Dan Leone is an editor and reporter for the ExchangeMonitor Publications covering the Department of Energy and Department of Defense nuclear weapons programs. From 2011 to 2016, Dan was the NASA reporter for the space industry publication SpaceNews, where he covered U.S. space agency policy, news and missions. He also produced the SpaceGeeks podcast showcasing interviews with space industry professionals. Dan earned a bachelor's degree in public communications from American University. You can find his latest project on Twitter at @leone_exm.
Latest articles by Dan Leone

By Brian Berger, Dan Leone Published
The space agency will have to cut back on ambitious missions to Mars and other planets.

By Brian Berger, Dan Leone Published
The space agency's planetary science program will suffer a 20 percent cut.

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NASA hopes to have commercial operated flights to the International Space Station beginning around 2017.

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Europe's Euclid mission could use funding contributions from NASA.

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It's the third round of NASA's program aimed at spurring the development of commercial crew vehicles.

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The launch of the SES-4 communications satellite has been delayed until further notice.

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Former NASA astronaut Ken Bowersox has departed the private space company.

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The next phase of private-spacecraft development should be a 'pretty big jump,' NASA says.

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NASA has appointed former astronaut John Grunsfeld to head the agency's Science Mission Directorate.

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The new spending bill would cut another $325 million from NASA's budget.

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The threat of mandatory federal spending cuts is not as dire as many think, Charlie Bolden said.

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The Orion is designed to carry astronauts to asteroids and Mars.

By Dan Leone Published
The ambitious telescope project, a successor to Hubble, could siphon funds from other planned missions.

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Scientists took exception to an op-ed piece claiming NASA's planetary science budget was slashed.

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Launches of Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Taurus 2 and Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s Falcon 9 rockets, scheduled for this year, are expected to push into January and February.

By Brian Berger, Dan Leone Published
Bigelow Aerospace recently underwent a sweeping round of layoffs.

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The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee faced tough choices in drafting the NASA spending bill.

By Dan Leone Published
A new Senate measure would offer $530 million next year for the overbudget JWST.

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket experienced an engine glitch during its launch of the Dragon capsule, company officials said.

By Dan Leone Published
Two senators are angry over leaked budget numbers for NASA's next heavy-lift rocket.

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The James Webb Telescope will now launch in 2018.

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NASA contractors are facing big job layoffs following the retirement of the space shuttle program.

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The subpoena orders NASA to hand over documents on the new Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket.
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