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• NASA Advisory Council Welcomes New Members, Sets 2022 Goals NASA · 16 Feb 2022 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Wednesday he appointed new members to the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), which provides leadership counsel and advice on a variety of important and complex agency programs and topic...
• NASA drops plans to fly Earth science instrument as commercial hosted payload SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2022 An Earth science instrument selected by NASA several years ago to fly as a hosted payload on a commercial communications satellite may instead fly on a standalone spacecraft because of a lack of hosting opportunities.
• NASA Offers Up to $200 Million to Help Push New Technologies to Market NASA · 15 Feb 2022 Companies with technologies that may advance exploration but need a little extra push to finalize development have two new opportunities to partner with NASA to make it over the finish line.
• Testing Rocks on Earth to Help NASA's Perseverance Work on Mars NASA · 14 Feb 2022 Using carefully selected terrestrial rocks, engineers try to figure out how to work with crumbly rocks like the one the rover encountered on its first sampling attempt.
• First JWST images show mirror alignment going as planned SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2022 An initial set of images taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows that the spacecraft’s primary mirror is performing as expected during its months-long alignment process.
• Musk foresees Florida as a home for Starship operations Spaceflight Now · 11 Feb 2022 SpaceX plans to transform parts of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to become an operational base for the company’s super-powerful Starship launcher, while keeping a sprawling complex in South Texas as a research and developm...
• NASA Awards Mission Operations Center Support Contract NASA · 10 Feb 2022 NASA has awarded the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation-2 (ICESat-2) Mission Operations Center Support contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Dulles, Virginia.
• NASA Awards Rapid IV On-Ramp II Contracts for Spacecraft Systems NASA · 10 Feb 2022 NASA has awarded three contracts under the on-ramp feature of the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid IV) contract. These multi-agency contracts are available to support all NASA centers and other federal agencies.
• New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun Environment NASA · 10 Feb 2022 NASA has selected two science missions – the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm – to help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space env...
• Astra launch of NASA-sponsored cubesats fails SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2022 The first operational launch of Astra’s Rocket 3.3 vehicle failed Feb. 10 when the rocket’s upper stage appeared to tumble out of control after stage separation.
• NASA Sets Coverage, Opens Virtual Experience for Next Cargo Launch NASA · 10 Feb 2022 NASA and commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman are targeting 12:40 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 19, for the launch of the company’s 17th resupply mission to the International Space Station from NASA’s Wallops Flight Faci...
• Research satellites destroyed in Astra rocket failure Spaceflight Now · 10 Feb 2022 Four NASA-funded nanosatellites were lost Thursday when an Astra rocket tumbled out of control minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, the fourth time in five tries that the startup space company has failed to reach o...
• NASA to Discuss Webb Telescope Progress, Mirror Alignment NASA · 10 Feb 2022 NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 11, to share progress made in the early stages of aligning the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors.
• Senators make new push for NASA authorization bill SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2022 Senators used a NASA hearing Feb. 9 to once again advocate for an authorization bill for the agency, arguing it is vital for giving the agency direction and securing funding.
• Astra suffers failure on ELaNa 41 mission NASASpaceflight · 10 Feb 2022 Astra has launched the ELaNa 41 mission for NASA, the company’s first flight from Space Launch Complex 46 (SLC-46) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The LV0008 launch vehicle, the third Rocket 3.3 veh...
• NASA selects two heliophysics missions SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2022 NASA has selected a spacecraft to study the sun’s corona and a cluster of smallsats to monitor turbulence in the solar wind as its next Explorer-class heliophysics missions.
• SpaceX, NASA investigating parachute ‘lag’ during latest Dragon recovery Teslarati · 9 Feb 2022 On February 2nd, NASA officials reported that a SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft suffered a minor parachute anomaly during its most recent reentry,...
• NASA Television to Cover Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking NASA · 9 Feb 2022 NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft delivering almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station.
• KSAT to support NASA LunIR mission SpaceNews · 9 Feb 2022 Kongsberg Satellite Services is providing ground network support for the Lunar InfraRed Imaging mission.
• NASA outlines concerns about Starlink next-generation constellation in FCC letter SpaceNews · 9 Feb 2022 NASA says that SpaceX’s proposal for a second-generation Starlink constellation with 30,000 satellites could lead to a “significant increase” in potential collisions in low Earth orbit and interfere with the agency’s lau...
• Lockheed Martin wins contract to build rocket for Mars Sample Return SpaceNews · 8 Feb 2022 NASA has selected Lockheed Martin to build a small rocket that will transport samples collected by the Perseverance rover into orbit around Mars.
• NASA Selects Developer for Rocket to Retrieve First Samples from Mars NASA · 7 Feb 2022 NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight rocket to launch rock, sediment, and atmospheric samples from the surface of the R...
• NASA Selects Developer for Rocket to Retrieve First Samples From Mars NASA · 7 Feb 2022 The award brings NASA a step closer to the first robotic round trip to bring samples safely to Earth through the Mars Sample Return Program.
• NASA Statement on Meeting with US Ambassador to Poland NASA · 7 Feb 2022 The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski’s visit Friday, Feb. 4, to NASA Headquarters in Washington:
• NASA outlines cost savings from ISS transition SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2022 NASA expects that retiring the International Space Station in favor of leasing capacity on commercial space stations will ultimately save the agency up to $1.8 billion per year.
• InSight recovers from dust storm as lander’s power continues to wane SpaceNews · 5 Feb 2022 NASA’s InSight Mars lander has recovered from a safe mode caused by a dust storm in January, but the project’s leader says the mission is still likely to end within a year because of declining power levels.
• NASA and SpaceX studying parachute issue but don’t see major safety concern Ars Technica · 4 Feb 2022 "This is a super chance for us to learn."
• NASA Astronauts to Call Indiana, Texas, Virginia Students from Space NASA · 4 Feb 2022 Students across the country will have three opportunities to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
• NASA and SpaceX say lagging Dragon parachute may be normal phenomenon SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2022 NASA and SpaceX are studying why parachutes on two consecutive Dragon missions opened late but said they don’t believe the issue poses a safety risk.
• NASA Invites Media to Learn About Mission Studying Snowstorms NASA · 4 Feb 2022 NASA will hold a briefing for members of the media to learn more about an airborne science campaign studying snowstorms at 11 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 10. The agency will stream audio of the call live online.
• Astra receives FAA license for first launch from Florida Spaceflight Now · 4 Feb 2022 Astra has become the first company to receive a commercial launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration through a streamlined regulatory regime, clearing a procedural hurdle before launching a small rocket and...
• NASA targets March rollout for SLS moon rocket, launch later this spring Spaceflight Now · 4 Feb 2022 NASA officials said Wednesday the first rollout of the agency’s huge Space Launch System moon rocket is scheduled in mid-March for a key fueling test on a seaside launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, a few weeks than prev...
• NASA, SpaceX to Provide Update on Crew-4 Space Station Mission NASA · 3 Feb 2022 NASA and SpaceX will hold a joint media teleconference at noon EST Friday, Feb. 4, to provide an update on progress toward the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station.
• NASA to Hold Science Town Hall Meeting NASA · 3 Feb 2022 NASA will hold a community town hall meeting at 1:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 8, with Thomas H. Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
• NASA Highlights Science on Next Northrop Grumman Space Station Mission NASA · 3 Feb 2022 NASA will host a media call at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 10, to discuss the science and technology demonstrations bound for the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft on the company’s...
• SpaceX sets new fairing reuse record with Starlink mission NASASpaceflight · 3 Feb 2022 Continuing with their high launch cadence, SpaceX has successfully launched another Falcon 9, this time carrying 49 Starlink satellites to a 339-kilometer orbit, with a 53.22-degree inclination. The launch occurred at 1:...
• Quantum Space unveils plans for cislunar platforms SpaceNews · 3 Feb 2022 A startup led by a former acting administrator of NASA has announced plans to develop platforms serviced by robotic vehicles in cislunar space to support a range of applications.
• NASA delays SLS rocket rollout, says launch date is TBD Ars Technica · 2 Feb 2022 "We'd like to hold off and talk about that after we get to the wet dress."
• NASA and SpaceX investigating delayed Dragon parachute opening SpaceNews · 2 Feb 2022 NASA and SpaceX are investigating the delayed opening of a parachute on a cargo Dragon spacecraft that recently returned to Earth, an incident similar to one that took place on a Crew Dragon spacecraft last year.
• NASA, Space Station Partners Approve First Axiom Mission Astronauts NASA · 2 Feb 2022 NASA and its international partners approved crew members for Axiom Space’s first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.