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- Return to Tranquility Base first SpaceNews · 17 Jul 2023 When NASA's Artemis 3 mission attempts what could be the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo, it should return to Tranquility Base and save the South Pole for later.
- Three ongoing missions study human side of Moon and Mars missions NASASpaceflight · 15 Jul 2023 While a lot of the focus when it comes to space travel beyond Earth orbit is on the spacecraft, multiple studies are underway to explore the human side of what NASA calls “Moon to Mars Exploration.” Those studies include...
- New NASA Artemis Instruments to Study Volcanic Terrain on the Moon NASA · 14 Jul 2023 As part of NASA’s regular cadence of robotic lunar missions through Artemis, the agency has selected a new scientific payload to establish the age and composition of hilly terrain created by volcanic activity on the near...
- House & Senate Appropriators Look To Cut NASA Funding The Launch Pad · 14 Jul 2023 House and Senate appropriators have introduced spending bills that would allocate slightly less funding to NASA in 2024 compared to the previous year, rather than the significant increase sought by the administration.
- House and Senate appropriators cut NASA’s budget SpaceNews · 14 Jul 2023 House and Senate appropriators have drafted bills that would give NASA slightly less money in 2024 than it received in 2023, rather than the significant increase the administration requested.
- The Senate just lobbed a tactical nuke at NASA’s Mars Sample Return program Ars Technica · 13 Jul 2023 "The Committee has significant concerns about the technical challenges."
- House and Senate Appropriators Keep NASA Basically at FY2023 Levels SpacePolicyOnline.com · 13 Jul 2023 House and Senate appropriators are moving forward with their FY2024 NASA funding bills. The Senate Appropriations committee approved the Commerce-Justice-Science bill today and the House will mark up their bill
- NASA to Host Small Business Administration’s Annual Scorecard Event NASA · 13 Jul 2023 Media are invited to join NASA and Small Business Administration leadership at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 18, at NASA Headquarters in Washington to highlight how federal agencies rank on meeting their small business...
- NASA Awards Sounding Rocket Operations Follow-On Contract NASA · 13 Jul 2023 NASA has awarded the Sounding Rocket Operations IV (NSROC IV) contract to Peraton Inc. of Herndon, Virginia, to support suborbital flight operations managed by the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
- NASA cancels Janus asteroid smallsat mission SpaceNews · 13 Jul 2023 NASA has canceled a mission to send a pair of smallsats to binary asteroids and will put the nearly completed spacecraft into storage for a potential future opportunity.
- Stunning Image Crowns JWST’s First Anniversary SpacePolicyOnline.com · 13 Jul 2023 To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the first science-quality images from the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA and its JWST partners released a stunning image of a star-forming region 390
- One year into science operations, Webb continues to rewrite the textbooks of science NASASpaceflight · 12 Jul 2023 On July 12, 2022, five groups of scientists gathered in different agencies across the world to reveal the first five images taken by the historic NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescop...
- NASA Sets Briefings for Next International Space Station Crew Missions NASA · 12 Jul 2023 NASA will host a pair of news conferences Tuesday, July 25, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to highlight upcoming crew rotations missions to the International Space Station.
- NASA's Artemis Crew Transport Vehicles Arrive At Kennedy Space Center The Launch Pad · 11 Jul 2023 Today, NASA received their NASA's Artemis program fleet at NASA Kennedy Space Center; the fleet of specially designed vehicles will transport astronauts on the final leg of their journey to the Moon from Crew Quarters to...
- NASA Astronaut Garrett Reisman Joins VAST as Human Spaceflight Advisor The Launch Pad · 11 Jul 2023 Vast Space has appointed former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman as their Human Spaceflight Advisor; a strategic move that not only strengthens Vast Space's position in the commercial space industry but also signifies thei...
- NASA Cancels Janus Mission After Launch Postponement The Launch Pad · 11 Jul 2023 NASA has directed the Janus project team to prepare the twin small satellite spacecraft for long-term storage after a launch postponement rendered its primary science targets inaccessible.
- Here come the Moon landing missions (probably) Ars Technica · 11 Jul 2023 Three for NASA, and one each for India, Russia, and Japan.
- Former NASA astronaut to advise Vast on commercial space station efforts SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2023 Vast Space has brought in a former NASA astronaut and SpaceX official to serve as an adviser for its plans to develop commercial space stations.
- NASA awards “crossover” spacesuit task orders to Axiom and Collins SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2023 WASHINGTON — NASA awarded task orders to two companies already working on spacesuits for the International Space Station and Artemis missions to develop alternative versions of their suits. NASA announced
- NASA Awards Axiom Space New Contract For Next-Gen ISS Spacesuits The Launch Pad · 10 Jul 2023 Axiom Space has been awarded a contract by NASA to modify its next-generation Artemis III lunar spacesuit design to enhance NASA's spacewalking capabilities on the ISS.
- NASA Expands Options for Spacewalking, Moonwalking Suits, Services NASA · 10 Jul 2023 NASA has awarded Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace task orders under existing contracts to advance spacewalking capabilities in low Earth orbit, as well as moonwalking services for Artemis missions.
- Using Webb, scientists discover the most distant active supermassive black hole NASASpaceflight · 8 Jul 2023 Utilizing the infrared-sensitive instruments of the joint NASA/European Space Agency (ESA)/Canadian Space Agency (CSA) James Webb Space Telescope, a group of scientists has discovered the most distant active supermassive...
- Join NASA to Celebrate Webb Space Telescope’s First Year of Science NASA · 7 Jul 2023 NASA is commemorating the first year of science and discoveries from the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most powerful, and most complex space telescope ever built. To celebrate the anniversary, multipl...
- NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes 16th Sun Orbit The Launch Pad · 3 Jul 2023 NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed its 16th orbit around the Sun on June 27, 2023.
- NASA Orders More Solar Arrays For ISS The Launch Pad · 3 Jul 2023 NASA has now revealed its plans to enhance the station's capabilities even further. The space agency has partnered with Boeing and Redwire to add two additional solar arrays, known as ISS Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSA), t...
- ESA's Euclid Embarks on a Momentous Journey to Unravel the Mystery of Dark Matter and Dark Energy The Launch Pad · 1 Jul 2023 At 11:12 AM ET, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket took to the Florida skies from SLC-40 with ESA's Euclid Telescope onboard. This mission, a rather unique one to add to the now seemingly never-ending list of SpaceX launches, saw...
- NASA to add fourth pair of roll-out arrays to ISS SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2023 After completing an upgrade to the International Space Station’s power system in June, NASA is moving ahead with plans to add two more solar arrays to the station.
- NASA Hosts OSIRIS-REx Sample Lab Media Day in Houston NASA · 30 Jun 2023 Ahead of the first asteroid sample collected by the U.S. arriving on Earth in September, media are invited on Monday, July 24, to see NASA’s newly-built OSIRIS-REx Sample Curation Laboratory where the agency will study t...
- NASA's Ingenuity Alive, Calls Home After 2 Months Of Silence The Launch Pad · 30 Jun 2023 NASA's ingenuity helicopter has phoned home after 2 months of silence.
- NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Phones Home NASA · 30 Jun 2023 The intrepid rotorcraft may head skyward again within the week.
- Final member assigned to SpaceX and NASA’s Crew 7 mission Teslarati · 29 Jun 2023 The final member of Crew 7 has been announced, with Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov joining as a mission specialist. Borisov joins NASA...
- With Webb, scientists make first detection of carbon molecule in protoplanetary disk NASASpaceflight · 28 Jun 2023 With new data collected by the joint NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of scientists has — for the first time ever — detected a carbon molecule within the...
- NASA Offers Media Interviews in Utah on Asteroid Sample Return NASA · 28 Jun 2023 NASA invites media to the U.S. Army’s Dugway Proving Ground about 80 miles southwest of Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 20, before the agency’s first asteroid sample collected in space is returned to Earth.
- NASA begins CHAPEA 1 Mission to "Mars" in Houston The Launch Pad · 27 Jun 2023 NASA begins CHAPEA 1 Mission to Mars in Houston
- NASA to Provide Coverage as Dragon Departs Station with Science NASA · 26 Jun 2023 NASA is set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Thursday, June 29.
- NASA identifies potential major cost growth in Mars Sample Return SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2023 NASA has confirmed that one scenario for the cost of its Mars Sample Return (MSR) program is far higher than previous estimates, heightening concerns among scientists about its impacts on other missions.
- NASA to Provide Coverage for Launch of ESA ‘Dark Universe’ Mission NASA · 26 Jun 2023 The ESA (European Space Agency) and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 11:11 a.m. EDT Saturday, July 1, to launch the Euclid spacecraft. Euclid is an ESA mission with contributions from NASA that will shed light on the...
- NASA Welcomes India as 27th Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 23 Jun 2023 During a ceremony at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington on Wednesday, June 21, India became the 27th country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony...
- NASA Awards Millions in STEM Research Grants NASA · 23 Jun 2023 NASA announced the recipients of its annual STEM grants, providing nearly $4 million in total funding, to support scientific and technical research that aligns with the agency’s strategic research and technology developm...
- NASA’s Mars Sample Return has a new price tag—and it’s colossal Ars Technica · 23 Jun 2023 "It is better to not do it than to torch the whole science community."