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- Boeing sued over alleged theft of IP, counterfeiting of tools used on NASA projects CNBC · 7 Jun 2023 Wilson Aerospace, a small family-run tools company based in Colorado, is suing Boeing for a wide range of claims concerning allegedly stolen intellectual property over the last two decades.
- NASA Names Winners of 2023 Student Rocket Launch Competition NASA · 6 Jun 2023 NASA announced Tuesday the University of Alabama in Huntsville is the overall winner of the agency’s 2023 Student Launch challenge.
- Webb unveils the secrets of the early universe via deep field, peers into stellar nurseries NASASpaceflight · 6 Jun 2023 With help from the joint NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists are peering deep into the universe and uncovering secrets that were previously hidden from visible a...
- Nearly two decades after NASA, China and Europe eye commercial cargo plans Ars Technica · 6 Jun 2023 Doing so, however, will be challenging.
- NASA Psyche mission back on track for October launch SpaceNews · 6 Jun 2023 An independent review has concluded NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission is back on track for a launch this October after software problems, exacerbated by institutional issues at JPL, delayed its launch last year.
- Review Board: NASA-JPL Psyche Progress Outstanding, Launch on Track NASA · 5 Jun 2023 Steps taken by NASA, the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, and Caltech, to put the Psyche mission on track for an October 2023 launch have been outstanding, according to an independently ap...
- NASA Selects Small Business, Research Teams for Tech Development NASA · 5 Jun 2023 NASA will award funding to more than 200 small business teams to develop new technologies designed to protect the health of astronauts, lower risk of collision damage to spacecraft, and more. The new awards from NASA’s S...
- NASA, SpaceX Launch Solar Arrays, Cargo to Space Station NASA · 5 Jun 2023 Following a successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 28th commercial resupply services mission, two new solar arrays, science investigations, and supplies are on their way to the International Space Station.
- NASA Names New Agency General Counsel NASA · 5 Jun 2023 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday the selection of Iris Lan as the agency’s new general counsel, effective immediately. She succeeds Sumara Thompson-King, who retired from NASA last December.
- UAE outlines plans for asteroid mission SpaceNews · 3 Jun 2023 The United Arab Emirates has released new details about its planned mission to the main asteroid belt, one that is similar to an ongoing NASA mission.
- NASA Awards Technical Workforce Training Contract NASA · 2 Jun 2023 NASA has selected Osi Vision, LLC of San Antonio, to provide program support and course development/delivery for NASA’s Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership Knowledge Services (APPEL KS) activities for the...
- Parachute and wiring issues to delay Starliner crewed test flight SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2023 NASA and Boeing will further delay the first crewed launch of the company’s CST-100 Starliner, which had been scheduled for July, to address two newly discovered issues with the spacecraft.
- NASA Invites Public to Sign Poem That Will Fly Aboard Europa Clipper NASA · 1 Jun 2023 Members of the public are invited to add their names to an original poem dedicated to NASA’s Europa Clipper mission before the spacecraft begins its journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa in October 2024. The poem and the name...
- Boeing indefinitely delays Starliner astronaut mission for NASA after discovering more issues CNBC · 1 Jun 2023 Boeing is further delaying the first crewed launch of its Starliner spacecraft after discovering additional issues with the capsule, the company announced alongside NASA on Thursday.
- NASA, Boeing to Hold Media Update on Crew Flight Test Today NASA · 1 Jun 2023 NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 4:30 p.m. EDT today, Thursday, June 1, to provide an update on the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station – the first flight with astronaut...
- Using data from Spitzer and TESS, scientists discover exoplanet littered with volcanoes NASASpaceflight · 31 May 2023 Using data collected by NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope and NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), a team of scientists has discovered an exoplanet that could potentially be covered with volcanoes. T...
- NASA to Discuss Conclusions of Psyche Mission Independent Review Board NASA · 31 May 2023 NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT on Monday, June 5, to discuss the follow-up report by the Psyche mission independent review board. The new assessment reviews corrective actions taken following the Nov...
- España es el 25.º signatario de los Acuerdos de Artemis NASA · 30 May 2023 En una ceremonia celebrada el martes en el Palacio de la Moncloa de Madrid, España se convirtió en el vigésimo quinto país en firmar los Acuerdos de Artemis. El administrador de la NASA, Bill Nelson, participó en la cere...
- NASA Welcomes Spain as 25th Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 30 May 2023 During a ceremony at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on Tuesday, Spain became the 25th country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the agency, and Diana Moran...
- NASA inspector general faults agency on SLS booster and engine overruns SpaceNews · 30 May 2023 Conversion of shuttle-era solid rocket boosters and engines for use on the Space Launch System has cost NASA billions more and taken years longer than originally planned, the agency’s inspector general concluded.
- NASA and Boeing say preparations continue for July Starliner test flight SpaceNews · 28 May 2023 NASA and Boeing said May 26 they are still working towards a July launch of the CST-100 Starliner on a crewed test flight despite “emerging issues” and concerns raised by a safety panel.
- NASA Sets Coverage for Axiom Mission 2 Departure from Space Station NASA · 26 May 2023 NASA will provide live coverage of the undocking and departure of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) private astronaut mission from the International Space Station before crew returns to Earth.
- NASA Pursues Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services for Artemis Missions NASA · 26 May 2023 NASA is seeking industry proposals for a next-generation LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) that will allow astronauts to go farther and conduct more science than ever before as they explore the south polar region of the Moon d...
- NASA to Provide Briefing, Coverage of Spacewalks for Station Upgrades NASA · 26 May 2023 Two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a pair of spacewalks Friday, June 9, and Thursday, June 15, to install two new solar arrays.
- New Mexico Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station NASA · 26 May 2023 Students from southern New Mexico schools will have an opportunity to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
- NASA, Rocket Lab Complete Launch of TROPICS CubeSat Constellation NASA · 26 May 2023 The final pair of NASA’s TROPICS (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) are in orbit after successfully launching at 11:46 p.m. EDT, May 25, (3:46 p....
- Electron launches second pair of NASA TROPICS cubesats SpaceNews · 26 May 2023 A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a second pair of NASA storm-tracking cubesats late May 25, six years and three dozen flights after the company’s first orbital launch attempt.
- NASA safety panel skeptical of Starliner readiness for crewed flight SpaceNews · 26 May 2023 The chair of a NASA safety panel urged the agency not to rush into a crewed test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle, calling for an independent “deep look” at technical issues with the spacecraft.
- A new report finds NASA has spent an obscene amount of money on SLS propulsion Ars Technica · 25 May 2023 "NASA and its contracts will continue to exceed planned cost and schedule."
- NASA to Discuss Science on Next SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station NASA · 25 May 2023 NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 30, to discuss the next science investigations, technology demonstrations, crew supplies, and hardware bound for the International Space Station aboard Spa...
- Investing in Space: Who wins in the Elon Musk versus Jeff Bezos moon race CNBC · 25 May 2023 The billionaire race to the moon is on, but it doesn’t matter whether Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos gets there first – either way, NASA wins.
- First components of Mobile Launcher 2 arrive at KSC SpaceNews · 25 May 2023 The first components for a new mobile launch platform for NASA’s Space Launch System, which has suffered extensive cost and schedule overruns, have arrived at the Kennedy Space Center.
- Rocket Lab launches final TROPICS mission NASASpaceflight · 24 May 2023 Just under three weeks after Rocket Lab launched the “Rocket Like a Hurricane” mission placing two time-resolved observations of precipitation structure and storm intensity with a constellation of smallsats (TROPICS) sat...
- NASA, Department of Education Partnership Strengthens STEM Education NASA · 24 May 2023 NASA and the U.S. Department of Education signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts to increase access to high-quality STEM and space e...
- Astrobotic To Provide Blue Moon Lander Cargo Systems The Launch Pad · 23 May 2023 Astrobotic to provide cargo systems as part of the Blue Origin National Team's, who won NASA's Sustainable Human Landing System Contract for the Artemis program last week.
- NGA to map lunar geography to enable GPS on the moon SpaceNews · 23 May 2023 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is working with NASA to develop a positioning and navigation system to guide visitors around the surface of the moon “as accurately and as safely as GPS does on Earth."
- NASA Mission to Study Ice Clouds, Help Observe Our Dynamic Atmosphere NASA · 22 May 2023 NASA has selected a new mission to help humanity better understand Earth’s dynamic atmosphere – specifically, ice clouds that form at high altitudes throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions. The PolSIR instrument – s...
- Axiom Space Private Astronauts Headed to International Space Station NASA · 21 May 2023 Four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Axiom Space astronauts lifted off at 5:37 p.m....
- NASA seeks to shore up congressional support for Artemis SpaceNews · 21 May 2023 As NASA faces both short-term and long-term uncertainty about its funding, the agency is turning to its most powerful advocates: its astronauts.
- Perseverance finds Mars river could have been ‘wilder,’ Mars Express takes new volcano images NASASpaceflight · 20 May 2023 May has been a big month for scientific discoveries on Mars, as NASA’s Perseverance rover has continued to find more convincing evidence of what could have once been a “deeper and faster-moving” river than data initially...