Launch Moon Base NASA

SEP 29 1 ITEM

20:00 ET NASA Adds Blue Origin New Glenn 9x4 To Launch Services II Contract Via Annual On-Ramp NASA added Blue Origin's New Glenn 9x4 to its Launch Services II contract through the annual on-ramp on September 29, making both New Glenn configurations eligible to compete fo... X Blue Origin NASA New Glenn

JUN 18 1 ITEM

00:00 ET NASA and Relativity Space Sign Six-Year Space Act Agreement for Aeolus Mars Atmospheric Science Mission NASA announced a public-private partnership with Relativity Space to develop and fly the Aeolus Mars atmospheric science mission, targeted for a 2028 launch. NASA Administrator ... NASA NASA Mars

JUN 11 1 ITEM

00:00 ET NASA Seeks Alternative Launcher for Blue Moon Landers After New Glenn Pad Explosion NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman stated publicly on June 5, 2026 that the agency is evaluating alternative launch vehicles for Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 1 cargo lander after... GIZMODO New Glenn NASA

MAY 22 1 ITEM

00:00 ET NASA Announces Agencywide Realignment to Execute "National Space Policy" NASA announced an agencywide realignment tied to President Trump's Executive Order on Ensuring American Space Superiority, restated by the agency as the National Space Policy. T... NASA NASA

MAY 1 1 ITEM

00:00 ET NASA Lifts CLPS Contract Ceiling to $4.2 Billion to Support Lunar Lander Surge NASA plans to raise the maximum value of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services programme from $2.6 billion to $4.2 billion, per a procurement filing posted to SAM.gov on April 2... SPACENEWS Moon Base NASA CLPS

APR 17 1 ITEM

00:00 ET NASA Awards SpaceX $175.7M Contract to Launch European Mars Rover NASA selected SpaceX for a $175.7 million Falcon Heavy contract to launch the European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover no earlier than late 2028. The rover has been ... SPACENEWS NASA SpaceX

APR 2 1 ITEM

00:00 ET Artemis 2 Launches First Crewed Lunar Mission Since Apollo 17 NASA's SLS rocket launched the Orion spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center at 6:35 PM EDT, carrying four astronauts on a 10-day lunar flyby: NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, a... NASA Artemis II NASA

MAR 25 1 ITEM

00:00 ET NASA Announces $20 Billion Moon Base Plan, Pauses Lunar Gateway At NASA's "Ignition" event, Administrator Jared Isaacman laid out a$20 billion, seven-year plan to build a permanent lunar base near the Moon's south pole. The Lunar Gateway is ... NASA Cislunar NASA