Who is Jared Isaacman, the billionaire SpaceX astronaut who Trump re-nominated to lead NASA

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Jared Isaacman
Billionaire Jared Isaacman led SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission before he was initially nominated for NASA administrator.

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70 years ago, a meteorite landed on an Alabama woman as she took a nap. Here's the strange story of Ann Hodges.

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Ann Hodges was hit by a meteorite inside her Alabama home in 1954. She's pictured with attorney Hugh Love (left) and the director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, Walter B. Jones.

Courtesy University of Alabama Museums, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Astronauts and scientists explain why living in space is almost impossible

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illustartion of an ONeill Cylinder, a giant space station floating in free space
A giant rotating space habitat known as an "O'Neill Cylinder" after its inventor. It could be miles across and uses centrifugal force to generate artificial gravity.

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Why living in space is almost impossible

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If you've ever dreamed of going to space, watch this first.

I pivoted from costume design to working as an engineer on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. It's never too late to switch careers.

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Karen Abarca working on the James Webb Space Telescope.
Karen Abarca, 33, worked on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

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Photos show what daily life is like on the International Space Station, from sleeping arrangements to haircuts

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The eleven Expedition 68 crew members aboard the International Space Station.

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Propelling satellites with electricity and salt? No problem for this Parisian startup

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NASA is delaying sending astronauts back to the moon — but it still thinks it can beat China

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A golden sunrise surrounds NASA's Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for Artemis I on the pad at Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 22, 2022.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the delays had to do with issues found after the launch of the Artemis 1 mission in 2022.

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Radioactive ‘diamond battery’ could power satellites for thousands of years

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Aachen spinout FibreCoat secures €20mn to bring super-fibres to spacecraft

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