Lee Billings

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This report could make or break the next 30 years of US astronomy

By Lee Billings last updated

A battle for the future of American stargazing is about to begin — and the stakes are sky high.

The Universe
Dr. Scott Pace

Q&A: Plotting U.S. Space Policy with White House Adviser Scott Pace

By Lee Billings published

The Executive Secretary of the National Space Council discusses the Trump administration's plans to "make America great again" — in space.

Space Exploration
James Webb Space Telescope at JSC

James Webb Space Telescope Surrounded by Rising Floodwaters

By Lee Billings published

Isolated in a giant thermal vacuum chamber, NASA's $8.6 billion next-generation observatory is riding out the worst of Hurricane Harvey

James Webb Space Telescope
Breakthrough Starshot Launches Tiny ‘Sprite’ Satellites

Reaching for the Stars, Breakthrough Sends Smallest-Ever Satellites into Orbit

By Lee Billings published

Satellites