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- NASA expects decisions on ISS crew swaps by June SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 NASA says it expects to know by June whether a Russian cosmonaut will fly on a Crew Dragon mission in September in exchange for a NASA astronaut flying on a Soyuz, as the agency’s leadership continues to express optimism...
- NASA’s moon rocket rolls back to Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs Spaceflight Now · 26 Apr 2022 NASA rolled the giant new rocket for the Artemis 1 moon mission off the launch pad back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building before dawn Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center. Officials hope to complete repairs in time to...
- Hubble discovers exoplanet unconventionally forming at an extreme distance, NASA confirms 5,000 discovered exoplanets NASASpaceflight · 26 Apr 2022 In recent weeks, two teams of researchers released studies identifying the strange characteristics of two exoplanets using the joint NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) Hubble Space Telescope. Specifically, one study fo...
- NASA to repurpose OSIRIS-REx for second asteroid encounter SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2022 A NASA mission to return samples from one near Earth asteroid will get an extended mission to visit a second asteroid under a plan approved by the agency April 25.
- SpaceX aces seventh astronaut launch in less than two years Teslarati · 26 Apr 2022 SpaceX has successfully completed its second astronaut launch in less than three weeks, sending a batch of professional NASA and ESA astronauts...
- Artemis 1 vehicle heads back to VAB while NASA discusses what to do next NASASpaceflight · 25 Apr 2022 NASA’s Artemis 1 flight vehicle is headed back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) after a month at Launch Pad 39B attempting to complete the final test before its first launch.
- NASA Extends Exploration for 8 Planetary Science Missions NASA · 25 Apr 2022 Among the missions are InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey, and Curiosity, all of which have been critical to expanding our understanding of the Red Planet.
- Coverage Updated for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Briefing, Events, Broadcast NASA · 25 Apr 2022 NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission, which will send astronauts to the International Space Station.
- Photos: Close-ups of NASA’s moon rocket on the launch pad Spaceflight Now · 25 Apr 2022 These images from pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center show NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket awaiting a rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs. The photos were taken Thursday, April 21, as technicians...
- SpaceX capsule returns to Earth with first all-private space station crew Spaceflight Now · 25 Apr 2022 A SpaceX crew capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Georgia Monday with a retired NASA astronaut and three wealthy businessmen, closing out an extended 17-day mission on the first fully commercial,...
- NASA preps for return of SLS moon rocket to hangar Spaceflight Now · 24 Apr 2022 Ground teams moved a diesel-powered crawler-transporter underneath the Space Launch System moon rocket Sunday on pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, preparing the towering launcher for a return to the Vehicle Assembl...
- NASA space technology programs face “constraining” budget SpaceNews · 23 Apr 2022 A flat budget for NASA’s space technology programs is “very constraining” for the agency as it faces tough decisions about what efforts it can fund and at what amounts.
- House appropriator promises to mark up NASA spending bill on schedule SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2022 The chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee that funds NASA says he expects his committee to develop spending bills “on time” this year but was noncommittal about the level of support NASA will receive.
- NASA Updates Coverage for Axiom Mission 1 Departure from Space Station NASA · 21 Apr 2022 NASA will provide live coverage of the undocking and departure of the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) prior to its return to Earth from the International Space Station.
- SpaceX static fires Crew-4’s Falcon 9 rocket as Axiom-1 return delay grows Teslarati · 21 Apr 2022 SpaceX has successfully static fired a Falcon 9 rocket scheduled to launch another batch of NASA and ESA astronauts after the crew...
- Astrobotic lunar lander on track for late 2022 launch SpaceNews · 21 Apr 2022 Astrobotic Technology showed off its nearly complete lunar lander it is building for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program and said the spacecraft remains on schedule to launch this year.
- NASA selects six companies to demonstrate commercial successors to TDRS SpaceNews · 21 Apr 2022 Six companies, including both traditional satellite operators and constellation developers, have won NASA awards to demonstrate services that could ultimately replace the agency’s existing fleet of communications satelli...
- NASA, Industry to Collaborate on Space Communications by 2025 NASA · 20 Apr 2022 NASA selected six American satellite communications (SATCOM) providers on April 20 to begin developing and demonstrating near-Earth space communication services that may support future agency missions.
- Next SpaceX crew launch on hold to wait for return of private astronaut mission Spaceflight Now · 20 Apr 2022 The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the next astronaut crew to the International Space Station has been postponed from Saturday after weather delays in returning a team of commercial astronauts from the outpo...
- Astrobotic into testing of Griffin lunar lander for NASA’s Artemis program NASASpaceflight · 20 Apr 2022 Astrobotic, a Pittsburg-based lunar lander company, has fully assembled the test model for its largest lunar lander in development, the Griffin.
- NASA is supporting some seriously risky missions to the Moon—it’s about time Ars Technica · 20 Apr 2022 "The entrepreneurial ecosystem is one of the core strengths of the United States."
- Weather delays Ax-1 return SpaceNews · 20 Apr 2022 Poor weather will delay the return to Earth of four private astronauts from the International Space Station, which could in turn push back the launch of the next set of NASA and ESA astronauts to the station.
- Ingenuity’s record-breaking year transforms Mars exploration Spaceflight Now · 19 Apr 2022 The first-ever powered flights over another planet have proved a resounding success for NASA’s JPL team, which is celebrating Ingenuity’s 12-month anniversary of its first helicopter hop on Mars Tuesday.
- NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Video of Solar Eclipse on Mars NASA · 19 Apr 2022 The Mastcam-Z camera recorded video of Phobos, one of the Red Planet’s two moons, to study how its orbit is changing over time.
- NASA's Perseverance Rover Arrives at Delta for New Science Campaign NASA · 19 Apr 2022 Collecting samples as it explores an ancient and now-dry river channel is but one goal the six-wheeled geologist will pursue during its second Red Planet exploration.
- Robotic mission to Uranus receives top priority in decadal survey Spaceflight Now · 19 Apr 2022 In a long-awaited report released Tuesday, a panel of planetary scientists recommended NASA prioritize development of a flagship robotic mission that would orbit Uranus, a frozen world with 27 known moons that has not be...
- SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket for next NASA crew launch Spaceflight Now · 19 Apr 2022 SpaceX rolled a reused Falcon 9 booster and a brand new Dragon crew capsule to their launch pad Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for final tests, a day after the astronauts who will ride the spacecraft to t...
- Planetary science decadal endorses Mars sample return, outer planets missions SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2022 A study outlining priorities in planetary science for the next decade backs continued efforts to return samples from Mars while recommending NASA pursue missions to the planet Uranus and an icy moon of Saturn.
- NASA Administrator Statement on White House ASAT Announcement NASA · 19 Apr 2022 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released this statement Tuesday following Vice President Kamala Harris’ announcement the U.S. will not conduct destructive anti-satellite missile testing (ASAT):
- NASA to award demonstrations of commercial satellite services to replace TDRS SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2022 NASA expects to make awards this spring in the next phase of its effort to transition from operating its decades-old network of communications satellites to purchasing commercial services.
- NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Every #NASAEarthling NASA · 18 Apr 2022 NASA’s space exploration continues to inspire us to be better stewards of our planet and Earth Day is a great time to celebrate what we’ve done and can do to keep Earth everyone’s favorite planet in the universe.
- NASA plans to roll first Artemis moon rocket back to hangar next week Spaceflight Now · 18 Apr 2022 NASA will move its first giant Space Launch System moon rocket off the launch pad and back to its hangar at the Kennedy Space Center as soon as next Tuesday, giving teams an opportunity to resolve several problems discov...
- Mars scientists look to less expensive missions SpaceNews · 18 Apr 2022 On the eve of the release of the planetary science decadal survey likely to place a decreased emphasis on Mars, scientists and NASA officials are planning how to continue exploration of the planet with less expensive mis...
- NASA asks SpaceX to decide the fate of ‘Dragon XL’ lunar cargo spacecraft Teslarati · 18 Apr 2022 In a new Request For Information (RFI) quietly released by NASA on April Fools’ Day, the space agency appears to have indirectly...
- Schedule effects of SLS rollback still uncertain SpaceNews · 18 Apr 2022 NASA managers said a rollback of the Space Launch System from its launch pad after three truncated countdown tests will allow them to address issues both at the pad and with the vehicle, but that it was too early to pred...
- NASA to roll back its mega rocket after failing to complete countdown test Ars Technica · 17 Apr 2022 NASA has options for what to do next, but all will involve schedule delays.
- NASA to return Artemis moon rocket to assembly building for repairs Spaceflight Now · 17 Apr 2022 NASA will move the Space Launch System moon rocket back into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center to replace a failed valve and fix a hydrogen leak found during tests at the launch pad, the agency an...
- NASA to roll back SLS for repairs SpaceNews · 16 Apr 2022 NASA announced late April 16 it will roll back the Space Launch System from the launch pad for various repairs, further delaying the rocket's long-anticipated first launch.
- NASA to Discuss Status of Artemis I Moon Mission NASA · 16 Apr 2022 NASA will hold a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 18, to discuss the status of the next wet dress rehearsal test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex...
- NASA ready for Ax-1 return and Crew-4 launch SpaceNews · 15 Apr 2022 NASA says it’s gearing up for a rapid-fire series of events on the International Space Station that includes the return of a private astronaut mission and the launch of a new long-duration crew of American and European a...