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First crewed Starliner mission on track for April
SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2023
Preparations for the first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle to the International Space Station remain on schedule for a launch in mid to late April, company and NASA officials said Feb. 17.
NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 Events, Launch
NASA · 17 Feb 2023
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station.
Inflation’s squeeze on space and national security contracts
SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2023
For companies who provide unique capabilities, or deliver sophisticated platforms or components to the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, or NASA, inflationary pressures and delivery delays are seriously...
NASA advisers raise concerns about Artemis safety and workforce
SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2023
A NASA safety panel, while congratulating the agency on a successful Artemis 1 mission, said it was worried about the agency’s safety culture and workforce as it prepares for the first crewed Artemis flight.
NASA, Boeing to Host Media Call on First Crewed Starliner Flight Test
NASA · 16 Feb 2023
NASA and Boeing will host a mission overview media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST Friday, Feb. 17, to provide a status update on the first astronaut flight test of the company’s CST-100 Starliner to the International Spac...
Investing in Space: The space station kingmaker
CNBC · 16 Feb 2023
Several U.S. companies are working to build new orbiting habitats to replace the aging International Space Station. NASA’s role in seeding the fledgling market was a hot topic at the FAA’s space conference last week.
NASA updates plans for use of commercial space stations
SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2023
NASA has released additional details about how it plans to use commercial space stations after the retirement of the International Space Station as some in industry seek to accelerate NASA’s support for them.
Mars rover completes first sample storage depot
Spaceflight Now · 14 Feb 2023
NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars has cooly notched up another significant first by creating the first ever storage depot on another world for Martian soil samples. But if the rover’s mission goes to plan and it continue...
Lunar cubesats encounter technical problems
SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2023
One NASA-funded lunar cubesat has recovered from a communications glitch while engineers are developing backup plans for another cubesat that has suffered a propulsion problem.
NASA Selects Blue Origin to Launch Mars’ Magnetosphere Study Mission
NASA · 9 Feb 2023
NASA has awarded Blue Origin, LLC of Kent, Washington a task order to provide launch service for the agency’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission as part of the agency's Venture-Class...
NASA Launches New Framework for Procurement Ideas, Solutions
NASA · 9 Feb 2023
NASA is now seeking procurement ideas and solutions to encourage innovation from diverse perspectives, improve reach, reduce barriers, and ultimately meet and exceed agency goals.
NASA Awards Environmental Compliance, Operations Contract
NASA · 8 Feb 2023
NASA has selected Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc., of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for the Environmental Compliance and Operations 3 (ECO3) contract, which provides environmental restoration program services and other su...
NASA Awards Simulation and Software Technology Services Contract
NASA · 7 Feb 2023
NASA has awarded the Simulation and Software Technology III contract to CACI Federal of Chantilly, Virginia, to provide simulation and software technology support and related services for the agency’s Johnson Space Cente...
New York Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
NASA · 7 Feb 2023
Students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 9 in Rochester, New York, will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2022 Annual Report
NASA · 7 Feb 2023
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2022 annual report Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, examining the agency’s safety performance, accomplishments, and ch...
Perseverance completes sample return depot, Ingenuity continues flights
NASASpaceflight · 7 Feb 2023
As the two-year landing anniversary of NASA’s Perseverance rover and its small scouting helicopter Ingenuity draws near, the pair continue to explore Jezero Crater and unlock the many secrets of the red planet.
NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 27th Resupply Launch to Space Station
NASA · 6 Feb 2023
Media accreditation is open for SpaceX’s 27th commercial resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for no earlier than Fr...
NASA Awards Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract
NASA · 3 Feb 2023
NASA has selected Astrotech Space Operations, LLC of Titusville, Florida, and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide commercial payload processing services for agency missions...
NASA Awards Millions to Historically Black Colleges, Universities
NASA · 3 Feb 2023
NASA is awarding $11.7 million to eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through the new Data Science Equity, Access, and Priority in Research and Education (DEAP) opportunity. These awards will enabl...
NASA flight software for SLS navigates through clean first launch
NASASpaceflight · 3 Feb 2023
The NASA-developed flight software for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle successfully flew the program’s first launch on the Artemis I mission on Nov. 16. The vehicle’s Integrated Avionics and Software condu...
Joe Acabá, de la NASA, será el astronauta jefe de la agencia
NASA · 2 Feb 2023
La NASA ha nombrado al astronauta veterano Joe Acabá jefe de la Oficina de Astronautas del Centro Espacial Johnson de la agencia. Veterano condecorado de múltiples vuelos espaciales, así como ex marine estadounidense y e...
NASA’s Joe Acaba to Serve as Agency’s Chief Astronaut
NASA · 2 Feb 2023
NASA has appointed veteran astronaut Joe Acaba as chief of the Astronaut Office at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. A decorated veteran of multiple spaceflights, as well a former U.S. Marine and former educa...
20 years after Columbia disaster, lessons learned still in sharp focus at NASA
Spaceflight Now · 1 Feb 2023
Twenty years ago, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart high over Texas on the way to landing in Florida, killing a crew of seven astronauts in a tragedy with long-lasting consequences that still reverberate across the...
VP Awards Former NASA Astronauts Congressional Space Medal of Honor
NASA · 31 Jan 2023
On behalf of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris awarded former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Tuesday for their bravery in NASA’s SpaceX Demonstrat...
NASA Extends Goddard Logistics, Technical Services Contract
NASA · 31 Jan 2023
NASA has awarded a modification to extend the period of performance of the Goddard Logistics and Technical Information II (GLTI II) Services Contract with TRAX International Corporation of Las Vegas.
NASA Spinoffs Bolster Climate Resilience, Improve Medical Care, More
NASA · 31 Jan 2023
When it comes to NASA, most people look to the skies as rockets, rovers, and astronauts push the boundaries of space exploration. But the benefits of going above and beyond can be found here on Earth through products and...
NASA hits limits of space station utilization
SpaceNews · 31 Jan 2023
NASA has effectively reached full utilization of the International Space Station given limitations on crew time and the ability to get cargo to and from the station, an agency official said Jan. 30.
Former NASA Astronauts to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor
NASA · 30 Jan 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris will award former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 4:15 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Hurley and Behnken will receive the award for...
NASA to Air Live Coverage of Spacewalk for Power System Upgrades
NASA · 30 Jan 2023
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk Thursday, Feb. 2, to continue the installation of hardware for future power system upgrades. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8:15 a.m....