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NASA Accelerates Fission Surface Power Development for Lunar and Martian Missions
NASA's July 31, 2025 directive mandates accelerated Fission Surface Power (FSP) development for lunar and Martian missions, allocating $350M in FY26 and $500M annually from FY27, aiming for a 100kWe system launch by Q1 FY30 to counter China and Russia's collaborative lunar reactor plans.
NASA Accelerates Fission Surface Power Development for Lunar and Martian Missions
NASA's July 31, 2025 directive mandates accelerated Fission Surface Power (FSP) development for lunar and Martian missions, allocating $350M in FY26 and $500M annually from FY27, aiming for a 100kWe system launch by Q1 FY30 to counter China and Russia's collaborative lunar reactor plans.
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12% Bias Score
NASA Astronaut Retires Following Problematic Starliner Mission
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore retired after a mission aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which experienced multiple technical issues resulting in an unplanned nine-month stay on the International Space Station instead of eight days.
NASA Astronaut Retires Following Problematic Starliner Mission
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore retired after a mission aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which experienced multiple technical issues resulting in an unplanned nine-month stay on the International Space Station instead of eight days.
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32% Bias Score
Mars Opera: A Reflection of Humanity's Evolving Relationship with Space
An opera about Mars uses the planet as a metaphor to explore humanity's evolving relationship with technology and power, contrasting the 1965 Mariner 4 mission's revelation of a desolate Mars with recent events involving billionaires and space ventures, focusing on an all-female mission facing corpo...
Mars Opera: A Reflection of Humanity's Evolving Relationship with Space
An opera about Mars uses the planet as a metaphor to explore humanity's evolving relationship with technology and power, contrasting the 1965 Mariner 4 mission's revelation of a desolate Mars with recent events involving billionaires and space ventures, focusing on an all-female mission facing corpo...
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44% Bias Score
NASA to Build Lunar Nuclear Reactor to Outpace China and Russia
NASA Administrator Sean Duffy plans to expedite the construction of a lunar nuclear reactor by 2030 to achieve American energy dominance on the moon, driven by competition with China and Russia, who also aim to establish a lunar nuclear reactor by 2035.
NASA to Build Lunar Nuclear Reactor to Outpace China and Russia
NASA Administrator Sean Duffy plans to expedite the construction of a lunar nuclear reactor by 2030 to achieve American energy dominance on the moon, driven by competition with China and Russia, who also aim to establish a lunar nuclear reactor by 2035.
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64% Bias Score
ISS Zvezda Module Leak Persists Despite Repairs
Despite a June 2025 announcement claiming its repair, a slow leak persists in the ISS's Zvezda module; ongoing efforts by Russian and American specialists to locate and fix the leak continue, despite its reduced rate.
ISS Zvezda Module Leak Persists Despite Repairs
Despite a June 2025 announcement claiming its repair, a slow leak persists in the ISS's Zvezda module; ongoing efforts by Russian and American specialists to locate and fix the leak continue, despite its reduced rate.
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40% Bias Score
NASA Faces 20% Staff Reduction Amidst Trump-Era Budget Cuts
NASA expects a 20% reduction in personnel, approximately 3,870 employees, by January 2026, due to the Trump administration's 'deferred retirement option' program and budget cuts that reduced NASA's overall funding by 24% and its science budget by nearly half, raising concerns about mission success a...
NASA Faces 20% Staff Reduction Amidst Trump-Era Budget Cuts
NASA expects a 20% reduction in personnel, approximately 3,870 employees, by January 2026, due to the Trump administration's 'deferred retirement option' program and budget cuts that reduced NASA's overall funding by 24% and its science budget by nearly half, raising concerns about mission success a...
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36% Bias Score
Astronaut Butch Wilmore Retires After Troubled Starliner Mission
Following a nine-month mission aboard Boeing's Starliner, which experienced multiple malfunctions, astronaut Butch Wilmore retired from NASA, highlighting the physical and psychological challenges of prolonged spaceflight and the evolving nature of commercial space missions.
Astronaut Butch Wilmore Retires After Troubled Starliner Mission
Following a nine-month mission aboard Boeing's Starliner, which experienced multiple malfunctions, astronaut Butch Wilmore retired from NASA, highlighting the physical and psychological challenges of prolonged spaceflight and the evolving nature of commercial space missions.
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20% Bias Score
NASA Astronaut Retires Following Prolonged, Trouble-Plagued Space Mission
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore retired after a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station due to malfunctions on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft during its first crewed flight, a mission that was initially expected to last eight days.
NASA Astronaut Retires Following Prolonged, Trouble-Plagued Space Mission
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore retired after a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station due to malfunctions on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft during its first crewed flight, a mission that was initially expected to last eight days.
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40% Bias Score
China Distributes Ninth Batch of Lunar Samples for Research
China's CNSA announced the ninth batch of lunar samples, totaling 30,881.8 milligrams, from the Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 missions, will be distributed to 32 research groups from 25 institutions for scientific research, including universities and research academies across China and Hong Kong.
China Distributes Ninth Batch of Lunar Samples for Research
China's CNSA announced the ninth batch of lunar samples, totaling 30,881.8 milligrams, from the Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 missions, will be distributed to 32 research groups from 25 institutions for scientific research, including universities and research academies across China and Hong Kong.
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16% Bias Score
SpaceX Launches Crew 11 to ISS After Weather Delay
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Crew 11, comprising commander Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, and Oleg Platonov, to the International Space Station on Friday after a one-day weather delay, successfully docking at 3 a.m. Saturday.
SpaceX Launches Crew 11 to ISS After Weather Delay
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Crew 11, comprising commander Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, and Oleg Platonov, to the International Space Station on Friday after a one-day weather delay, successfully docking at 3 a.m. Saturday.
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40% Bias Score
China Develops Lunar Brick-Making Machine
A Chinese team developed a machine that uses solar energy to create high-strength bricks from lunar soil, advancing the potential for building on the moon; tests on the bricks will be conducted on the space station before lunar construction begins.
China Develops Lunar Brick-Making Machine
A Chinese team developed a machine that uses solar energy to create high-strength bricks from lunar soil, advancing the potential for building on the moon; tests on the bricks will be conducted on the space station before lunar construction begins.
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32% Bias Score
NASA to Lose 20% of its Workforce Amidst Trump Budget Cuts
Facing budget cuts of nearly 50% to its science budget and a 24% reduction in overall funding proposed by the Trump administration for the 2026 federal budget, NASA anticipates a 20% reduction in its workforce by January 2026, leaving approximately 14,000 employees.
NASA to Lose 20% of its Workforce Amidst Trump Budget Cuts
Facing budget cuts of nearly 50% to its science budget and a 24% reduction in overall funding proposed by the Trump administration for the 2026 federal budget, NASA anticipates a 20% reduction in its workforce by January 2026, leaving approximately 14,000 employees.
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24% Bias Score
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