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Stories from around the Department of Defense
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Bilateral Meeting With El Salvador's Minister of Defense H.E. René Merino Monroy
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon with El Salvador's Defense Minister H.E. René Merino Monroy discussing U.S. national security interests and both countries' d...
- — Press Operations 2025-04-16 21:55:25
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Lithuanian Minister of National Defense, Dovilė Šakalienė
- Defense Secretary Hegseth spoke with Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Dovilė Šakalienė to express gratitude for her leadership in the recovery of four U.S. soldiers who went missing on Ma...
- — Press Operations 2025-04-14 14:48:00
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Engagement With the Ukraine Defense Contact Group
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth virtually attended a UK- and German-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-11 17:50:26
- Statement on Secretary Hegseth's Visit to Panama by Pentagon Chief Spokesman Sean Parnell
- Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell issued a statement on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to Panama.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-10 00:47:00
- Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell
- Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell issued a statement regarding U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield's removal from her position.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-09 16:56:11
- Joint Statement Between President Mulino, Panama Canal Authority Administrator, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Following April 8th, 2025 Bilateral Meeting
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, President Mulino and Panama's canal authority administrator released a joint statement reaffirming a mutual commitment to address shared security challenges.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-09 00:18:19
- Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg Issues Memo on Workforce Acceleration & Recapitalization Initiative Organizational Review
- Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg's directive launches one of the most ambitious efforts in decades to modernize how the Department is organized and operates.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-08 20:56:00
Multimedia driven stories and information about Defense Department programs
- The Heart of the Matter: Test Yourself on America's Oldest Medal
- Since its origin during the Revolutionary War, the Purple Heart has served as a recognition of sacrifice and heroism by those in the U.S. military. Find out how much you know about the Purple Heart.
- — Press Operations 2025-01-14 18:09:00
- We Prepare. You Should, Too.
- Service members train and prepare year-round so when disasters strike, troops are ready to help those in harm's way. Learn how you can prepare, too.
- — Press Operations 2025-01-09 17:02:00
- DOD in Photos 2024
- DOD in Photos focuses in on the people and activities of the Defense Department around the world while highlighting the extraordinary work of military photographers who capture it all.
- — Press Operations 2024-12-19 15:31:00
- Military Units: Space Force
- The Space Force structure is unique. While it is a separate and distinct branch of the armed services, it is organized under the Department of the Air Force.
- — Press Operations 2024-12-12 17:27:00
- Celebrating Holiday Troop Traditions
- Not even Santa can escape our radar. And tracking him is only one of the many ways troops celebrate the holidays.
- — Press Operations 2024-12-10 22:19:00
- Remembering Pearl Harbor
- On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and propelled the nation into World War II.
- — Press Operations 2024-12-03 19:38:00
- Land vs. Sea: Test Your Army-Navy Game Knowledge
- Who will "sing second" this year? See how much you know about one of the oldest college football rivalries.
- — Press Operations 2024-12-03 07:42:00
Speeches
- Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the 80th Reunion of Honor Ceremony on Iwo Jima (As Delivered)
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered remarks during the 80th Reunion of Honor ceremony on Iwo Jima.
- — Press Operations 2025-03-29 13:00:00
- Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered)
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered opening remarks at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels.
- — Pete Hegseth 2025-02-12 16:32:00
- Farewell Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (As Delivered)
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III gave farewell remarks at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va.
- — Lloyd J. Austin III 2025-01-17 21:57:48
- Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of President Biden (As Delivered)
- Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of President Biden
- — LLoyd J. Austin III 2025-01-16 22:53:00
- Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks at the Defense Innovation Board's Public Meeting
- Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks gave remarks at the Defense Innovation Board's public meeting.
- — Kathleen H. Hicks 2025-01-13 23:16:00
- Keynote Address by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks "Outpacing the PRC: Lessons Learned for Strategic Competition" (As Delivered)
- Deputy Defense Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks gave a keynote address about "Outpacing the PRC: Lessons Learned for Strategic Competition."
- — Kathleen H. Hicks 2025-01-10 18:29:00
- Remarks by Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III After His 25th and Final Meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered)
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivered remarks following the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
- — Lloyd J. Austin III 2025-01-09 19:26:00
U.S. Department of Defense Contracts valued at $7.5 million or more
- Contracts for April 16, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-16 21:00:12
- Contracts for April 15, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-15 21:00:06
- Contracts for April 14, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-14 21:00:40
- Contracts for April 11, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-11 20:57:00
- Contracts for April 10, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-10 21:00:47
- Contracts for April 9, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-09 21:00:00
- Contracts for April 8, 2025
- Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
- — Press Operations 2025-04-08 21:00:14
Defense Daily
- Minotaur IV Used for NRO Mission from Vandenberg
- The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Launch Delta 30, and USSF Space Systems Command’s small launch and targets division launched defense and intell...
- — Frank Wolfe 2025-04-16 21:15:49
- L3Harris Expands Payload Facility in Indiana to Meet Demand for Missile Defense Capabilities
- L3Harris Technologies [LHX] completed a $125 million expansion at its payload manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to support its work for the Space Development Agency (SDA) and the “Go...
- — Rachel Jewett 2025-04-16 20:29:53
- Autonomous Technology Company Scout AI Exits Stealth With $15 Million Seed Round
- Scout AI, a year-old startup developing an autonomous platform for defense robotics, on Wednesday emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed $15 million seed round led by Align Ventures and Booz [...
- — Cal Biesecker 2025-04-16 20:26:16
- USAF Offensive sUAS Program Surveys Industry for Multi-Domain Comms for Drone Swarms
- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Offensive Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) program (AFLCMC/WISS) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio wants to hear from companies able to int...
- — Frank Wolfe 2025-04-16 19:35:56
- Saronic Acquires Gulf Coast Shipbuilder; Introduces 150-Foot USV
- Saronic on Wednesday said it has acquired Louisiana-based Gulf Craft, a small shipbuilder that gives it a strategic location on the Gulf Coast and facilities to immediately support development and ...
- — Cal Biesecker 2025-04-16 18:34:43
- Sentinel To Have New Silos, Air Force Leaders Tell Town Halls
- The Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM, which has a significantly larger design than its predecessor 1960s-era Minuteman missile series, is to have new silos, U.S. Air Force leaders told...
- — Frank Wolfe 2025-04-16 17:53:19
- AUV Developer Vatn Systems Employs Palantir To Scale Manufacturing
- Joining other defense technology startups that are leveraging Palantir Technologies’ [PLTR] software manufacturing platform, Vatn Systems on Wednesday said they have partnered with the company to...
- — Cal Biesecker 2025-04-16 16:37:57
LegiStorm Caught Our Eye Digest
- Politico's parent company brings on Trump's lobbyist
- Politico's parent company has brought in President Trump's personal lobbyist to lead its first federal lobbying effort, according to a new disclosure. Ballard Partners filed the registration on beh...
- 2025-04-16 18:25:04
- House member expenses poised to break record high
- House member office spending may break records for 2024. The 2024 Members' Representational Allowance spending currently totals $761 million. While this number is less than the $813 million that h...
- 2025-04-14 17:13:17
- Doyle alum reclaims lead legislative role with Deluzio
- Alex Rajakovich is back in the legislative director seat - this time for Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa. ) - after spending more than two years as a legislative assistant in Deluzio's office and previou...
- 2025-04-11 19:08:49
- Armed Services comms aide heads to defense-tech giant
- Jack Beyrer has signed on with Anduril Industries as an editor after serving as press secretary for the Senate Armed Services Committee under its chair, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss. ). Beyrer joined...
- 2025-04-09 17:51:04
- Some House staffers of retiring members saw big raises
- Some former House members saw big increases to their median staff salary in 2024. Only 43 House offices paid a median staff salary of $90,000 or more, according to congressional data. That figure ...
- 2025-04-07 16:25:53
WSJ Op-eds
- Trump’s Border Success—and Opportunity
- He’s secured the border. He now has a chance at a larger immigration legacy.
- — The Editorial Board 2025-04-16 21:41:00
- Letitia James and the Lawfare Boomerang
- The New York Attorney General is the subject of a Trump Administration criminal referral related to real estate.
- — The Editorial Board 2025-04-16 21:40:00
- Tax Day Lessons for the GOP Congress
- Keep it simple, and don’t forget that the current tax code is highly progressive.
- — The Editorial Board 2025-04-16 21:37:00
- Donald Trump Tries to Run Harvard
- Many of his demands on the school exceed his power under the Constitution.
- — The Editorial Board 2025-04-15 21:38:00
- We Should Measure Prices in Time
- The consumer-price index tells us nothing about changes in affordability. We need another measure.
- — Gale Pooley 2025-04-16 19:03:00
- Zero Is the Magic Number for Cutting Red Tape
- Trump’s executive order on energy rules shows the path for ending obsolete and outdated regulations.
- — James Broughel 2025-04-16 19:55:00
- Is Chinese AI All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
- Beijing is pushing a tech challenge to the U.S., but Washington can counter it with smart policies.
- — Thomas J. Duesterberg 2025-04-16 19:53:00
The Diplomat
- The US Flip-flop Over H20 Chip Restrictions
- Last week, reports surfaced that the White House would still allow Nvidia to export its H20 chips to China, surprising the tech industry. Now the restrictions are back on.
- — Jennifer Lee 2025-04-16 18:19:00
- Cambodia’s Haunted Present: 50 years After Khmer Rouge’s Rise, Its Murderous Legacy Looms Large
- The regime may be long gone, but its legacy lives on in the institutions, behaviors, and fears that continue to shape Cambodia today.
- — Sophal Ear 2025-04-16 15:15:00
- Bangladesh Pokes India in the Eye; Delhi Hits Back
- India’s withdrawal of transshipment facilities for Bangladeshi cargo headed for third countries will hit the Bangladeshi economy hard.
- — Sudha Ramachandran 2025-04-16 16:51:00
- How the CCP Is Reshaping Religious Order in China
- Insights from Julie Yu-wen Chen.
- — Mercy A. Kuo 2025-04-16 15:04:00
- Through Climate Diplomacy, Nepal Sounds the Alarm on the Himalayas
- Nepal’s climate vulnerability shapes its climate goals and strategies, with the Sagarmatha Sambad as a rising symbol of Himalayan climate diplomacy.
- — Ritesh Panthee 2025-04-16 14:42:00
- China’s New Deep-Sea Cutting Tool Exposes Vulnerability of Undersea Cables
- China, in developing deep-water cable-cutting technology, may be sending a message of intent.
- — John Calabrese 2025-04-16 14:11:00
- Water for Peace: What Bangladesh Wants From the Ganga Water Treaty
- The forthcoming negotiations for renewing the treaty must make water-sharing climate resilient and equitable as well as account for extreme weather conditions.
- — Sk Tawfique M Haque 2025-04-16 13:57:00
European Security & Defence
- Low-cost kinetic effectors for drone defence
- <img width="300" height="182" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Image-6-1-300x182.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5p...
- — ESD 2025-04-17 09:55:37
- OSN delivers FREMM frigate Spartaco Schergat to Italian Navy
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Spartaco-Schergat-OSN-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margi...
- — Peter Felstead 2025-04-16 19:35:33
- IWI and FAME establish assembly plant in Peru to produce Arad rifles and Meprolight sights
- <img width="240" height="300" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IWI-Arad-and-Meprolight-M21-IWI-240x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: bl...
- — Peter Felstead 2025-04-16 19:34:05
- ELT Group launches new AI-based KARMA counter-UAV system
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/KARMA-camera-360-ELT-Group-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; ...
- — Peter Felstead 2025-04-16 14:43:18
- Hanwha Aerospace and WB Group sign accord on creating Polish guided rocket venture
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Hanwha_WB-Group-accord-Hanwha-Aerospace-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="dis...
- — Peter Felstead 2025-04-16 13:56:19
- US State Department approves FMS to Philippines of TH-73A training helicopters
- <img width="300" height="200" src="https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TH-73A-USN-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5...
- — Peter Felstead 2025-04-16 12:54:09
Politico Defense feed
- An influential GOP senator is contradicting Trump’s team — and getting away with it
- The Senate Armed Services Chair has found a way to appease the president and push back on the administration.
- — By Connor O'Brien 2025-04-17 10:23:07
- Top Pentagon official at center of Jackie Robinson controversy to resign
- John Ullyot’s departure comes during a week of upheaval at the Defense Department.
- — By Daniel Lippman and Jack Detsch 2025-04-17 02:12:46
- Third top Pentagon official suspended in leak investigation
- Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was suspended a day after two other political appointees were placed on leave.
- — By Daniel Lippman and Jack Detsch 2025-04-16 17:37:41
- Two top Pentagon officials placed on leave in leak probe
- The disclosures under investigation include Elon Musk’s visit to the Pentagon.
- — By Daniel Lippman and Jack Detsch 2025-04-15 20:40:15
- ‘Honey badger’ admiral emerges as top contender for Navy chief
- Adm. Daryl Caudle has spent the past two weeks meeting with senators.
- — By Jack Detsch, Joe Gould and Daniel Lippman 2025-04-14 21:01:33
- Musk calls Trump’s looming NASA cuts ‘troubling’
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX is one of the agency’s largest contractors.
- — By Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing 2025-04-11 18:22:05
- Army secretary, in rare move, also becomes ATF head
- This puts a Pentagon official in charge of a law enforcement agency for the first time.
- — By Jack Detsch and Paul McLeary 2025-04-10 01:59:53
CGTN-China politics
- Full text of President Xi Jinping's signed article in Malaysian media
- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday published a signed article titled "May the Ship of China-Malaysia Friendship Sail Toward an Even Brighter Future" in Malaysian media outlets, including Sin C...
- 2025-04-16 03:06:16
- China condemns U.S. tariffs, reaffirms commitment to uphold WTO rules
- China condemns U.S. tariffs, reaffirms commitment to uphold WTO rules
- 2025-04-12 06:25:46
- Xi signs order on enforcing drug administration law in the military
- Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), has signed an order to release revised guidelines on enforcing the drug administration law in the Chinese armed forces.
- 2025-04-10 10:54:09
- President Xi Jinping arrives in Vietnam's Hanoi for state visit
- President Xi Jinping arrives in Vietnam's Hanoi for state visit
- 2025-04-14 04:30:19
- Israeli forces have completed encirclement of Gaza's Rafah: military
- Israeli forces have completed the encirclement of Gaza's Rafah, the military said on Saturday, part of an announced plan to seize more areas of the enclave, accompanied by large-scale evacuations o...
- 2025-04-12 11:00:42
- China draws blueprint for win-win cooperation with its neighbors
- At the central conference on work related to neighboring countries, which was held in Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated China's commitments to building a com...
- 2025-04-10 04:16:54
- Full text of President Xi's signed article in Vietnamese newspaper
- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday published a signed article titled "Building on past achievements and making new advances in pursuit of shared goals" in the Nhan Dan Newspaper of Vietnam ahea...
- 2025-04-14 05:32:24
TradeWinds - maritime shipping news
- Nieto Trading books LPG carrier duo at HD Hyundai Mipo
- Dutch arm of Mexican trader returns to yard where company booked its first ship
- — Lucy Hine 2025-04-17 10:53:49
- Kyklades aframax tanker heads to Turkey with Russian oil after Tupras U-turn
- Sources say country's biggest refiner has returned to buying Russian Urals crude cargoes
- — Gary Dixon 2025-04-17 10:38:13
- George Economou clears out eight tankers now seen hauling Russian cargoes under new ownership
- Ship sell-off by Greek owner to Chinese interests is followed by regular calls to key Russian oil ports
- — Andy Pierce,Paul Peachey,Joe Brady 2025-04-17 10:22:52
- Houthi threat remains in Red Sea: Two ships tailed by drones
- Vessels advised to be extra vigilant after incidents involving groups of UAVs
- — Gary Dixon 2025-04-17 10:05:26
- Optio Group swoops on Norwegian marine insurer in European push
- Bergen-based S Insurance had built up its business over a decade
- — Paul Peachey 2025-04-17 09:51:08
- ‘There could be carnage’: Momentum rising on Asia-Europe trade as US shippers redirect cargoes
- Record capacity on Europe container trade raises risk of port congestion
- — Ian Lewis 2025-04-17 09:29:06
- Africa's biggest shipyard: Morocco launches $300m plan to build 100 ships
- National ports agency invites tenders for new plant in Casablanca
- — Gary Dixon 2025-04-17 09:18:55
EveryCRS Appropriations
- Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2025 State of Play
- 2024-09-27 04:00:00
- FY2025 Appropriations Status: In Brief
- 2024-09-30 04:00:00
- Agricultural Conservation: FY2023 and FY2024 Appropriations
- 2024-10-01 04:00:00
- Overview of Continuing Appropriations for FY2025 (Division A of P.L. 118-83)
- 2024-10-07 04:00:00
- Offshore Energy Agency Appropriations, FY2025
- 2024-10-10 04:00:00
- Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2025 Budget and Appropriations
- 2024-10-16 04:00:00
- Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Nuclear Weapons Activities: In Brief
- 2024-10-24 04:00:00
TechCrunch
- Smashing, the reading curation app by Goodreads’ founder, shuts down
- Smashing, an AI-powered app that lets users build a curated list of news and posts, is shutting down, because of its inability to scale rapidly enough.
- — Ivan Mehta 2025-04-17 06:32:36
- xAI adds a ‘memory’ feature to Grok
- Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is slowly bringing its Grok chatbot to parity with top rivals like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. On Wednesday night, xAI announced a “memory” fea...
- — Kyle Wiggers 2025-04-17 02:11:15
- Zoom restores service after an hours-long outage
- Zoom says its platform is back online after suffering an outage for much of Wednesday afternoon. “Service has now been restored after the earlier outage, and we sincerely appreciate your pati...
- — Kyle Wiggers 2025-04-16 23:32:48
- Chapter, a Medicare startup with links to Vance, Thiel, and Ramaswamy, just raised a round at $1.5B valuation
- Chapter, a Medicare advisory startup co-founded by former Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, has closed a $75 million funding round at a valuation of $1.5 billion led by private equit...
- — Marina Temkin 2025-04-16 23:08:45
- Trump administration reportedly considers a US DeepSeek ban
- The Trump administration is considering new restrictions on the Chinese AI lab DeepSeek that would limit it from buying Nvidia’s AI chips and potentially bar Americans from accessing its AI s...
- — Maxwell Zeff 2025-04-16 22:40:08
- Rippling wants Revolut to reveal who paid off Deel’s alleged ‘spy’
- Another highly valued startup has just been added to the mix in the ongoing legal drama between Rippling and Deel: U.K. fintech giant Revolut. In his blockbuster affidavit that reads like it’s st...
- — Charles Rollet 2025-04-16 21:57:48
- Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation
- The former cybersecurity chief is the latest to push back on the Trump administration's targeting of critics and dissenters.
- — Zack Whittaker 2025-04-16 21:35:00
Space.com
- Where to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2025: Top viewing tips
- Here's how and where to see the Lyrid meteor shower in 2025, which is active between April 16-25 and peaks on April 22.
- — daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic) 2025-04-17 10:00:00
- Vast swarms of hidden galaxies may be secretly bathing the universe in a soft glow
- A fog of long-wavelength infrared light could be produced by dusty, star-forming galaxies that have remained hidden — until now, that is.
- 2025-04-17 09:00:00
- US and UK militaries pick Rocket Lab's HASTE launcher to help test hypersonic tech
- The militaries of the U.S. and the U.K. have selected Rocket Lab as a potential partner for their multibillion-dollar programs to develop hypersonic technology.
- — mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) 2025-04-16 22:00:00
- Rocket repurposed from intercontinental ballistic missile launches secret US spy satellites to orbit from California
- A Minotaur IV rocket sent multiple classified payloads skyward for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday (April 16).
- — mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) 2025-04-16 21:40:19
- Bipartisan US Planetary Science Caucus 'alarmed' by Trump's possible plans to slash NASA budget and block Mars Sample Return
- In response to reports of the Trump administration aiming to slash NASA's 2026 science budget by nearly half, US Planetary Science Caucus co-chairs have expressed their alarm.
- 2025-04-16 21:00:00
- NASA continues stacking its giant Artemis 2 SLS moon rocket (photos)
- NASA's next moon rocket is stacking higher and higher at the Kennedy Space Center, as the SLS stage adapter and interim cryogenic propulsion stage arrive in the VAB.
- — jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) 2025-04-16 20:00:10
- Glitch forces Japan's asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective 'safe mode' in deep space
- An anomaly has forced the Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft Hayabusa2 into protective "safe mode" while journeying through deep space on its extended mission.
- — andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) 2025-04-16 19:00:00