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SLS arrives at the pad for Artemis 1 launch
SpaceNews · 17 Aug 2022
NASA’s Space Launch System made its third trip to the launch pad Aug. 17, this time with the intent of lifting by early next month.
NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket arrives at launch pad for lunar test flight
Spaceflight Now · 17 Aug 2022
NASA’s towering 322-foot-tall Space Launch System moon rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at their seaside launch complex early Wednesday after an overnight rollout from its assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center...
NOAA, NASA, and Northrop Grumman complete major testing for JPSS-2 before launch
NASASpaceflight · 17 Aug 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA, and Northrop Grumman have completed the final major test of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 spacecraft ahead of its delivery to Vandenberg Space...
NASA Awards Next-Generation Spaceflight Computing Processor Contract
NASA · 15 Aug 2022
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has selected Microchip Technology Inc. of Chandler, Arizona, to develop a High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) processor that will provide at least 100 tim...
NASA Science Leadership to Hold Town Hall Meeting
NASA · 15 Aug 2022
NASA will hold a community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas H. Zurbuchen and his leadership team at 12:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 17.
NASA to move moon rocket to Florida launch pad after destruct system testing
Spaceflight Now · 15 Aug 2022
NASA plans to begin moving the first Space Launch System moon rocket to its launch pad in Florida Tuesday night after completing tests of the rocket’s flight termination system and winning an extension from range safety...
NASA, Space Force resolve SLS flight termination system issue
SpaceNews · 13 Aug 2022
NASA and the U.S. Space Force have resolved an issue with the flight termination system on the Space Launch System that could have cut short the vehicle’s inaugural launch campaign.
NASA, Boeing to Hold Media Update on Starliner Progress
NASA · 11 Aug 2022
NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 25, to provide an update on the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) to the International Space Station – the first flight with astronauts o...
NASA Sets Coverage for Russian Spacewalk
NASA · 10 Aug 2022
NASA will provide live coverage on Wednesday, Aug. 17, of a spacewalk with two Russian cosmonauts to continue outfitting the European robotic arm on the International Space Station’s Nauka laboratory.
NASA Seeks Student Experiments to Soar in Second TechRise Challenge
NASA · 10 Aug 2022
NASA is calling on middle and high school students to join the second NASA TechRise Student Challenge, which invites student teams to develop, build, and launch science and technology experiments on high-altitude balloon...
First cubesat completed for NASA space science constellation
SpaceNews · 10 Aug 2022
The Space Dynamics Laboratory has completed the first of a constellation of cubesats for NASA that will act as a giant radio telescope in space to study space weather.
Nelson satisfied with NASA authorization act
SpaceNews · 10 Aug 2022
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says the agency has “gotten what we need” from an authorization bill that became law Aug. 9.
California, Indiana Students to Hear from Astronauts on Space Station
NASA · 9 Aug 2022
Students from California and Indiana, along with staff members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, will have the opportunity this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space...
Beck: CAPSTONE demonstrates feasibility of low-cost interplanetary smallsats
SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2022
Rocket Lab’s launch of a NASA lunar cubesat mission lived up to its name, serving as a capstone for the company’s efforts to develop end-to-end space systems and interplanetary missions, according to its chief executive.
NASA looking for new launch of remaining TROPICS cubesats
SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2022
NASA is investigating alternative ways to launch four Earth science cubesats after Astra discontinued the rocket originally contracted to launch them.
NASA Announces New CubeSat Launch Initiative Partnership Opportunities
NASA · 8 Aug 2022
NASA has announced a new round of opportunities through the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) for CubeSat developers, including educational institutions, to conduct scientific investigations and technology demons...
Entire NASA astronaut corps eligible for Artemis missions
SpaceNews · 6 Aug 2022
As NASA prepares to select the crew of the second Artemis mission, the agency’s chief astronaut says the entire astronaut corps, and not a previously announced subset, is eligible for that flight and future missions to t...
Italian satellite may fly NASA Earth science payload
SpaceNews · 6 Aug 2022
NASA is in talks with the Italian Space Agency to fly an Earth science instrument originally planned to go on a commercial smallsat.
First SLS launch remains on schedule for late August
SpaceNews · 3 Aug 2022
Preparations for the first flight of the Space Launch System remain on track for a liftoff as soon as Aug. 29, NASA officials said Aug. 3.
NASA revises requirements for ISS private astronaut missions
SpaceNews · 2 Aug 2022
NASA is changing rules for future private astronaut missions to the International Space Station, including requiring such missions to be led by a former NASA astronaut.
RS-25 delays impact Aerojet earnings
SpaceNews · 2 Aug 2022
Delays in starting production of RS-25 engines for NASA affected Aerojet Rocketdyne’s earnings in the second quarter, but the company expects to catch up on the program later this year.
SLS Stages in assembly at MAF for future NASA Artemis launches
NASASpaceflight · 1 Aug 2022
Boeing, the prime Stages contractor for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program, is working on the production and development of hardware for the third and fourth Artemis launches at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF)...
House appropriator discusses space priorities
SpaceNews · 31 Jul 2022
A key House member outlined his priorities for NASA and civil space activities that he says are necessary to compete in a new “space race” with China.
NASA, ESA unveil advanced architecture for Mars Sample Return
NASASpaceflight · 30 Jul 2022
On July 27, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled new advanced mission architecture for the upcoming Mars Sample Return mission. Additionally, NASA completed its system requirements review for the mission, br...
ESA scaling back design of X-ray astronomy mission
SpaceNews · 30 Jul 2022
Faced within increasing costs, the European Space Agency is looking for ways to revise the design of a large X-ray space telescope, an effort that could have implications for NASA’s own astrophysics programs.