Irene Klotz

NASA planning to reopen inquiry to return samples collected by Mars Perseverance rover, Mars Explo Program Office Chief Tiffany Morgan says at MEPAG. One-year study begins Jan ‘27

NASA reopens prospect of commercial Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission
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. @blueorigin Orbital Reef program manager Randy Lillard said at IAC2026 panel that Blue has no plans to internally fund a crewed vehicle. “We await an on-ramp opportunity with NASA," he said. Blue has an unfunded NASA Space Act Agreement for crew vehicle tech development.

A surprise call from Pres Trump mid-press conference

The draft Commercial LEO Destinations RFP includes this:
The Offeror shall obtain and maintain National Security Facility Clearance Level up to top secret ... and will be responsible for providing secret/top secret security clearances for personnel supporting functions ...