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Bill Nelson Retires as NASA Chief; Janet Petro Named Acting Administrator
Bill Nelson has retired as NASA administrator, with Janet Petro named as acting chief as Donald Trump begins his second term as president. Nelson's tenure saw the launch of landmark missions, including the James Webb Space Telescope and Artemis 1. Jared Isaacman has been nominated as the permanent NASA chief, awaiting Senate confirmation. Nelson ca...
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Musk's Space X To Help Discard NASA's International Space Station By 2030
NASA on Tuesday said it had picked SpaceX to build a vessel to carry the International Space Station back through Earth's atmosphere and on to a final resting place in the Pacific Ocean after it is retired in 2030.
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US To Train Indian Astronaut For International Space Station: NASA Chief
NASA administrator Bill Nelson has said that the US space agency will expand collaboration with India and it will include a "joint effort" aboard the International Space Station with an Indian astronaut.
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China Hiding Military Presence In Space: NASA Head Bill Nelson
The chief of US space agency NASA has told lawmakers in Washington that China is using civilian programmes to hide military objectives in space.
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US Delays Astronauts Moon Landing Mission Until 2026
The United States is pushing back its planned return of astronauts to the surface of the Moon from 2025 to 2026, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Tuesday amid technical challenges and delays.
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"It's Very Significant": NASA Administrator Lauds India's Chandrayaan-3 Success
Noting India's success in the Chandrayaan-3 mission, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said on Friday that India has done something that no other country has done, and it deserve every bit of praise for the accomplishment.
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NASA Administrator Meets Rakesh Sharma, The First Indian To Fly To Space
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Bill Nelson expressed delight at meeting students at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and the first Indian to fly to space, Rakesh Sharma on Wednesday.
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Can PM Modi Be India's Next Astronaut? What NASA Chief Said
Flying into space is a valuable experience for any politician, NASA chief Bill Nelson, who is also a senator, has told NDTV.
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NASA-ISRO Working Together to Make India's Space Station, Launch NISAR in 2024
Stepping up collaboration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Bill Nelson on Tuesday said the US was open to helping India build its own space station. On a visit to India, Nelson said the US and India were working on plans to send an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station by the end of next year, while the In...
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NASA Administrator To Visit India For Meetings With Scientists, Officials
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is set to travel to India and the UAE beginning Monday for a series of meetings with key government officials.
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Sample Collected From 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Contains Water, Carbon: NASA
A sample of rock and dust retrieved from the asteroid Bennu contains water and carbon molecules, both building blocks for life as we know it, NASA chief Bill Nelson said Wednesday.
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NASA Offers Brazil Satellite Imaging To Help Stop Amazon Deforestation
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited Brazilian space research center INPE on Wednesday and proposed extending satellite partnerships with the United States to help monitor and prevent destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
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SpaceX Starship Explodes Minutes After Liftoff; Elon Musk Says ‘Learned a Lot’
SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft exploded minutes after liftoff in an uncrewed test flight from South Texas on Thursday, cutting short a key step in Elon Musk's development of a rocket vessel to eventually take humans to the moon and Mars.
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AC Charania: 5 Points On NASA's New Chief Technologist
The aerospace specialist will be Bill Nelson's primary tech policy and programme advisor in the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS), which has its headquarters in Washington.
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Indian-American Succeeds Another Indian-American As NASA Chief Technologist
An Indian-American aerospace industry expert has been appointed as NASA's new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programmes at the space agency's headquarters.
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Bill Nelson Retires as NASA Chief; Janet Petro Named Acting Administrator
Bill Nelson has retired as NASA administrator, with Janet Petro named as acting chief as Donald Trump begins his second term as president. Nelson's tenure saw the launch of landmark missions, including the James Webb Space Telescope and Artemis 1. Jared Isaacman has been nominated as the permanent NASA chief, awaiting Senate confirmation. Nelson ca...
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Musk's Space X To Help Discard NASA's International Space Station By 2030
NASA on Tuesday said it had picked SpaceX to build a vessel to carry the International Space Station back through Earth's atmosphere and on to a final resting place in the Pacific Ocean after it is retired in 2030.
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US To Train Indian Astronaut For International Space Station: NASA Chief
NASA administrator Bill Nelson has said that the US space agency will expand collaboration with India and it will include a "joint effort" aboard the International Space Station with an Indian astronaut.
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China Hiding Military Presence In Space: NASA Head Bill Nelson
The chief of US space agency NASA has told lawmakers in Washington that China is using civilian programmes to hide military objectives in space.
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US Delays Astronauts Moon Landing Mission Until 2026
The United States is pushing back its planned return of astronauts to the surface of the Moon from 2025 to 2026, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Tuesday amid technical challenges and delays.
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"It's Very Significant": NASA Administrator Lauds India's Chandrayaan-3 Success
Noting India's success in the Chandrayaan-3 mission, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said on Friday that India has done something that no other country has done, and it deserve every bit of praise for the accomplishment.
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NASA Administrator Meets Rakesh Sharma, The First Indian To Fly To Space
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Bill Nelson expressed delight at meeting students at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and the first Indian to fly to space, Rakesh Sharma on Wednesday.
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Can PM Modi Be India's Next Astronaut? What NASA Chief Said
Flying into space is a valuable experience for any politician, NASA chief Bill Nelson, who is also a senator, has told NDTV.
-
NASA-ISRO Working Together to Make India's Space Station, Launch NISAR in 2024
Stepping up collaboration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Bill Nelson on Tuesday said the US was open to helping India build its own space station. On a visit to India, Nelson said the US and India were working on plans to send an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station by the end of next year, while the In...
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NASA Administrator To Visit India For Meetings With Scientists, Officials
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is set to travel to India and the UAE beginning Monday for a series of meetings with key government officials.
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Sample Collected From 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Contains Water, Carbon: NASA
A sample of rock and dust retrieved from the asteroid Bennu contains water and carbon molecules, both building blocks for life as we know it, NASA chief Bill Nelson said Wednesday.
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NASA Offers Brazil Satellite Imaging To Help Stop Amazon Deforestation
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited Brazilian space research center INPE on Wednesday and proposed extending satellite partnerships with the United States to help monitor and prevent destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
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SpaceX Starship Explodes Minutes After Liftoff; Elon Musk Says ‘Learned a Lot’
SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft exploded minutes after liftoff in an uncrewed test flight from South Texas on Thursday, cutting short a key step in Elon Musk's development of a rocket vessel to eventually take humans to the moon and Mars.
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AC Charania: 5 Points On NASA's New Chief Technologist
The aerospace specialist will be Bill Nelson's primary tech policy and programme advisor in the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS), which has its headquarters in Washington.
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Indian-American Succeeds Another Indian-American As NASA Chief Technologist
An Indian-American aerospace industry expert has been appointed as NASA's new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programmes at the space agency's headquarters.
