NASA moving ahead with Nov. 16 Artemis 1 launch attempt
SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2022
NASA is moving ahead with the next Artemis 1 launch attempt on Nov. 16 after finding no major repairs required to the Space Launch System and Orion from Hurricane Nicole.
NASA investigating “very minor” Artemis hurricane damage
SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2022
A NASA official says that initial inspections of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft turned up only “very minor damage” to the vehicle but declined to speculate on any additional delays for the Artemis 1...
Pioneering Astronaut Bob Behnken Retires from NASA
NASA · 10 Nov 2022
NASA astronaut and former U.S. Air Force Col. Bob Behnken is retiring from NASA after 22 years of service. His last day with the agency is Friday, Nov. 11.
NASA to Brief Media on First Earth Water-Monitoring Satellite Mission
NASA · 10 Nov 2022
NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 10:30 a.m. EST (7:30 a.m. PST) Nov. 14, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topograph...
NASA assesses moon rocket after a brush with Hurricane Nicole
Spaceflight Now · 10 Nov 2022
NASA’s $4.1 billion Artemis moon rocket, exposed to the elements atop its Kennedy Space Center launch pad, was rocked by high winds and driving rain early Thursday as Hurricane Nicole roared ashore just south of the spac...
NASA, ULA Successfully Launch Weather Satellite, Re-entry Tech Demo
NASA · 10 Nov 2022
NASA successfully launched the third in a series of polar-orbiting weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at 1:49 a.m. PST Thursday, as well as an agency technology demonstratio...
NASA's MAVEN Observes Martian Light Show Caused by Major Solar Storm
NASA · 9 Nov 2022
For the first time in its eight years orbiting Mars, NASA’s MAVEN mission witnessed two different types of ultraviolet aurorae simultaneously, the result of solar storms that began on Aug. 27.
Atlas launch to test inflatable heat shield
SpaceNews · 9 Nov 2022
A payload hitching a ride on the launch of a weather satellite will demonstrate a technology that both NASA is considering for future Mars landings and a company is studying for rocket reusability.
Watch live: Hurricane force wind gusts detected at Artemis 1 launch pad
Spaceflight Now · 9 Nov 2022
Hurricane Nicole made landfall on Florida’s east coast south of Kennedy Space Center early Thursday, while NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket rode out the storm on pad 39B. We’re streaming live views from Kennedy Space Center.
First launch of NASA’s Artemis moon rocket slips to Nov. 16
Spaceflight Now · 8 Nov 2022
NASA said Tuesday the launch of its Artemis 1 moon rocket will be delayed from Nov. 14 to no earlier than Nov. 16 as approaching Tropical Storm Nicole interrupts preflight processing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Tropical storm delays next Artemis 1 launch attempt
SpaceNews · 8 Nov 2022
NASA is postponing the next Artemis 1 launch attempt by at least two days as a tropical storm, forecast to become a hurricane, approaches the Florida coast.
NASA Updates Coverage of JPSS-2 Weather Satellite, LOFTID Tech Demo
NASA · 7 Nov 2022
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) mission and NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Fli...
Subtropical Storm Nicole delays SpaceX launch; Artemis 1 rocket stays on pad
Spaceflight Now · 7 Nov 2022
SpaceX has pushed back the flight of its next Falcon 9 rocket from Tuesday to Saturday as Subtropical Storm Nicole threatens the east coast of Florida, officials said Monday. But NASA is keeping its Artemis 1 moon rocket...
Cygnus solar array fails to deploy
SpaceNews · 7 Nov 2022
NASA is weighing whether it is safe for a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft to approach the International Space Station because one of two solar array failed to deploy hours after launch Nov. 7.
First Starliner crew flight slips to April 2023
Spaceflight Now · 6 Nov 2022
The first test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule with astronauts has been delayed from February to April 2023, moving the mission after a busy stretch of crew and cargo missions to the International Space Station...
Psyche review finds institutional problems at JPL
SpaceNews · 5 Nov 2022
An independent review of problems that delayed the launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission uncovered institutional issues at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that led the agency to delay the launch of another mission being...
NASA, USAID Partnership Strengthens Global Development
NASA · 4 Nov 2022
NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) signed an agreement Friday strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts that advance the federal response to climate change.
NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket back on pad 39B for nighttime launch attempt
Spaceflight Now · 4 Nov 2022
NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket arrived back on its Florida launch pad Friday, ready for a series of overnight launch opportunities beginning Nov. 14 to begin a crucial, long-delayed test flight that officials hop...
As Psyche Mission Moves Forward, NASA Responds to Independent Review
NASA · 4 Nov 2022
NASA and the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, which leads Psyche, shared a response Friday to the results of an independent review board convened to determine why the mission to study a me...
NASA Leaders to Participate in Annual Global Climate Conference
NASA · 4 Nov 2022
NASA will participate in the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, which begins Sunday, Nov. 6, and runs through Friday, Nov. 18. The COP27 summit brings together...
NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch
NASA · 4 Nov 2022
NASA is targeting Monday, Nov. 14, for the launch of the Artemis I Moon mission during a 69-minute launch window that opens at 12:07 a.m. EST.
First Starliner crewed flight further delayed
SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2022
NASA has delayed the first flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle with astronauts on board, a slip that will push back the spacecraft’s first operational mission into 2024.
NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket ready for ride back to launch pad
Spaceflight Now · 3 Nov 2022
After replacing and recharging batteries in the Vehicle Assembly Building, NASA ground teams plan to roll the more than 30-story-tall Space Launch System rocket back to its launch pad early Friday at Kennedy Space Center...
NASA to Discuss Psyche Independent Review Board Results
NASA · 3 Nov 2022
NASA will host a community townhall at 12 p.m. EDT on Friday, Nov. 4, followed by a media teleconference at 1 p.m. to discuss the findings and recommendations of a report by the Psyche mission independent review board.
NASA to Provide Coverage of Preview Briefing, US Spacewalks
NASA · 3 Nov 2022
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a series of U.S. spacewalks in November and December to install mounting hardware and a pair of rollout solar arrays to increase electrical power to support...
NASA Invites Media to Discuss Space Station Science, Experiments
NASA · 2 Nov 2022
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 9, to discuss the hardware, technology demonstrations, and science experiments headed to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 26th commercial...
Saudi astronauts to fly on Ax-2 mission to ISS
SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2022
NASA confirmed Nov. 1 that two astronauts from Saudi Arabia will go to the International Space Station on a private mission in the spring of 2023 operated by Axiom Space.
Japanese lunar lander, with NASA rideshare, to launch this month
SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2022
Japanese lunar lander developer ispace is in the final phases of preparations for the launch of its first lunar lander mission, a flight that will include a NASA lunar cubesat mission as a secondary payload.
NASA predicts first Starship orbital launch as soon as December
SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2022
NASA expects SpaceX to be ready to attempt a first orbital flight of its Starship vehicle, an essential element in the agency’s Artemis lunar exploration plans, as soon as early December, pending tests and regulatory app...