NASA’s plans to return to the moon continue to highlight goals of landing the first woman and first person of color on the ...

Trump’s previous pick for NASA administrator in 2017, Jim Bridenstine, a Republican representative from Oklahoma prior to his nomination, faced criticism by Democrats over his lack of a science ...

A month later he repeatedly asked then-NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about the possibility of going to Mars directly. His transition team did not respond to a request for comment. Mars also ...

The second Trump administration started with soaring rhetoric about sending humans to Mars but confusion about who was leading NASA on an acting basis.