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Congress passes $24.4 billion NASA budget, rejecting Trump's deep cuts

By Mike Wall published 16 January 26

Congress just approved a $24.4 billion budget for NASA for this year, rejecting the deep cuts that President Trump had proposed last spring.

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Watch SpaceX Crew-11 spacecraft blaze a fiery trail through the sky during medical evacuation from ISS (video)

By Anthony Wood published 16 January 26

Four ISS crewmembers were brought home a month early due to an undisclosed but non-emergency "medical concern".

Human Spaceflight

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Cyberthieves hit European Space Agency, stealing hundreds of gigabytes of data

By Tereza Pultarova published 15 January 26

A recent string of cyberattacks against the European Space Agency is just the tip of the iceberg, a researcher said, claiming that email credentials of ESA employees are regularly leaked online.

Space Exploration

upport teams raise the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft aboard the recovery ship SHANNON shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov aboard in thePacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif.,Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.

'This is NASA at its finest': Crew-11 astronauts in good shape after smooth medical evacuation and splashdown, agency says

By Brett Tingley published 15 January 26

NASA leaders said the Crew-11 mission's astronaut medical evacuation shows how the agency is prepared to handle the unexpected.

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ISS astronaut medical evacuation latest news: Crew-11 astronauts safely back on Earth

By Tariq Malik, Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated 15 January 26

NASA is returning four astronauts to Earth early from the International Space Station due to a medical concern with one of the Crew-11 astronauts. Here's the latest news.

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