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NASA Invites *YOU* To Collect Science Data During the April 8 Eclipse
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 27 Mar 2024
NASA is inviting the public to participate in collecting science data during the April 8 solar eclipse through its citizen science projects. Weather permitting, everyone in the contiguous United States
George Abbey Dies at 91
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Mar 2024
George Abbey, another NASA legend, died yesterday at the age of 91 following an illness. His death comes just one week after the passing of former astronaut Tom Stafford and
MSR highlights challenges of NASA flagship missions
SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2024
The struggles NASA is facing with Mars Sample Return (MSR) are part of a longer-running challenge the agency faces with science missions that go sometimes deliberately a step too far, agency officials and adviser say.
New study finds that DART changed both orbit and shape of Dimorphos asteroid
NASASpaceflight · 24 Mar 2024
On Sept. 26, 2022, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft slammed into the side of the 170-meter-wide asteroid Dimorphos to test future asteroid deflection tactics in the event an asteroid was threaten...
Dragonfly Sets Sights on Titan
Space Scout · 23 Mar 2024
The NASA Dragonfly mission, a groundbreaking endeavor aiming to explore Saturn’s moon Titan, is making significant progress towards launch in 2028. Johns Hopkins’ Applied Physics Laboratory is moving forward with the des...
Starliner Crew Test Flight Now Targeted for May 1
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 23 Mar 2024
NASA and Boeing officials said today they are targeting May 1 for the launch of the Crew Flight Test of Boeing’s Starliner commercial crew spacecraft. If successful, the long-awaited flight
NASA and Boeing prepare for Starliner crewed test flight in May
SpaceNews · 22 Mar 2024
NASA and Boeing say they are working towards the first crewed flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in early May, a final milestone before the vehicle is cleared for regular flights to the International Space Statio...
Mars Sample Return Dominates House Hearing on NASA Science
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 22 Mar 2024
The fate of NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission dominated today’s hearing before a House Science, Space, and Technology subcommittee on NASA’s science program. While committee members were supportive of the
Astronomers criticize proposed space telescope budget cuts
SpaceNews · 21 Mar 2024
Astronomers are pushing back against plans by NASA to cut the budgets of two venerable space telescopes, arguing that the cuts to one of them could jeopardize the future of X-ray astronomy in the United States.
SpaceX and NASA prepare for 30th ISS resupply mission
Teslarati · 19 Mar 2024
NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch the 30th resupply mission to the International Space Station no earlier than Thursday, March 21st,...
Scientists discover first long-lasting radio bursts above sunspots
NASASpaceflight · 17 Mar 2024
A team of NASA-funded scientists recently discovered long-lasting radio signals above sunspots — regions of the Sun’s surface where the magnetic field is so strong that surface temperatures are reduced and surrounding at...
Mars Sample Return science continues amid budget uncertainty
SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2024
Efforts by scientists to use a Mars rover to collect samples are continuing even as NASA wraps up a new assessment of when and how those samples will be brought back to Earth.
Investing in Space: Where NASA made cuts in its underwhelming budget request
CNBC · 15 Mar 2024
The past week saw a one-two punch of U.S. budgets for federal space programs, with Congress passing the final spending bill for fiscal year 2024 (yes, it started in September) and the White House unveiling what agencies...
Fox Again Urges NASA Science Community to Stick Together
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 14 Mar 2024
Nicky Fox, the head of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, again urged the NASA science community to stick together in these tough budget times and not split into factions fighting each
Crew-7 Splashes Down
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Mar 2024
Four international astronauts splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico early this morning completing a six month mission to the International Space Station. Crew-7 consists of astronauts from NASA, ESA,
NASA’s FY2025 Budget Request Stuck at FY2023 Level
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Mar 2024
President Biden’s request for NASA in FY2025 is far short of the increases he has asked for in the past, reflecting the realities of the budget caps in last year’s
NASA says spending caps force “hard choices” for its 2025 budget
SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2024
NASA says its fiscal year 2025 budget proposal is constrained by the second year of a debt-ceiling agreement that caps overall spending, leading to delays, potential cancellations and broader uncertainty for many NASA sc...
Juno measures oxygen production on Europa
NASASpaceflight · 9 Mar 2024
Using NASA’s Juno spacecraft, scientists have calculated the rate of oxygen production on Jupiter’s moon Europa — the first time any spacecraft had directly measured charged oxygen and hydrogen particles from the moon’s...
Blue Origin aims to launch first lunar lander in 2025
SpaceNews · 8 Mar 2024
Blue Origin expects to launch the first version of its Blue Moon lunar lander, a precursor to a future crewed lunar lander it is developing for NASA, in 2025.
House To Take Up FY2024 Appropriations for NASA, NOAA, FAA on Wednesday
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 6 Mar 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson has scheduled House consideration of the first package of FY2024 appropriations bills tomorrow, March 6. The collection of six bills, called a “minibus,” includes Commerce-Justice-Science that
Bridging the cultural divide for moon to Mars
SpaceNews · 5 Mar 2024
Achieving NASA's moon-to-Mars (M2M) goals will require a collaborative culture shift among engineering, science, and human spaceflight teams.
Endeavour Ascends – Crew-8 Heads for ISS
Space Scout · 4 Mar 2024
After several weather related delays and juggling launch pads, NASA and SpaceX have launched the Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station, setting course for a six month scientific endeavor onboard the orbiting...
Crew-8 Up and Away
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 Mar 2024
Weather finally cooperated for the NASA/SpaceX Crew-8 to lift off late Sunday evening on their way to the International Space Station. Docking is expected about 3:00 am on Tuesday. Three
NASA Gets Significant Cut in Final FY2024 Appropriations
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 Mar 2024
House and Senate appropriators released their final agreement on six FY2024 appropriations bills today including the one that funds NASA, Commerce-Justice-Science. The agency will get $24.875 billion, half a billion
Final NASA 2024 spending bill defers decision on MSR funding
SpaceNews · 3 Mar 2024
Congressional appropriators have released a final fiscal year 2024 spending bill that cuts NASA funding from what the agency received in 2023 while deferring a decision on spending for Mars Sample Return (MSR).
NASA studying issues with Orion hatch design
SpaceNews · 2 Mar 2024
A NASA safety panel says the agency is studying issues with the design of the side hatch of the Orion spacecraft that could affect its ability to be opened in an off-nominal situation.
NASA, SpaceX has launched Crew-8 mission to ISS
NASASpaceflight · 2 Mar 2024
For the second time in 2024, a collection of four humans is flying on a SpaceX rocket and capsule to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew of the Crew-8 mission launched successfully atop a Falcon 9 and Dragon...
Former NASA Administrator Richard Truly Passes Away
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Mar 2024
Former NASA Administrator and astronaut Richard Truly passed away on February 27, 2024. He was 86. Truly’s career will probably be best remembered for his leadership at NASA in returning