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- NASA to Air Briefing, Spacewalks to Upgrade Space Station NASA · 10 Mar 2022 Crew members from International Space Station Expedition 66 will conduct two spacewalks Tuesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 23, to continue upgrades to the orbiting laboratory.
- Congress finally delivers a budget, and NASA gets most of what it wants Ars Technica · 9 Mar 2022 Congress's favorite rocket, of course, got extra funding, while science did not.
- Omnibus spending bill includes $24 billion for NASA for 2022 SpaceNews · 9 Mar 2022 House and Senate appropriators completed work March 9 on an omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2022 that would give NASA a little more than $24 billion, $760 million below the administration’s request.
- NASA's Angie Jackman Works to Develop Rocket That Will Bring Mars Samples to Earth NASA · 8 Mar 2022 Meet the project manager of the first rocket to launch from the surface of another planet, the Mars Ascent Vehicle.
- War of words between Russian space chief and retired astronaut Spaceflight Now · 7 Mar 2022 Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a U.S.-record 340 days aboard the International Space Station, has taken to Twitter to pass along “real” news to his 5 million followers, many of them in Russia, about the on...
- SpaceX’s first Jupiter launch a step closer as NASA begins assembling ‘Europa Clipper’ Teslarati · 7 Mar 2022 NASA says that the assembly of Europa Clipper has begun at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Southern California. Europa Clipper is...
- NASA to Share Tools, Resources at Upcoming Agriculture Conference NASA · 3 Mar 2022 NASA will participate in the 2022 Commodity Classic conference, America’s largest farmer-led, farmer-focused educational and agricultural experience.
- Roscosmos head again questions future of ISS while NASA emphasizes cooperation SpaceNews · 3 Mar 2022 The head of Roscosmos has renewed threats to terminate Russian participation in the International Space Station even as NASA says operations on the station remain normal.
- SpaceX keeping up the pace with Starlink Group 4-9 launch NASASpaceflight · 3 Mar 2022 SpaceX has launched another 47 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. The liftoff occurred at 9:25 AM EST (14:25 UTC) on Thursday, March 3, from the historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida....
- NASA awards SpaceX three additional commercial crew missions SpaceNews · 3 Mar 2022 NASA ordered three more commercial crew missions to the International Space Station from SpaceX Feb. 28 at a price of more than three-quarters of a billion dollars.
- Romania signs the Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 2 Mar 2022 Romania became the 16th country to sign the NASA-led Artemis Accords for cooperation in space exploration March 1.
- Congress presses NASA for more details on Artemis costs and schedules SpaceNews · 2 Mar 2022 Members of Congress, concerned about growing costs and slipping schedules, pressed NASA for more details about the management and overall strategy of the agency’s Artemis lunar exploration plan.
- NOAA, NASA’s GOES-T weather satellite launches on ULA Atlas V NASASpaceflight · 1 Mar 2022 United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-T advanced weather satellite for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). GOES-T launched on an...
- Ohio Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station NASA · 1 Mar 2022 Students from across the state of Ohio will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
- SpaceX awarded three more NASA astronaut launch contracts Teslarati · 1 Mar 2022 Three months after announcing its intent, NASA has procured three more Crew Dragon astronaut launches from SpaceX, raising the total number of...
- ISS operations remain normal ahead of private astronaut mission SpaceNews · 1 Mar 2022 NASA said that operations of the International Space Station remain normal despite the growing rift between Russia and the West in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- NASA, ULA Launch NOAA’s Newest Earth Observing Satellite NASA · 1 Mar 2022 NASA successfully launched the third in a series of next-generation weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at 4:38 p.m. EST Tuesday. The newest Geostationary Operational Environ...
- NASA wants to maintain Russia partnership but is studying “operational flexibilities” Ars Technica · 28 Feb 2022 "We, as a team, are operating just like we were operating three weeks ago."
- NASA Awards Contract for Safety and Mission Assurance Services NASA · 28 Feb 2022 NASA has selected KBR Wyle Services LLC of Greenbelt, Maryland, to provide safety and mission assurance services to the agency in various locations across the country.
- NASA Promotes Howard Hu to Lead Orion Ahead of First Artemis Mission NASA · 28 Feb 2022 NASA has selected Howard Hu as the Orion Program manager, based at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
- GOES-T nears launch as NASA plans studies of next-generation weather satellite SpaceNews · 28 Feb 2022 The latest in a series of geostationary weather satellites is ready for launch as NASA takes the next step in plans for a next generation of such spacecraft.
- NASA official says U.S.-Russian partnership continues on space station Spaceflight Now · 28 Feb 2022 Kathy Lueders, head of NASA’s human spaceflight operations division, said Monday that joint activities on the International Space Station are continuing amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, including preparations for the ret...
- NASA Selects Futuristic Space Technology Concepts for Early Study NASA · 25 Feb 2022 An astronaut steps into a body scanner and, hours later, walks on Mars in a custom-made spacesuit, breathing oxygen that was extracted from Mars' carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere.
- NASA to roll out SLS in mid-March for launch rehearsal SpaceNews · 25 Feb 2022 NASA expects to roll out the Space Launch System rocket for the first time in mid-March for a dress rehearsal of a launch that could come as soon as May but more likely some time in the summer.
- Biden announces sanctions targeting Russia’s space program Spaceflight Now · 24 Feb 2022 President Biden said Thursday the United States is imposing new sanctions against Russia, including measures that will “degrade” the country’s space program, in response to Russian military attacks on Ukraine. So far, op...
- NASA to Host Virtual Future of Aviation Showcase NASA · 23 Feb 2022 Members of the media and public are invited to participate in NASA’s imaginAviation, a three-day virtual event that will focus on the future transformation of aviation that begins Tuesday, March 1.
- NASA, Axiom to Discuss First Private Astronaut Space Station Mission NASA · 23 Feb 2022 NASA experts will join a virtual news conference hosted by Axiom Space to preview the launch of Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. The briefing will take place...
- Landsat 9 declared operational, IXPE returns first science imagery Spaceflight Now · 23 Feb 2022 Two NASA satellites launched late last year are operational and returning imagery — one looking back at planet Earth and another peering into the cosmos in search of new insights into the remnants of dead stars.
- ISS transition to commercial stations poses challenges for partners SpaceNews · 23 Feb 2022 NASA’s plans to shift from the International Space Station to commercial space stations may force one key partner to rethink how it cooperates in low Earth orbit.
- NASA says engine controller failure not a roadblock to first SLS test flight Spaceflight Now · 22 Feb 2022 NASA says a faulty memory chip was the cause of a problem that forced technicians to swap out an engine control computer on the first Space Launch System rocket late last year, but the issue is not a constraint for an up...
- NASA to Provide Media Update on Artemis I Moon Mission NASA · 22 Feb 2022 NASA will host a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, to provide an update on progress toward the launch of the agency’s uncrewed Artemis I mission.
- CAPSTONE lunar cubesat mission to launch this spring SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2022 A cubesat mission to test a lunar orbit critical to NASA’s Artemis program is in the final stages of preparations for a launch this spring.
- SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy likely to launch NASA telescope after ULA skips competition Teslarati · 21 Feb 2022 On the heels of what will likely be NASA’s most significant telescope launch for at least a decade, the space agency appears...
- Northrop Grumman Sends NASA Science, Cargo to International Space Station NASA · 19 Feb 2022 A fresh supply of 8,300 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 12:40 p.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 19, aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft,...
- Northrop Grumman launches newest Antares on NG-17 NASASpaceflight · 19 Feb 2022 The NG-17 mission to resupply the International Space Station lifted off on Saturday, February 19 at 12:40 PM EST (17:40 UTC). The Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft launched aboard an Antares 230+ rocket from Pad 0A at...
- NASA's Perseverance Celebrates First Year on Mars by Learning to Run NASA · 18 Feb 2022 The rover has racked up a series of accomplishments, including new distance records, as it reaches the end of the first of several planned science campaigns on the Red Planet.
- NASA TV to Air NOAA’s GOES-T Launch, Prelaunch Activities NASA · 18 Feb 2022 NASA will provide coverage of the prelaunch and launch activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next weather observing and environmental monitoring system satellite.
- Students With Perseverance Receive Messages From Mars, Courtesy of NASA NASA · 16 Feb 2022 The first set of middle-schoolers in the agency’s “You’ve Got Perseverance!” campaign was honored with a message from the Red Planet and a chat with the rover team at JPL.
- Artemis 1 rollout timing remains uncertain as NASA leadership deliberates the schedule NASASpaceflight · 16 Feb 2022 The first rollout of NASA’s first integrated Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle for Artemis 1 is now tentatively targeted for mid-March, but the schedule towards that milestone and eventual attempts to launch th...
- Colorado Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station NASA · 16 Feb 2022 Students from Colorado will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.