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NASA displayed the Artemis II mission patch design on the walls of the giant Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center Thursday night — just days before a new administrator is expected to be ...
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NASA will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars, President Trump’s nominee to lead the space agency will tell a Senate committee on Wednesday.
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"We will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars," Isaacman will say in prepared testimony. "Along the way, we will inevitably have the capabilities to return to the moon and determine the sci...
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NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman supports a return to the moon, argues for a parallel path to Mars
Jared Isaacman, President Trump's nominee to lead NASA, tells lawmakers the space agency can return astronauts to the moon while pursuing flights to Mars.
Jared Isaacman backs return to moon in Senate confirmation hearing for NASA administrator
During the three-hour hearing, Isaacman, President Trump's nominee to lead the space agency, said he believes Americans need to return to the lunar surface as fast as possible. Still fears persist that the new Trump administration might implement cancellations and drastically shift the focus to Mars.
Ahead of new administrator, NASA unveils Artemis II return-to-moon mission patch
NASA has revealed the mission patch for Artemis II, a mission that will take humans around the moon for the first time in decades.
Trump’s NASA Nominee Questioned Over Moon Plans and Elon Musk
Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur who has twice launched to orbit in a SpaceX vehicle, faced pointed questions from senators of both parties before the Senate on Wednesday.
Trump’s nomination for NASA leader boasts business and commercial spaceflight experience during a period of uncertainty for the agency
Should the Senate confirm him, Isaacman will be the first billionaire – but not the first astronaut – to head NASA. Perhaps even more significant, he will be the first NASA administrator with significant ties to the commercial space industry.
Trump NASA pick 'is an impressive human': Retired astronaut Astro Clay | Elizabeth Vargas Reports
Retired NASA astronaut Clayton “Astro Clay” Anderson joins NewsNation to talk about the renewed push to land humans on Mars. Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, tapped by President Trump to lead NASA,
Moon Vs Mars: Trump's NASA Pick Faces Tough Questions on Agency's Future
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead NASA, entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, will face questions from senators on Wednesday about on how to balance Trump's focus on reaching Mars with the U.S. space agency's flagship moon program.
Trump’s unconventional NASA pick signals Mars intentions in confirmation hearing
A billionaire tech CEO and private astronaut, Jared Isaacman, is facing questions at a US Senate hearing about a rumored shift in focus from the moon to Mars.
NASA chief nominee says he won’t allow Musk to influence space agency as sights set on Mars, moon
President Donald Trump's NASA administrator nominee, Jared Isaacman, testified before the Senate that SpaceX works for NASA, "not the other way around."
NASA nominee: ‘We will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars’
NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman believes the US can simultaneously handle missions to both the moon and Mars. Isaacman’s ambitious goals were presented during the billionaire entrepreneur’s Senate confirmation hearing on April 9,
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NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts reveal moon mission patch to honor 'AII'
NASA on Thursday (April 3) debuted the official Artemis 2 insignia, its first emblem for a moon-bound crew in more than 50 years. Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen will wear the patch when they launch on the Artemis 2 mission, currently targeted for no later than April 2026.
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NASA Administrator Nominee Backs Moon And Mars Objectives
Jared Isaacman, President Trump’s nominee to be NASA administrator, stressed the importance of returning to the Moon with human explorers ahead of China during his April 9 Senate confirmation hearing.
Trump’s NASA pick says ties to Musk won’t influence space agency
Jared Isaacman, President Trump’s pick to lead NASA, says he would keep the space agency from undue influence stemming from Elon Musk’s potential conflicts.
Billionaire spacewalker highlights Mars trip for astronauts in his bid to become NASA’s next chief
If confirmed, the tech entrepreneur would become the youngest person to lead the space agency and among only a handful of administrators to have actually rocketed into orbit.
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