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- NASA-Supported Solar Sail Could Take Science to New Heights NASA · 24 May 2022 As NASA's exploration continues to push boundaries, a new solar sail concept selected by the agency for development toward a demonstration mission could carry science to new destinations.
- New photo reveals a NASA spacecraft cloaked in Martian dust Ars Technica · 24 May 2022 InSight lived up to its name, providing deep insights about the Martian interior.
- Software problem delays NASA Psyche launch SpaceNews · 24 May 2022 The launch of a NASA mission to the asteroid Psyche has been delayed at least a month and a half because of a problem with the spacecraft’s software, the agency confirmed May 23.
- Experimental payload with robotic arm to attempt metal cutting on orbit SpaceNews · 23 May 2022 Nanoracks, will launch a NASA-funded experiment to demonstrate on-orbit metal cutting using a robotic arm.
- Launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission delayed to late September Spaceflight Now · 23 May 2022 The launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission, which was set for Aug. 1 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, has been delayed to no earlier than Sept. 20 after ground teams discovered an issue during software testing on the s...
- President Biden: NASA to Welcome Japanese Astronaut Aboard Gateway NASA · 23 May 2022 President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Tokyo Monday where they announced progress on collaboration for human and robotic lunar missions.
- Coverage Set for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Return to Earth NASA · 23 May 2022 NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2). As part of the uncrewed flight test, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will depart from the Int...
- NASA Announces Armstrong Flight Research Center Director to Retire NASA · 23 May 2022 David McBride, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, announced plans to retire on June 30 after 35 years of service to the agency. He began his career at NASA as an intern.
- How NASA finally melted its giant “self-licking ice cream cone” Ars Technica · 23 May 2022 "Government should be about getting the taxpayer the best value."
- Industry pushes for NASA reauthorization SpaceNews · 23 May 2022 As House and Senate conferees begin work to reconcile competitiveness bills, industry groups are pushing Congress to either include a NASA authorization bill in that legislation or pass a standalone bill.
- NASA plans to make Starliner crew assignments this summer SpaceNews · 23 May 2022 As Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner prepares to return from its brief trip to the International Space Station, NASA officials say they’ll wait until this summer to determine the schedule for the vehicle’s first crewed flight a...
- NASA plans early June rollout of SLS for next countdown test SpaceNews · 21 May 2022 NASA is gearing up to perform another practice countdown of the Space Launch System in mid-June as it completes repairs to the vehicle from previous tests.
- Boeing’s Starliner capsule completes first “nail-biting” docking at space station Spaceflight Now · 21 May 2022 Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule finally reached the International Space Station Friday night with a “nail-biting” rendezvous and docking, overcoming several technical glitches to accomplish a long-awaited objective for t...
- Starliner makes first docking with ISS on OFT-2 mission NASASpaceflight · 21 May 2022 A day into its OFT-2 mission, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station for the first time. Starliner’s docking, which marks a major milestone in Boeing’s demonstration flight for N...
- Starliner Launches to Space Station on Uncrewed Flight Test for NASA NASA · 19 May 2022 Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is in orbit, heading for the International Space Station following launch Thursday of the next-generation spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket on a mission designed to te...
- NASA seeks input on human exploration objectives SpaceNews · 19 May 2022 NASA is seeking informal public input on a set of 50 objectives for its exploration efforts that agency leadership says will go into a broader effort to guide its activities for the next two decades.
- Ice giants and icy moons: The planetary science decadal survey looks beyond Mars to the outer solar system SpaceNews · 19 May 2022 What the latest decadal survey portends for NASA's planetary science program.
- NASA, Partners to Host CAPSTONE Prelaunch Media Teleconference NASA · 19 May 2022 NASA will host a media teleconference with partners Advanced Space and Rocket Lab at 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 25, in advance of the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment...
- NASA, Partners Offer Global View of Environmental Changes NASA · 19 May 2022 Continuing the collaboration that produced the COVID-19 Earth Observing Dashboard in 2020, NASA and its international partners in Europe and Japan have combined the collective scientific power of their Earth-observing sa...
- NASA and Boeing set for second Starliner test flight SpaceNews · 19 May 2022 Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is ready to attempt another uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station, with both the company and the agency expressing confidence in the spacecraft despite past problem...
- NASA puts ISS spacewalks on hold to investigate water leak SpaceNews · 18 May 2022 NASA is continuing to investigate water that leaked into a spacesuit helmet during a spacewalk earlier this year and is holding off on future spacewalks until engineers can resolve the problem.
- Starliner astronauts eager to see results from crew capsule test flight Spaceflight Now · 18 May 2022 The NASA astronauts training for the first crew missions on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will be closely watching each step of the capsule’s unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station, set for blastoff Thu...
- NASA confirms impending end for InSight SpaceNews · 18 May 2022 NASA’s InSight Mars lander mission will likely conclude by the end of the year as power levels for the spacecraft continue to decline, project officials confirmed May 17.
- NASA Awards Contract for Cybersecurity, Privacy Enterprise Solutions NASA · 17 May 2022 NASA has awarded the Cybersecurity and Privacy Enterprise Solutions and Services (CyPrESS) contract to Booz Allen Hamilton of McLean, Virginia.
- NASA Seeks Input on Moon to Mars Objectives, Comments Due May 31 NASA · 17 May 2022 NASA Seeks Input on Moon to Mars Objectives, Comments Due May 31
- NASA's InSight Still Hunting Marsquakes as Power Levels Diminish NASA · 17 May 2022 Dusty solar panels and darker skies are expected to bring the Mars lander mission to a close around the end of this year.
- NASA reveals launch dates for Artemis I through the first half of 2023 Ars Technica · 17 May 2022 NASA administrator declares the SLS rocket will launch this year "in August."
- Update: NASA Seeks Comments on Moon to Mars Objectives by June 3 NASA · 17 May 2022 Editor’s Note: NASA has extended the comment period on its Moon to Mars Objectives to 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 3. Comments were previously set to close on Tuesday, May 31. While the agency is working on a tight deadlin...
- NASA, Boeing ready for long-delayed, high-stakes Starliner test flight Spaceflight Now · 17 May 2022 Running years late, Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule program is poised for a crucial unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station set for launch Thursday, a do-over of an abbreviated 2019 demo mission that has...
- NASA, Air Liquide continue working on Artemis 1 WDR issues NASASpaceflight · 16 May 2022 NASA’s Artemis 1 flight vehicle remains in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida while work to investigate and fix problems found in April at the launch pad continues. A series...
- Former NASA leaders praise Boeing’s willingness to risk commercial crew Ars Technica · 16 May 2022 "I think if they look back on it, they wouldn't do it again."
- NASA lander detects biggest ‘marsquake’ yet Spaceflight Now · 16 May 2022 NASA’s InSight lander operating on the surface of Mars has detected the most powerful seismic tremor ever measured on another planet, a “marsquake” estimated at magnitude 5, strong enough to reveal new insights about the...
- ISS partnership feeling some effects of sanctions on Russia SpaceNews · 13 May 2022 While operations of the International Space Station continue without “serious interruptions,” sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine are starting to have an effect on some activities, NASA’s safety advisers said...
- NASA safety advisors voice concerns over Boeing’s Starliner, SpaceX’s Starship Spaceflight Now · 13 May 2022 Members of NASA’s independent safety advisory panel on Thursday cautioned the space agency not to rush toward a crew test flight of Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft. The safety advisors also said there are “obvious...
- Coverage Set for NASA’s Boeing OFT-2 Briefings, Events, Broadcast NASA · 12 May 2022 NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station.
- Boeing, NASA teams give Starliner final go for OFT-2 mission NASASpaceflight · 11 May 2022 NASA, Boeing, and ULA teams, along with international partners, have finished the agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) ahead of the Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Following the valve iss...
- NASA managers clear Boeing’s Starliner for second try to reach space station Spaceflight Now · 11 May 2022 NASA officials cleared Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule for launch in a flight readiness review Wednesday, moving a step closer toward a critical unpiloted demonstration flight to attempt docking at the International Spac...
- Electric vehicle company with NASA contract issues financial warning SpaceNews · 11 May 2022 The electric vehicle company that recently won a NASA contract to provide a modern version of the “Astrovan” to transport Artemis astronauts to the launch pad warned May 10 it may soon run out of money.
- NASA to Provide Update on InSight Mars Lander NASA · 10 May 2022 NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. PDT) on Tuesday, May 17, to provide an update on the agency’s InSight Mars lander.
- NASA's InSight Records Monster Quake on Mars NASA · 9 May 2022 Estimated to be magnitude 5, the quake is the biggest ever detected on another planet.