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- NASA selects Blue Origin to land Astronauts on the Moon Teslarati · 19 May 2023 NASA has awarded Blue Origin $3.4 billion dollars for its Human Landing System (HLS), Blue Moon. Blue Moon will launch atop their...
- This Week In Spaceflight: SpaceX’s Raptor breaks records, NASA announces second Artemis Lander NASASpaceflight · 19 May 2023 Reviewing the week in spaceflight and upcoming events, it’s been another busy period, including NASA announcing a second lunar lander for Artemis, SpaceX’s Raptor breaking records, and Stratolaunch drop testing Talon-A.
- NASA Extends Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Science Operations NASA · 19 May 2023 NASA has awarded a contract extension to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore for the support services required for the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space...
- Technical strengths and lower cost led NASA to select Blue Origin lander SpaceNews · 19 May 2023 NASA selected Blue Origin to develop a second Artemis lunar lander because of technical strengths such as an aggressive schedule of test flights as well as its lower cost.
- NASA Selects Winners, Announces Final Phase of Space Food Challenge NASA · 19 May 2023 NASA has announced eight winning teams and awarded $750,000 in prizes in the second phase of the agency's Deep Space Food Challenge. The winning teams will move on to compete in the third and final phase of the challenge...
- Once again, NASA leans into the future by picking an innovative lunar lander Ars Technica · 19 May 2023 “It’s an incredible moment in spaceflight history."
- NASA selects Blue Origin to develop second Artemis lunar lander SpaceNews · 19 May 2023 NASA has selected Blue Origin to develop a lunar lander to transport astronauts on Artemis missions starting at the end of the decade.
- NASA Selects Blue Origin as Second Artemis Lunar Lander Provider NASA · 19 May 2023 To develop a human landing system for the agency’s Artemis V mission to the Moon, NASA has selected Blue Origin of Kent, Washington. Through Artemis, NASA will explore more of the Moon than ever before, uncovering more s...
- Bezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA astronaut moon lander contract to compete with SpaceX’s Starship CNBC · 19 May 2023 WASHINGTON — Jeff Bezos has his NASA moon ticket.
- NASA Awards Blue Origin $3.4B Lunar Lander Contract The Launch Pad · 19 May 2023 NASA has selected Blue Origin's new version of Blue Moon for the 2nd Human Landing System contract.
- NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures View of Mars' Belva Crater NASA · 18 May 2023 The six-wheeled scientist encountered the crater during its latest science campaign in search of rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation.
- NASA’s Artemis program may face a budget crunch as costs continue to rise Ars Technica · 17 May 2023 "They need more than this to execute."
- Republican senators claim NASA being distracted by climate change and diversity initiatives SpaceNews · 17 May 2023 Republican senators used a hearing on NASA’s fiscal year 2024 budget proposal to criticize the agency’s role in topics like climate change and social issues they argued were a distraction to its efforts to return humans...
- NASA looking forward to next Starship test, HLS integration NASASpaceflight · 17 May 2023 NASA managers tasked with humanity’s next journey into deep space spoke positively about Starship’s recent test flight, the data gathered, and the resulting design changes that will be incorporated into the next test lau...
- NASA, Rocket Lab Announce Coverage for Second TROPICS Launch NASA · 16 May 2023 After successfully launching the first pair of small satellites earlier this month from New Zealand, NASA and Rocket Lab are now targeting no earlier than 1:30 a.m. EDT Monday, May 22 (5:30 p.m. NZST), to launch the seco...
- Smithsonian Latino Museum Students to Hear from NASA Station Astronaut NASA · 16 May 2023 Frank Rubio, a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, will speak to students associated with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Latino.
- NASA to Select Second Lunar Lander Partner for Artemis Moon Mission NASA · 16 May 2023 During an event at 10 a.m. EDT Friday, May 19, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, the agency will announce the company selected to develop a sustainable human landing system for the Artemis V Moon mission. The human lan...
- NASA’s Artemis II Moon Crew Available for Interviews in Washington NASA · 15 May 2023 The four astronauts who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II will visit Washington Wednesday, May 17, through Friday, May 19, to discuss their upcoming mission and are available for a limited number of in-person...
- NASA Ends Lunar Flashlight Mission Following Propulsion System Failure The Launch Pad · 15 May 2023 NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has announced the termination of the Lunar Flashlight mission, just five months after its launch.
- Astroscale & Momentus Partner To Offer Hubble Reboost Concept The Launch Pad · 15 May 2023 Astroscale and Momentus have annouced they have partnered together to present NASA a plan to raise the orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope.
- SpaceX hires former NASA human spaceflight official Kathy Lueders to help with Starship CNBC · 15 May 2023 Kathy Lueders, the most recent top human spaceflight official at NASA, has joined Elon Musk’s SpaceX after retiring from the agency a couple of weeks ago, CNBC has learned.
- A private company has an audacious plan to rescue NASA’s last “Great Observatory” Ars Technica · 15 May 2023 "I think it would be pretty ambitious... but really great if we could pull it off."
- NASA ends Lunar Flashlight mission because of thruster problems SpaceNews · 15 May 2023 NASA has ended the mission of a cubesat intended to go into orbit around the moon but which was unable to do so because of problems with its propulsion system.
- Astroscale and Momentus offer concept for reboosting Hubble SpaceNews · 14 May 2023 Two companies have disclosed details about how they could raise the orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope as NASA evaluates that and other concepts offered to the agency.
- Media, Public Invited to Meet Solvers in NASA Space Food Challenge NASA · 12 May 2023 NASA will announce the second phase winners of its Deep Space Food Challenge, a global competition to help develop innovative food systems for future spacefarers on long-term exploration missions, on Friday, May 19.
- NASA Sets Coverage for Axiom Mission 2 Briefings, Events, Broadcast NASA · 12 May 2023 NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
- NASA Provides Coverage of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Meeting NASA · 12 May 2023 NASA is holding a public meeting at 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 31, of its independent study team on categorizing and evaluating data of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). The agency also will host a media telecon...
- Webb directly images young star’s asteroid belt; discovers two additional dusty disks NASASpaceflight · 12 May 2023 Using the joint NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, a group of astronomers has directly imaged three dusty disks — the outermost being an asteroid belt — surrounding a young star. The outermost of the disks was firs...
- Images From NASA's Perseverance May Show Record of Wild Martian River NASA · 11 May 2023 Evidence left in rocks is leading scientists to rethink what watery environments looked like on ancient Mars.
- America’s SPAC-funded NewSpace industry is crashing SpaceNews · 10 May 2023 The U.S. government can preserve America’s technological edge in space by providing a fair shot and helping hand to the NewSpace industry. Not cash subsidies, but rather open competition and contracts that promote the de...
- Rocket Lab revenue increases slightly, company adds NASA launch contract CNBC · 9 May 2023 Rocket Lab’s revenue increased slightly in the first quarter, but losses grew as well, as the spacecraft and launch company added a NASA contract and continued to invest in its future Neutron vehicle.
- NASA Announces Upcoming Retirement of Space Technology Head NASA · 9 May 2023 James L. Reuter, associate administrator for NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), announced Tuesday he will retire from NASA after 40 years of service. Reuter's retirement will be effective Friday, June 30...
- NASA proposes “hybrid” contract approach for space station deorbit vehicle SpaceNews · 9 May 2023 NASA is proposing a hybrid contract approach for procuring a vehicle to help deorbit the International Space Station at the end of the decade, combining elements of cost-plus and fixed-price contracts.
- NASA, Rocket Lab Launch First Pair of Storm Observing CubeSats NASA · 8 May 2023 Two NASA CubeSats designed to study tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and typhoons, successfully launched at 1 p.m. Monday NZST (9 p.m. EDT Sunday).
- Former head of Roscosmos now thinks NASA did not land on the Moon Ars Technica · 8 May 2023 The Soviets were actually orbiting the Moon when Apollo 11 landed.
- Rocket Lab launches NASA TROPICS cubesats SpaceNews · 8 May 2023 A Rocket Lab Electron launched a pair of NASA cubesats designed to monitor the development of tropical storms, 11 months after the first satellites in the constellation were lost when a different rocket failed.
- Rocket Lab launches NASA’s TROPICS satellites from New Zealand NASASpaceflight · 7 May 2023 NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) constellation, having switched launch vehicles after losing two satellites aboard an Astra Rock...
- NASA Inducts Roy Bridges & Mark Kelly Into Astronaut Hall of Fame The Launch Pad · 6 May 2023 The 2023 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony celebrating NASA Astronauts Roy D. Bridges Jr. and Senator Mark Kelly.
- Dragonfly mission studying effects of potential budget cut SpaceNews · 6 May 2023 A proposed cut of nearly 20% in the budget for NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan in 2024 could force changes to the mission or its schedule, a top project official said May 3.
- With help from NEOWISE, astronomers observe giant star destroying planet for the first time NASASpaceflight · 6 May 2023 Using the California Institute of Technology’s (Caltech) Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) observatory, a group of scientists has observed an aging...