GOP Space Policy

NASA Faces Budget Cuts and Disruptions at Town Hall Meeting
Introduction On June 26, 2025, senior leaders from NASA—Acting Administrator Janet Petro, Chief of ...

Isaacman’s Vision: Agile NASA, Nuclear Propulsion, and Crew Mobility
Reform Agenda Rooted in Organizational Streamlining Jared Isaacman spent six months deeply embedded in ...

NASA’s Next Frontier in a Changing Political Landscape
Recap of the Discussion In our first Ars Live event of 2025, senior space ...

Senate Backs SLS and Lunar Gateway, Cuts NASA Science Funding
US Senate Pushes Back on White House’s Fiscal 2026 NASA Request As budget negotiations ...

Isaacman Reflects on NASA Nomination’s Sudden End
In a revealing interview on the All-In Podcast, private astronaut and Trump nominee for ...

Trump Withdraws Isaacman Nomination for NASA Administrator
The White House has officially rescinded the nomination of private astronaut and billionaire entrepreneur ...

Debating NASA’s Mars Ambitions: Four Journalists Discuss
Join us at 2:30 pm Eastern on the livestream and ask questions about the ...

NASA Struggles to Adjust ISS Operations After Budget Proposal
In May 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget unveiled a “skinny” ...

Senate Advances Isaacman’s NASA Nomination Amid Artemis and Mars Plans
The US Senate Commerce Committee voted 19–9 on Wednesday to advance the nomination of ...

GOP Veterans Criticize NASA Science Cuts
In early 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a ...