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Jewish entrepreneur Jared Isaacman won’t helm NASA after Trump yanks nomination

Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a Jewish entrepreneur who has traveled privately to space himself, to helm NASA.

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Sept. 15, 2024, shows Jared Isaacman, mission commander, stepping out of the manned Polaris Dawn mission's "Dragon" capsule after it splashed down off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, after completing the first human spaceflight mission by non-government astronauts of the Polaris Program.
The moon passes by Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spaceship ahead of its landing, February 24, 2025, in this screengrab taken from a video obtained from social media.

US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lands on the moon, marking a major milestone in private lunar exploration.

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A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, August 11, 2023.

Russia pinpoints cause of moon shot failure, looks to bring next missions forward

The Kremlin has played down the failure of the mission, saying Russia will continue to pursue ambitious plans in space.

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The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome

Soyuz spacecraft with US astronaut, two Russian cosmonauts docks at ISS

The ISS is one of the few international projects on which the United States and Russia still cooperate closely.

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Kim, in Russia, invites Putin to North Korea - KCNA

Kim was briefed on technical details about Russian space vehicles during his visit to a cosmodrome, but there was no mention of any arms supplies, trade of weapons or technical assistance.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
ByREUTERS
Russia's President Vladimir Putin waves as he meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (not pictured) in Russia, September 13, 2023