NASA taps Draper for first U.S. landing on far side of the moon
Spaceflight Now · 29 Jul 2022
NASA has awarded Draper a $73 million contract to deliver science instruments to the far side of the moon on a commercial robotic lander in 2025, the eighth award through the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services pr...
Masten Space Systems files for bankruptcy
SpaceNews · 29 Jul 2022
Masten Space Systems, a company developing a lunar lander for a NASA mission, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy July 28 with plans to sell one of its major assets to a competitor.
Masten Space Systems, a NASA moon landing contractor, files for bankruptcy
Spaceflight Now · 29 Jul 2022
Masten Space Systems, a private California company focused on developing lunar and planetary landing vehicles, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday after recent layoffs and funding problems.
Congress passes NASA authorization bill
SpaceNews · 29 Jul 2022
Congress has passed the first NASA authorization bill in more than five years, formally extending operations of the International Space Station and backing NASA’s Artemis exploration effort.
NASA Administrator Statement on Agency Authorization Bill
NASA · 28 Jul 2022
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released this statement Thursday following approval by the U.S. Congress for the NASA Authorization Act of 2022, which is part of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (...
Boeing takes another Starliner charge against its earnings
SpaceNews · 28 Jul 2022
Boeing said July 27 it will take another charge against its earnings because of the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program as the company and NASA get closer to a first flight of the vehicle with astronauts on board.
NASA and ESA remove rover from Mars Sample Return plans
SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2022
NASA and the European Space Agency have revised their plans to return samples from Mars, removing a rover and its lander from the effort and replacing them with helicopters modeled on Ingenuity.
NASA Announces Astronaut Shane Kimbrough to Retire
NASA · 27 Jul 2022
NASA’s Shane Kimbrough is retiring after 22 years, including 18 years as an astronaut. His last day with the agency is Sunday, July 31.
NASA Prepares for Space Launch System Rocket Services Contract
NASA · 26 Jul 2022
As NASA prepares for the first integrated flight test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft to the Moon this summer as part of Artemis, the agency is moving toward a services contract model for...
NASA: no notification by Russia to end ISS participation
SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2022
NASA officials said July 26 they have received no official notification from Roscosmos of plans to end cooperation on the International Space Station despite comments from that agency’s new leader.
Sierra Space establishes national security advisory group
SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2022
Sierra Space has created a group of former government officials, including a retired vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a NASA deputy administrator, to advise the company as it seeks to win national security...
NASA Airs Space Station R&D, Benefits to Humanity Conference
NASA · 25 Jul 2022
NASA will highlight groundbreaking discoveries, benefits for humanity, and how the agency and its commercial and international partners will maximize research and development aboard the International Space Station at the...
NASA Goddard Center Director Shares Plans to Retire
NASA · 25 Jul 2022
Dennis Andrucyk, director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has announced his intent to retire after more than 36 years of federal service, including multiple leadership roles at NASA and as G...
Boeing aiming to deliver second SLS Core Stage to NASA in March
NASASpaceflight · 25 Jul 2022
Boeing is continuing final assembly work for the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, with plans to complete production and deliver the rocket stage to NASA n...
NASA Air’s Space Station R&D, Benefits to Humanity Conference
NASA · 25 Jul 2022
NASA will highlight groundbreaking discoveries, benefits for humanity, and how the agency and its commercial and international partners will maximize research and development aboard the International Space Station at the...
SpaceX’s next crew launch delayed by booster damage
Spaceflight Now · 25 Jul 2022
SpaceX and NASA have delayed the launch of the next U.S. crew flight to the International Space Station from early September to no earlier than Sept. 29, allowing time for ground teams to replace an interstage on the mis...
SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket for Sunday launch from Florida
Spaceflight Now · 23 Jul 2022
SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) Saturday in preparation for liftoff Sunday with the company’s next batch of Starlink internet satellites.
Watch live: SpaceX preps for Falcon 9 test-firing in Florida
Spaceflight Now · 23 Jul 2022
SpaceX is preparing for a test-firing of a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) Saturday in preparation for liftoff Sunday with the company’s next batch of Starlink internet satellites....
Crew Dragon mission delayed after booster damaged in transport
SpaceNews · 21 Jul 2022
NASA is delaying the next commercial crew mission to the International Space Station by nearly a month after the Falcon 9 booster that will launch it was damaged during transport across the country for testing.
NASA to Host Media Activities in Houston Ahead of Lunar Mission
NASA · 21 Jul 2022
Ahead of the Artemis I flight test, NASA is inviting media to its Johnson Space Center in Houston Friday, Aug. 5, for a detailed mission briefing and a behind-the-scenes look at facilities that will enable a long-term hu...
SLS moon rocket booster test-fired in Utah
Spaceflight Now · 21 Jul 2022
Northrop Grumman ignited a full-scale booster for NASA’s Space Launch System Thursday on a hillside firing stand in Utah, completing a two-minute test designed to demonstrate a new motor ignitor and steering system for u...
NASA, ESA to Discuss Mars Sample Return Mission
NASA · 21 Jul 2022
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 27, to discuss the architecture for its Mars Sample Return campaign.
NASA tentatively targeting Aug. 29 for maiden flight of SLS moon rocket
Spaceflight Now · 20 Jul 2022
NASA is tentatively targeting Aug. 29 for the long-awaited maiden flight of the agency’s huge Space Launch System moon rocket, officials said Wednesday. But they cautioned major challenges remain for the oft-delayed mega...
NASA authorization included in CHIPS Act
SpaceNews · 20 Jul 2022
The Senate is moving forward with a revised version of a NASA authorization bill that formally authorizes the agency’s Artemis lunar exploration effort and extends operations of the International Space Station.
NASA sets late August and early September launch dates for Artemis 1
SpaceNews · 20 Jul 2022
NASA has reserved three days in late August and early September for the first launch of its Space Launch System rocket to send the Orion spacecraft to orbit around the moon and back.
NASA Sets Coverage for Russian, European Spacewalk
NASA · 20 Jul 2022
NASA will provide live coverage of a spacewalk on Thursday, July 21, by a Russian cosmonaut and an ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut to continue outfitting the European robotic arm on the International Space Station’...