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NASA is right to focus on ‘hardware rich’ approach following Artemis II heat shield gamble

Artemis II landed safely, but the real test comes next: whether NASA delivers the unsparing post-mission report the Orion ...
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NASA won’t quantify Artemis 2 risk as it nears a crewed moon flyby

NASA is preparing to brief the public on the results of the Artemis II Flight Readiness Review at 3 p.m. EDT on March 12, 2026, but the agency has not committed to releasing a numerical probability-of ...
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NASA missions at risk under the Trump administration

As part of the budget proposal for NASA submitted earlier this year, the Trump administration proposed cancelling more than 40 missions, including at least 14 Earth science missions. Agency employees ...
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Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA's Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs

Overall risk is typically assessed via a probabilistic risk assessment (PRA). In essence, a PRA attempts to determine the overall risk associated with a particular program or a mission stage by ...
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Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA's Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs

NASA meteoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) programs are budgeted and operated through an organizational structure in which there is no single management and coordination point. This mode of operation is ...