KISS Fans Launch Campaign to Make Ace Frehley an Honorary Astronaut After His Death

KISS fans are trying to give Ace Frehley the ultimate tribute. Following his death last month, fans have launched a Change.org petition in an effort to convince NASA to honor the late musician, who created the “Spaceman” persona, and also had the nickname “Space Ace, as an honorary astronaut.
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Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program

Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have opted to leave the space agency through the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, NASA said on Saturday. The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA’s workforce, and will reduce the agency from 18,000 to ...
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Ace Frehley Fans Launch NASA Campaign to Give KISS Guitarist an Honorary Title

Ace Frehley died at the age of 74, and KISS fans are petitioning NASA to give the legendary guitarist a title worthy of his on-stage persona.

Blue Origin eyes 2nd New Glenn launch with Mars-bound NASA satellites

Blue Origin's heavy lift New Glenn became the first commercial rocket to make it to orbit on its first try back in January. Jeff Bezos' company is looking to repeat the feat while also nailing a return landing of its booster,
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NASA will again send a group of researchers to Houston to simulate a Mars mission

A view inside the sandbox portion of NASA’s Crew Health and Performance Analog, where research volunteers participate in simulated walks on the surface of Mars. NASA is not quite sending astronauts to Mars, but four research volunteers will be sent to ...
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Flagstaff-based company wins $30M contract for NASA space rescue mission

A Flagstaff-based space company has won a $30 million contract to raise the orbit of a space-based NASA observatory next year before it can drop uncontrolled back into Earth’s atmosphere.
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Creation Of A New Solar System Observed Using The ALMA Telescope

For the first time ever astronomers have witnessed a budding star system emerge for the cosmic fog. Credit: Directed by: L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser Hosted by: S. Randall Written by: A. Briggs, S. Bromilow,
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Philly students encouraged to join NASA essay contest about space exploration and the nuclear-powered system that make it possible

Philly school leaders hope even participating in the space essay contest will encourage students to get more interested in science. The winners of the 2024 contest were: Thomas Liu, 18, of Ridgewood, N.J., who won the 9th through 12th grade category ...

Isaacman’s NASA Plan Cites Possible SpaceX Role in Quest to Get to Mars

President Donald Trump’s NASA pick Jared Isaacman has proposed to launch an uncrewed mission to Mars as early as next year, echoing the administration’s vision. Privately, he has cited Elon Musk’s SpaceX as one company that could do the job,
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