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NASA
MediaBias News has published 6 stories involving NASA, from August 2026 to August 2026. Each one is scored for how well the original reporting stood up, and lists the reports it was written from.
Science & TechNASA's Roman Space Telescope Launches on Mission to Study Universe
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory is designed to study dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets, collecting vast amounts of data to deepen our understanding of the universe.
4 min readTrust 60 · Craft 65 · Hype 20
Politics · United StatesTrump calls International Space Station from Houston
President Donald Trump called the International Space Station from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. He praised the astronauts and signed an executive order for the U.S. Space Force Academy. The way he held the phone drew online commentary.
United States3 min readTrust 68 · Craft 69 · Hype 45
Politics · United StatesTrump Signs Order for US Space Academy, Honors Artemis II Crew
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish the United States Space Academy. He also presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II astronauts during a visit to NASA's Mission Control in Houston.
United States3 min readTrust 78 · Craft 95 · Hype 35
Science & Tech · United StatesTrump sets 1,000 annual US space launches by 2030 in commercial push
US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on 20 August 2026 to increase commercial space launches to at least 1,000 annually by 2030, up from 178 in 2025. The directive tasks NASA with promoting lunar transport and robotic Mars access, and federal agencies with finding new launch and re-entry sites.
United States4 min readTrust 82 · Craft 75 · Hype 15
Science & Tech · European UnionNASA WB-57 aircraft to chase 12 August 2026 solar eclipse over Iceland
NASA’s WB-57 research aircraft will fly at 50,000 feet on 12 August 2026 to observe the total solar eclipse over Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal. The mission aims to capture high-resolution images of the solar corona and study atmospheric changes during the event.
European Union5 min readTrust 76 · Craft 95 · Hype 30
Science & TechCanadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk assigned to NASA SpaceX Crew 13
Joshua Kutryk, a Canadian astronaut, has been assigned to NASA's SpaceX Crew 13 mission, set to launch after Artemis II. The crew will spend six months at the International Space Station conducting experiments and maintenance. Coverage varied across outlets, with no right-rated reports on the story.
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