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Irene Klotz

Titusville

Space Editor at Aviation Week

Senior Space Editor Aviation Week & Space Technology

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  • 1 day ago | aviationweek.com | Joe Anselmo |Irene Klotz |Graham Warwick

    As the White House pulls Jared Isaacman’s nomination, it wants to cut the space agency’s budget back to pre-Apollo levels. Our editors discuss what it means. Don't miss a single episode of the award-winning Check 6. Follow us in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Discover all of our podcasts at aviationweek.com/podcasts

  • 1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Irene Klotz

    Less than a day after releasing detailed budget plans to cut NASA spending by 24%, the Trump administration says it will pull the nomination of Jared Isaacman to head the agency. “It’s essential that the next leader of NASA is in complete alignment with President Trump’s America First agenda, and a replacement will be announced directly by President Trump soon,” White House spokesperson Liz Huston said in an emailed statement May 31.

  • 1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Irene Klotz

    The completed assembly of the upper, or forward, part of the core stage for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the Artemis II mission. A modest hike in NASA’s budget to push human space exploration into deep space would be offset by massive cuts in the rest of the agency’s budget, with spending on science, aeronautics and space technology programs roughly halved, the Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 proposal shows. In addition...

  • 1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Irene Klotz

    For the third time in as many flight tests, the FAA will require SpaceX to complete a mishap investigation prior to resuming launches of its Starship-Super Heavy system, the agency said May 30. Starship Flight 9 ended less than halfway into a planned 66-min. flight test on May 27 after an upper...

  • 1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Irene Klotz

    CAPE CANAVERAL—Northrop Grumman is adding $50 million to a joint project with Firefly Aerospace to design, own and operate a new Delta II-class medium-lift launch vehicle, newly named Eclipse. The rocket, previously known as the Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV), is being designed to carry up to nearly 36...

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Irene Klotz
Irene Klotz @Free_Space
2 May 25

Budget request for @nasa for year beginning October 1 would end SLS after three flights.

Irene Klotz
Irene Klotz @Free_Space
30 Apr 25

Senate Commerce, Science, Transportation Committee advances @rookisaacman nomination to head NASA to full Senate after 19-9 vote

Irene Klotz
Irene Klotz @Free_Space
30 Apr 25

Bipartisan support for @rookisaacman to head NASA from leaders of the Senate Commerce, Science, Transportation Committee