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A view of Los Alamos National Laboratory's National Security Science Building in Los Alamos, N.M., in September 2024 (Los Alamos National Laboratory via AP) **FILE**

‘Serious stuff’: Trump seeks answers to missing, dead scientists; FBI, Pentagon investigate pattern

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Letter to the editor: Microsoft’s revealing Artemis II glitch

Space Race 2.0 is here. Washington Times National Security Correspondents John T. Seward and Ben Wolfgang are on the ground at Space Symposium 2026 with a look at how military, government, and private industry are converging in the race to dominate space.

Space Symposium 2026: Where sci-fi meets national security

This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Mars 2020 spacecraft carrying the Perseverance rover as it approaches Mars. Perseverance's $3 billion mission is the first leg in a U.S.-European effort to bring Mars samples to Earth in the next decade. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)

To the moon and beyond: America’s boldest space ambitions

NASA's Artemis II crew - NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose for a photo during a press conference on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship’s performance, especially the heat shield

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks to The Washington Times at the Space Symposium 2026 conference in Colorado Springs. (David Gordon/The Washington Times)

WATCH: NASA fast-tracks nuclear-powered spaceship, aims for interplanetary travel in 2028

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

This image from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen as they answer media questions during a video conference Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (NASA via AP)

America’s core values should boost the trajectory of NASA’s spacefarers

By Frank Perley

This image provided by NASA, seen from behind the Moon during Artemis II, the Moon and Earth align in the same frame, each partially illuminated by the Sun on Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP)

U.S. aggressive in race for first base on moon, pushes to beat China

By John T. Seward and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this image provided by NASA, The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on Monday, April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. (NASA via AP)

NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights following astronauts’ triumphant moon flyby

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

In this photo provided by NASA, from left, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, right, pose for a group photo after viewing the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

Artemis II’s moon-traveling astronauts return home to cheers after a record-breaking trip

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, Commander U.S. Space Command, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman, center, hold the Space Force Flag as President Donald Trump gestures to it during the presentation of the in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

NASA, Space Force and defense giants gather as space becomes America’s next battlefield

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

In this image from video provided by NASA, the Artemis II Orion capsule, right, separates from the service module above the Earth in preparation for splash down in the Pacific Ocean, on Friday, April 10, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II astronauts return from moon with a splashdown to close out a record-breaking lunar voyage

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

In this image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew photographed a bright portion of the Moon on April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Who owns the moon? As space economy grows, lunar land rush raises urgent questions

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

This image from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen as they answer media questions during a video conference Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (NASA via AP)

How to watch NASA’s Artemis II splashdown tonight, and what to expect

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

This image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew captured this view the Moon and Earth are shown on Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

Landing on the Moon illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Liberals ended Apollo moon missions; now, America’s space ambition returns under Trump

By Craig Shirley

This image taken from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Canadien astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover as they appear on a video conference from the moon's orbit Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II crew suggests naming moon crater for late wife of mission Cmdr. Wiseman

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

In this image from video provided by NASA, the Moon is seen from a camera outside the Orion Spacecraft after the Artemis II astronauts surpassed the farthest distance ever traveled by humans from Earth, Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record as humans travel farther from Earth than ever before

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from of the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)

See Earth’s briliant blue beauty as Artemis II’s moonbound astronauts leave it behind

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

This image taken from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Canadien astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover as they speak with NASA Mission Control via video conference from the moon's orbit Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press