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A Hall-effect thruster glowing during a test firing in a vacuum chamber at NASA's Glenn Research Center

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NASA AMPERE Challenge Offers $500,000 for Hall Thruster Prototypes

by Marc Boucher November 10, 2026November 10, 2026

NASA is offering up to $500,000 in prizes to U.S. companies that develop and demonstrate mid-power Hall-effect thruster prototypes through its new Advanced Mid-Power Electric Rocket (AMPERE) Challenge.

Activism, Budget, Congress, News, TrumpSpace

Second Budget Cut Rally At NASA Glenn

by Keith Cowing July 7, 2025July 8, 2025

Keith’s note: according to a press release (more below): “Stand Up for Science, Cleveland Organizes Rally for NASA Glenn on Anniversary of Moon Landing”:

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NASA AMPERE Challenge Offers $500,000 for Hall Thruster Prototypes

NASA is offering up to $500,000 in prizes to U.S. companies that develop and demonstrate mid-power Hall-effect thruster prototypes through its new Advanced Mid-Power Electric…

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NASA Opens $10B Lander Pool, Orders Nuclear Rover for Moon Base

NASA selected eight companies for a 10-year, $10 billion follow-on to its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program and awarded about $1.3 billion in launch…

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Research Bases At Earth’s and The Moon’s South Poles

Keith’s note: While NASA talks about a Moonbase at the Lunar South Pole a research base at Earth’s South Pole is being set up to…

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NASA Opens Astronaut Applications for Its Next Class

NASA has opened applications for its next astronaut class, giving U.S. citizens until 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday, Dec. 3, to apply. The agency expects to…

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President Announces Big Airshow At KSC

Keith’s note: The only thing that the President said at KSC that was newsworthy was that there will be a giant Air Show at KSC…

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Astrobiology Operations Begin In Antarctica

Keith’s note: Dale Andersen’s team has arrived at Lake Untersee, Antarctica to do Astrobiology research. How they operate is similar to NASA’s planned Moon and…

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NASA’s new bosses on Capitol Hill: what the midterms mean for space

Tuesday’s midterm elections gave Democrats a majority in both chambers of Congress. With that comes a handover of the control of the committees that authorize,…

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Glenn Research center

NASA AMPERE Challenge Offers $500,000 for Hall Thruster Prototypes

Second Budget Cut Rally At NASA Glenn

NASA AMPERE Challenge Offers $500,000 for Hall Thruster Prototypes

NASA Opens $10B Lander Pool, Orders Nuclear Rover for Moon Base

Research Bases At Earth’s and The Moon’s South Poles

NASA Opens Astronaut Applications for Its Next Class

President Announces Big Airshow At KSC

Astrobiology Operations Begin In Antarctica

NASA’s new bosses on Capitol Hill: what the midterms mean for space

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