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  • [ October 23, 2025 ] Live coverage: SpaceX to expend Falcon 9 booster to launch Spainsat NG 2 communications satellite Falcon 9
  • [ October 22, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on 550th Falcon 9 mission Falcon 9
  • [ October 18, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Falcon 9
  • [ October 18, 2025 ] SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 31st flight Falcon 9
  • [ October 17, 2025 ] Orion spacecraft arrives at VAB ahead of stacking for Artemis 2 Mission Reports

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy picked as Interim NASA Administrator

July 10, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The Wednesday night announcement comes more than five weeks after the President pulled the nomination of Jared Isaacman for the position.

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President Trump withdraws Isaacman nomination for NASA Administrator days before confirmation vote

May 31, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

Jared Isaacman, an entrepreneur who flew to space twice as a commercial astronaut, was nominated for the position in early December and was voted favorably out of committee in late April. A replacement hasn’t been named.

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U.S. Senate Commerce Committee advances Isaacman’s nomination for NASA administrator to full Senate

April 30, 2025 Will Robinson-Smith

The vote in front of the full Senate has yet to be scheduled. The committee was largely split along party lines, but the vote passed with bipartisan support.

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Trump nominates Jared Isaacman to serve as next NASA administrator

December 4, 2024 William Harwood

If confirmed, Isaacman, 41, would be the fifth NASA administrator with spaceflight experience, replacing former Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, who flew into orbit aboard the space shuttle Columbia in early 1986.

News Headlines

  • Live coverage: SpaceX to expend Falcon 9 booster to launch Spainsat NG 2 communications satellite
    October 23, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on 550th Falcon 9 mission
    October 22, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
    October 18, 2025
  • SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 31st flight
    October 18, 2025
  • Orion spacecraft arrives at VAB ahead of stacking for Artemis 2
    October 17, 2025
  • SpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit in predawn launch
    October 15, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 2nd batch of satellites for Space Development Agency following weather scrub
    October 14, 2025
  • Rocket Lab launches 7th StriX Earth observation satellites for Japan-based Synspective
    October 14, 2025
  • SpaceX launches final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy rocket
    October 14, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites following days of weather delays
    October 13, 2025
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