March 21, 2025 • 2 mins
Welcome to this week's NASA update. Our top story: The SpaceX Crew-9 mission has successfully splashed down off the coast of Florida, marking the end of a 171-day stay aboard the International Space Station.
NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, returned to Earth on Tuesday afternoon in the Dragon spacecraft "Freedom." This mission continues NASA's commercial crew partnership with SpaceX, which has now completed nine operational crewed flights to the space station.
In other news, NASA is gearing up for a busy 2025. The agency's budget request for the fiscal year stands at $25.4 billion, a modest 2% increase from 2024. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson emphasized the importance of this funding, stating, "Every dollar supports our ability to continue exploring new cosmic shores and making the impossible possible, all while creating competitive and good-paying jobs in all 50 states."
Key priorities for 2025 include the Artemis campaign, with $7.8 billion allocated to return astronauts to the lunar surface. The budget also provides $2.4 billion for Earth science missions to advance climate research and $1.2 billion for space technology development to support the growing U.S. space industry.
However, the agency faces challenges as it transitions to a new era of space exploration. The International Space Station is set to be decommissioned by 2030, and NASA is working to support the development of commercial space stations to maintain a continued human presence in low Earth orbit.
Looking ahead, NASA is preparing for the launch of several ambitious scientific missions in 2025, including the SPHEREx space telescope and the IMAP probe to study the heliosphere. These missions promise to expand our understanding of the universe and our solar system's place within it.
For citizens interested in staying informed about NASA's activities, the agency offers numerous ways to engage, from public events to citizen science projects. You can find more information on NASA's website at nasa.gov.
As we continue to push the boundaries of space exploration, it's clear that NASA's work will have far-reaching impacts on scientific discovery, technological innovation, and international cooperation. Stay tuned for more updates as we follow humanity's journey to the stars.
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, returned to Earth on Tuesday afternoon in the Dragon spacecraft "Freedom." This mission continues NASA's commercial crew partnership with SpaceX, which has now completed nine operational crewed flights to the space station.
In other news, NASA is gearing up for a busy 2025. The agency's budget request for the fiscal year stands at $25.4 billion, a modest 2% increase from 2024. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson emphasized the importance of this funding, stating, "Every dollar supports our ability to continue exploring new cosmic shores and making the impossible possible, all while creating competitive and good-paying jobs in all 50 states."
Key priorities for 2025 include the Artemis campaign, with $7.8 billion allocated to return astronauts to the lunar surface. The budget also provides $2.4 billion for Earth science missions to advance climate research and $1.2 billion for space technology development to support the growing U.S. space industry.
However, the agency faces challenges as it transitions to a new era of space exploration. The International Space Station is set to be decommissioned by 2030, and NASA is working to support the development of commercial space stations to maintain a continued human presence in low Earth orbit.
Looking ahead, NASA is preparing for the launch of several ambitious scientific missions in 2025, including the SPHEREx space telescope and the IMAP probe to study the heliosphere. These missions promise to expand our understanding of the universe and our solar system's place within it.
For citizens interested in staying informed about NASA's activities, the agency offers numerous ways to engage, from public events to citizen science projects. You can find more information on NASA's website at nasa.gov.
As we continue to push the boundaries of space exploration, it's clear that NASA's work will have far-reaching impacts on scientific discovery, technological innovation, and international cooperation. Stay tuned for more updates as we follow humanity's journey to the stars.
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA News podcast.
Welcome to this week's NASA update. Our top story, the
SpaceX Crew nine mission has successfully splashed down off the
coast of Florida, marking the end of one hundred and
seventy one day stay aboard the International Space Station. NASA
astronauts Nick Haig, Sunny Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with
(00:22):
ros Cosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbanov, returned to Earth on Tuesday
afternoon in the Dragon spacecraft Freedom. This mission continues NASA's
commercial crew partnership with SpaceX, which has now completed nine
operational crude flights to the space station. In other news,
NASA is gearing up for a busy twenty twenty five.
(00:43):
The agency's budget request for the fiscal year stands at
twenty five poor billion dollars, a modest two percent increase
from twenty twenty four. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson emphasized the
importance of this funding, stating every dollar supports our ability
to continue exploring new Coco cosmic shores and making the
impossible possible, all while creating competitive and good paying jobs.
(01:06):
In all fifty States. Key priorities for twenty twenty five
include the Artemis campaign, with seven point eight billion dollars
allocated to return astronauts to the lunar surface. The budget
also provides two point four billion dollars for Earth science
missions to advance climate research, and one point two billion
dollars for space technology development to support the growing US
(01:28):
space industry. However, the agency faces challenges as it transitions
to a new era of space exploration. The International Space
Station is set to be decommissioned by twenty thirty, and
NASA is working to support the development of commercial space
stations to maintain a continued human presence in low Earth orbit.
(01:49):
Looking ahead, NASA is preparing for the launch of several
ambitious scientific missions in twenty twenty five, including the SPEAREX
space telescope and the IMAP probe to study the heliosphere.
These missions promise to expand our understanding of the universe
and our solar systems placed within it. For citizens interested
(02:09):
in staying informed about NASA's activities, the agency offers numerous
ways to engage, from public events to citizen science projects.
You can find more information on NASA's website at NASA
dot GOV. As we continue to push the boundaries of
space exploration, it's clear that NASA's work will have far
reaching impacts on scientific discovery, technological innovation, and international cooperation.
(02:34):
Stay tuned for more updates as we follow humanity's journey
to the stars. And that is it for today. Make
sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss a
National Aeronautics in Space Administration NASA update. Thanks for listening.
This has been a quiet please production. For more check
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This is your National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA News podcast.
Welcome to this week's NASA update. Our top story, the
SpaceX Crew nine mission has successfully splashed down off the
coast of Florida, marking the end of one hundred and
seventy one day stay aboard the International Space Station. NASA
astronauts Nick Haig, Sunny Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along with
(00:22):
ros Cosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbanov, returned to Earth on Tuesday
afternoon in the Dragon spacecraft Freedom. This mission continues NASA's
commercial crew partnership with SpaceX, which has now completed nine
operational crude flights to the space station. In other news,
NASA is gearing up for a busy twenty twenty five.
(00:43):
The agency's budget request for the fiscal year stands at
twenty five poor billion dollars, a modest two percent increase
from twenty twenty four. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson emphasized the
importance of this funding, stating every dollar supports our ability
to continue exploring new Coco cosmic shores and making the
impossible possible, all while creating competitive and good paying jobs.
(01:06):
In all fifty States. Key priorities for twenty twenty five
include the Artemis campaign, with seven point eight billion dollars
allocated to return astronauts to the lunar surface. The budget
also provides two point four billion dollars for Earth science
missions to advance climate research, and one point two billion
dollars for space technology development to support the growing US
(01:28):
space industry. However, the agency faces challenges as it transitions
to a new era of space exploration. The International Space
Station is set to be decommissioned by twenty thirty, and
NASA is working to support the development of commercial space
stations to maintain a continued human presence in low Earth orbit.
(01:49):
Looking ahead, NASA is preparing for the launch of several
ambitious scientific missions in twenty twenty five, including the SPEAREX
space telescope and the IMAP probe to study the heliosphere.
These missions promise to expand our understanding of the universe
and our solar systems placed within it. For citizens interested
(02:09):
in staying informed about NASA's activities, the agency offers numerous
ways to engage, from public events to citizen science projects.
You can find more information on NASA's website at NASA
dot GOV. As we continue to push the boundaries of
space exploration, it's clear that NASA's work will have far
reaching impacts on scientific discovery, technological innovation, and international cooperation.
(02:34):
Stay tuned for more updates as we follow humanity's journey
to the stars. And that is it for today. Make
sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss a
National Aeronautics in Space Administration NASA update. Thanks for listening.
This has been a quiet please production. For more check
out Quiet Please dot AI
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