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Who Is Neela Rajendra? The DEI Leader Fired by NASA Amid Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push

12 Apr 2025

Neela Rajendra, the Indian-American chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) officer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has been let go after months of rumors and tension over the Trump administration's position on DEI programs. The Daily Mail reported that Rajendra's termination follows a time of internal strife over her role...

Elon Musk Criticizes Trump’s NASA Cuts, Says Science Funding Can’t Be Grounded

12 Apr 2025

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has sounded an alarm about President Donald Trump's suggested NASA budget cuts, his second such public criticism of the administration. Musk called the Office of Management and Budget draft proposal "troubling" for its effects on scientific research, among other areas. Although Musk refrained from...

How NASA Plans to Tackle Space Waste With a $3M Prize | TDG Explainer

11 Apr 2025

NASA has revealed a $3 million prize as part of its LunaRecycle Challenge to prompt scientists and innovators to create solutions for the recycling and management of human waste in space. The competition, which ended on March 31, hopes to address the issue of close to 96 bags of vomit,...

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Launches to ISS with Russian Crewmates

08 Apr 2025

Jonny Kim, a NASA astronaut, took off successfully with two Russian cosmonauts on Tuesday to begin a long mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The trio—Kim, Sergey Ryzhikov, and Alexey Zubritsky—launched from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome. The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft, carried by a Soyuz rocket, lifted off on schedule and...

‘Best Homecoming Ever’: Sunita Williams Spent 9 Months in Space, Dogs Greet Her Like It’s Been 9 Years

02 Apr 2025

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who was back on Earth after living for more than nine months in outer space, captured a heart-melting reunion video upon return. The footage, shared on Tuesday, had her embracing the love of her life – a pair of dog pets at home. Williams captioned the...

NASA Astronaut Defies Gravity for the Love of Coffee | Watch

31 Mar 2025

For many, the day begins only after the first sip of coffee. But what if you are 400 kilometers up on Earth, where gravity doesn't play along? NASA astronaut Don Pettit was confronted with this challenge on the International Space Station (ISS) and chose to get creative. Unlike on Earth,...

NASA in Crisis: Mass Layoffs Shake Space Agency Under Trump’s Budget Cuts

25 Mar 2025

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center of NASA in Houston was recently buzzing with excitement with the safe return of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from their unplanned 286-day sojourn at the International Space Station (ISS). The celebratory mood has now, however, been replaced by worry as the agency faces...

Why NASA Uses Space Capsule Instead of Space Shuttle for Sunita Williams’ Safe Landing

20 Mar 2025

In 2003, NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle tragically disintegrated upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board, including Indian-origin astronaut Kalpana Chawla. This disaster prompted NASA to reconsider its approach to astronaut landings, leading to a significant shift from space shuttles to space capsules. Why NASA Stopped Using Space...

“Earth Missed You”: PM Modi Welcomes Sunita Williams Back After 9 Months in Space

19 Mar 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and the Crew-9 crew as they landed safely on Earth after more than nine months in space. "Welcome back, #Crew9! The Earth missed you," PM Modi tweeted on X (formerly Twitter), posting a photo with Williams. Welcome back, #Crew9! The Earth...

Butch Wilmore & Sunita Williams To Splash Down At 5:57 PM ET After 9 Months In Space

19 Mar 2025

The two NASA space travelers, Sunita Williams and Barry Butch Wilmore, will be arriving back on Earth on Tuesday from the International Space Station (ISS) after nearly ten months there. Their original return date for Wednesday was shifted forward because weather conditions were improving. NASA has confirmed that the astronauts...

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