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NASA reportedly set to lose 2,000 senior staff members

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Senators push back on Trump's proposal to cut NASA science funding by 47%
The Senate appropriations committee initially voted in favor of a bill rejecting Trump's NASA budget cuts, but discussions are still ongoing.

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NASA will lose over 2,000 senior staff due to proposed Trump budget cuts
Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push

Trump Picked Sean Duffy as Interim Head of NASA

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Of Course Trump Picked Sean Duffy as Interim Head of NASA
President Donald Trump tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to serve as the interim administrator of NASA on Wednesday, July 9. The role has been vacant since Trump withdrew his initial nominee, billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman, at the end of May.

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From Reality TV to Trump’s Cabinet: What to Know About Sean Duffy, NASA’s New Interim Head
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As Trump taps Sean Duffy for NASA, space agency's future is increasingly in doubt

NASA aiding massive search for Texas flood victims

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NASA sends specialized aircraft, technology to aid Texas flood search and recovery operations
NASA deploys specialized aircraft to assist search and rescue after catastrophic Texas floods that killed 119 people and left nearly 200 missing in South Central Texas.

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NASA aiding massive search for Texas flood victims with aerial views of aftermath
NASA tech reveals hidden flood damage in Texas
NASA 'claws back' thick dust layer in Cat's Claw Nebula
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed thick, dusty layers of the Cat's Claw Nebula, a region of star formation about ...
The Real World: NASA Edition
Department of Transportation Secretary and former reality TV star Sean Duffy is now NASA’s interim administrator, while the ...
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NASA, SpaceX targeting July 31 for launch of Crew-11 astronaut mission to ISS
The next astronaut launch to the International Space Station (ISS) is just around the corner.
Space 11 Corp is adding a NASA vet to its ranks.
After years of working as NASA’s film liaison, Bert Ulrich is reportedly heading to Space 11 Corp — a studio focused on ...
NASA's future telescope could solve the mystery of life's origins
The question of how life began has captivated humanity for millennia. Now, a team of scientists are preparing to use NASA's ...
NASA's Webb telescope captures images of new stars forming in Cat's Paw Nebula
New images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show young stars forming within a "toe bean" on the Cat's Paw Nebula.
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Mysterious ‘Red Sprite’ Appears in NASA Astronaut Photo From the Space Station. What Is This Strange Electrical Flare?
Red sprites are among a class of enigmatic weather phenomena that appear over thunderstorms, known as Transient Luminous ...
NASA's asteroid target practice may not have been the success we thought
Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts ...