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Starliner crewed test flight slips to early 2023
SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022
Work on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle to correct minor problems during an uncrewed test flight in May will delay its first flight with astronauts to early 2023, NASA and Boeing said Aug. 25.
NASA Awards Services Contract to Help Immerse Students in STEM
NASA · 25 Aug 2022
NASA has selected Guardians of Honor LLC of Washington to provide a wide range of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) products and services to the agency, including its Office of STEM Engagement.
NASA, Boeing target February for first crew flight on Starliner spacecraft
Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2022
NASA and Boeing and penciled a launch date in February for the first piloted test flight of the Starliner commercial crew capsule, allowing time to implement fixes on the spacecraft after an unpiloted demo to the Interna...
NASA astronaut ready for Soyuz flight to ISS
SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022
A NASA astronaut flying to the International Space Station on a Soyuz spacecraft next month says his training hasn’t been affected by tensions with Russia or uncertainty about the status of his mission.
Team Miles prepares for inflight test of new thruster technology
SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2022
Team Miles founder Wesley Faler has spent more than a decade developing and refining the water-fueled plasma thrusters set to fly for the first time on a cubesat launching alongside the NASA Artemis-1 mission.
Following in the footsteps of Saturn, SLS prepares for test flight
NASASpaceflight · 24 Aug 2022
As NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket stands ready for its first test flight next week, the Artemis program prepares to follow in the footsteps of Apollo, which first carried humans to the Moon in the 1960s. SLS wil...
Astrobotic wins NASA funding for CubeRover mission
SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2022
Astrobotic, a company developing landers and other lunar technologies, has secured NASA funding to fly a small rover on a future mission to test its ability to survive the lunar night.
Starship uncrewed lunar lander test a “skeleton” of crewed lander
SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2022
A SpaceX Starship that will land on the moon an on uncrewed test flight may only be a “skeleton” of the version of that will carry people on the Artemis 3 mission, NASA says.
NASA, Rice University Mark 60th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy Speech
NASA · 23 Aug 2022
NASA and Rice University in Houston will host multiple events in September to celebrate the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s historic speech at Rice Stadium, rallying the nation to land astronauts on the Moon before...
NASA Invites Media to Witness World’s First Planetary Defense Test
NASA · 23 Aug 2022
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first mission to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards, will impact its target asteroid—which poses no threat to Earth...
La NASA invita a la prensa a la primera prueba de defensa planetaria
NASA · 23 Aug 2022
La misión Prueba de redireccionamiento del asteroide doble (DART, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA, la primera en el mundo que pone a prueba una tecnología para defender a la Tierra de posibles peligros de asteroides...
Artemis 1 passes flight readiness review
SpaceNews · 23 Aug 2022
An uncrewed test of NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft moved a step closer to launch with the completion of a flight readiness review Aug. 22.
Europe plays key role in NASA’s epic return to the moon
Spaceflight Now · 23 Aug 2022
European space officials have hailed the importance of NASA’s upcoming inaugural Artemis mission and the vital role ESA is playing in supporting a return to the moon.
Orbital Reef passes NASA review
SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2022
A proposed commercial space station has passed a key early NASA review, allowing it to move into the next phase of its design.
NASA managers give “go” for Artemis 1 launch after flight readiness review
Spaceflight Now · 22 Aug 2022
With one week to go until launch, NASA managers met at the Kennedy Space Center, reviewed flight preparations and cleared the agency’s huge $4.1 billion Space Launch System rocket for blastoff next Monday on a test fligh...
Final week of Artemis 1 preps include Orion closeouts and booster servicing
Spaceflight Now · 22 Aug 2022
Ground teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center will load fuel into the Space Launch System moon rocket’s steering system and finish closeouts inside the Orion capsule on top of the launcher this week, setting the stage for...
NASA cautions planetary science funding falls short of decadal projections
SpaceNews · 21 Aug 2022
As NASA takes the first steps to implement recommendations of the planetary science decadal survey, the agency is warning that projected funding for at least the near term will fall short of that’s report’s projections.
Photos: SLS moon rocket rolls to launch pad
Spaceflight Now · 21 Aug 2022
NASA’s first Space Launch System moon rocket arrived on pad 39B early Aug. 17 after an overnight rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
SpaceX cargo capsule returns to Earth with leaky NASA spacesuit
Spaceflight Now · 21 Aug 2022
SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Cape Canaveral Saturday, wrapping up a 37-day flight to the International Space Station and returning home with experiments and a leaky sp...
Three mannequins installed on Orion spacecraft for flight around the moon
Spaceflight Now · 21 Aug 2022
Three instrumented mannequins strapped into seats on NASA’s Orion spacecraft awaiting liftoff on the first flight of the huge Space Launch System rocket will help engineers evaluate the human experience for future astron...
NASA asks industry for input on ISS deorbit capabilities
SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2022
NASA is requesting information from industry on its capabilities and interest in developing a spacecraft that would deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its life.
NASA selects potential lunar landing sites for Artemis 3
SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2022
NASA has selected 13 regions around the south pole of the moon that it is considering for the first crewed landing of the Artemis program later this decade.
La NASA identifica regiones candidatas para un alunizaje humano
NASA · 19 Aug 2022
Mientras la NASA se prepara para enviar astronautas a la Luna con el programa Artemis, la agencia ha identificado 13 regiones candidatas para aterrizar cerca del polo sur lunar.
NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Artemis Mega Moon Rocket, Spacecraft
NASA · 19 Aug 2022
NASA will provide coverage of prelaunch, launch, and postlaunch activities for Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the ground systems at the agency’s Ken...
NASA selects astrophysics mission proposals for study
SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2022
NASA has selected four mission concepts for additional study in the latest round of an astrophysics program, but selected missions could face delays because of budget constraints.
NASA to Announce Candidate Landing Regions for Artemis III Moon Mission
NASA · 17 Aug 2022
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 19, to announce regions near the lunar South Pole the agency has identified as potential areas for astronauts to land as part of the Artemis III mission, t...