The Senate's report supports Space.com's findings, stating, "as early as June 2025, NASA began 'implementing immediately' certain 'institutional changes' to align with the President's proposed budget," and asserts that NASA Chief of Staff Brian Hughes is conspiring with OMB to "actively implement the President's FY26 budget request."

On a mission to map the Sun! Chandlor Jordan shows how NASA's newest innovations will work together, in your "Moment of Science".

Following NASA's recent opening of the Artemis III mission contract to other providers, SpaceX has rushed out a simplified mission plan in an effort to hold on to the deal. This comes just days after CEO Elon Musk heavily criticised NASA administrators,

NASA's NICER telescope halts its mission after a key motor fails; engineers attempt to salvage eight years of space science.

"We've shared and are formally assessing a simplified mission architecture and concept of operations that we believe will result in a faster return to the moon while simultaneously improving crew safety.

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Thursday said it proposed to NASA a simplified plan to send humans to the moon using its Starship rocket, as the agency presses its contractors to move more quickly toward beating China to the lunar surface this decade.

SpaceX defended Starship and said it is assessing a simplified moon mission architecture, with a propellant transfer test next year.

U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos said a federal shutdown hasn’t impacted the timeline for major NASA missions to date. But he worries the longer workers go without pay, the more the U.S. could be slowed down in the modern space race.