NASA expands purchase of commercial Earth-observation data with latest award
SpaceNews · 5 Oct 2023
Airbus DS Geo, Capella Space, GHGSat, Maxar, PlanetiQ, Spire Global and Umbra were selected under the fixed-price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide Earth observation data and services in suppo...
Powering Artemis: RSRMVs Arrive at KSC
Space Scout · 5 Oct 2023
Artemis 2's Solid Rocket Motors, or RSRMVs, have arrived at the Kennedy Space Center as NASA and their international partners gear up for humanity's return to the moon.
Axiom Space partners with Prada on Artemis spacesuits
SpaceNews · 4 Oct 2023
Axiom Space has selected an unconventional partner to assist in its development of spacesuits that will be worn by the next NASA astronauts to walk on the moon: Prada.
New research provides explanation for the origin of Saturn’s rings and icy moons
NASASpaceflight · 1 Oct 2023
Recent research conducted by NASA and its partners using supercomputer simulations is shedding light on the origins of Saturn’s iconic rings and mysterious icy moons. Scientists believe the rings began forming from a mas...
NASA to extend New Horizons mission through late 2020s
SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2023
NASA has agreed to extend operations of its New Horizons spacecraft through late this decade to support “multidisciplinary” science that could include another Kuiper Belt object flyby.
Ispace revises design of lunar lander for NASA CLPS mission
SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2023
The American subsidiary of Japanese company ispace has revised the design of a lunar lander it is providing for a NASA mission, pushing back the launch of that mission by a year.
NASA delays Psyche launch a week
SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2023
NASA has postponed the launch of the asteroid mission Psyche a week to update the configuration of thrusters on the spacecraft.
Regreso del astronauta de la NASA que batió récords y sus compañeros
NASA · 27 Sep 2023
El astronauta de la NASA Frank Rubio aterrizó sano y salvo en la Tierra con sus compañeros de tripulación el miércoles, tras pasar 371 días en el espacio, un récord para Estados Unidos.
Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Mission
NASA · 27 Sep 2023
During his record-breaking mission, Rubio spent many hours on scientific activities aboard the space station, conducting a variety of tasks ranging from plant research to physical sciences studies.
NASA offers choice of contract type for ISS deorbit vehicle
SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2023
NASA has issued a call for proposals for an International Space Station deorbit module, giving bidders an opportunity to choose the type of contract for its development.
NASA Awards Aerospace Model Systems Fabrication Follow-On Contract
NASA · 26 Sep 2023
NASA has awarded the Reliance Consolidated Models VI (RECOM VI) contract to Advanced Technologies Inc. and Eagle Aviation Technologies, LLC, both of Newport News, Virginia, to support the fabrication of aerospace model s...
Lack of SLS rockets limit NASA Artemis manifest
NASASpaceflight · 26 Sep 2023
NASA and its advisory bodies remain concerned about the low flight rate planned for its crewed Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, but the space agency doesn’t have enough vehicles to fly more often th...
Charity Weeden is NASA’s New Policy Chief
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Sep 2023
NASA announced today that Charity Weeden in the new Associate Administrator for the Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy. Weeden is well known in Washington space policy circles, most recently
NASA Names New Head of Technology, Policy, Strategy
NASA · 25 Sep 2023
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Charity Weeden will serve as associate administrator for the agency’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS), effective immediately. Weeden succeeds Bhavya Lal,...
Triumph in Utah: OSIRIS-REx Returns Home
Space Scout · 25 Sep 2023
After 7 years in space, and 3.8 billion miles traveled, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule (SRC) completed a picture perfect touchdown on the muddy sands of the Utah Test and Training Range in Dugway, Utah
NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Has Landed, Now Secure in Clean Room
NASA · 24 Sep 2023
After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu...
OSIRIS-REx sample capsule lands in Utah
SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2023
A capsule from a NASA spacecraft landed in the Utah desert Sept. 24, completing a seven-year mission to return samples from a near Earth asteroid.
Historic OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples successfully return to Earth
NASASpaceflight · 24 Sep 2023
In the morning hours of Sept. 24, a small capsule containing surface samples from asteroid 101955 Bennu careened into Earth’s atmosphere after a seven-year journey through space. The landing of this sample capsule is the...
NASA ready for OSIRIS-REx sample return
SpaceNews · 22 Sep 2023
A NASA spacecraft is on course to return samples from an asteroid to Earth in less than two days as teams prepare for a variety of both technical and fiscal contingencies.
NASA Scientists to Discuss Oct. 14 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse
NASA · 22 Sep 2023
NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 26, to discuss the upcoming annular solar eclipse. The annular eclipse will cross the U.S. from Oregon to Texas on Saturday, Oct. 14, with a partial s...
Record-Setting NASA Astronaut Soon Returns to Earth; Watch Live
NASA · 22 Sep 2023
Now the record-holder for the longest single spaceflight by an American, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is scheduled to depart the International Space Station and return to Earth Wednesday, Sept. 27. The agency will provide...
Mars Sample Return Scientifically Critical, But Eye-Poppingly Expensive
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 22 Sep 2023
An Independent Review Board assessing the status of the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return mission has concluded that although the mission has tremendous scientific value, it is poorly managed and designed
Artemis II Crew Conduct Launch Day Demo At KSC
The Launch Pad · 20 Sep 2023
NASA and the Artemis II Crew have conducted a launch day demo at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as preparations for launch start to ramp up with the beginning of Artemis II ground system testing.
NASA Set To Begin Artemis II Ground System Testing
The Launch Pad · 20 Sep 2023
As NASA prepares to launch people back to the moon for the first time in 50 years, engineers are preparing for a series of ground demonstration tests at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for the Artemis II mission.
New ISS crew arrives on Soyuz
SpaceNews · 17 Sep 2023
A Soyuz spacecraft delivered a new crew to the International Space Station Sept. 15 as NASA and Roscosmos updated plans for later missions.