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• NASA Invites Media to Uncrewed Artemis Moon Mission Update NASA · 2 Feb 2022 NASA will host a media teleconference at noon EST today, Wednesday, Feb. 2, to discuss progress toward the launch of the agency’s uncrewed Artemis I mission.
• NASA delays SLS rollout for launch rehearsal SpaceNews · 2 Feb 2022 NASA is postponing the rollout of the first Space Launch System for a final pre-launch test by a month to give workers more time to complete vehicle preparations.
• Astra finalizes plans for first Florida launch SpaceNews · 1 Feb 2022 Astra Space will launch four NASA-sponsored cubesats on its Rocket 3.3 vehicle as soon as Feb. 5 on a mission that will be the first to use a streamlined set of commercial launch regulations.
• Curiosity detects potentially biologically-produced carbon signature on Mars NASASpaceflight · 1 Feb 2022 NASA’s Curiosity rover, which has been scouring Gale Crater and the slopes of Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons) since 2012, has detected an important carbon signature in samples collected using its assortment of research instrum...
• Relativity and SpaceX bid on NASA commercial space station competition SpaceNews · 1 Feb 2022 Launch companies Relativity Space and SpaceX were among the companies that submitted proposals last year to NASA for initial development of commercial space stations.
• NASA Awards Contract for Custodial Services NASA · 31 Jan 2022 NASA has selected Native Resource Development Company Inc. of Bernalillo, New Mexico, to provide custodial services at the agency’s Johnson Space Center, Ellington Field, and Sonny Carter Training Facility in Houston.
• Wisconsin Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station NASA · 31 Jan 2022 Wisconsin Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station
• NASA Hosts Virtual Destination Station with Astronaut, Scientists NASA · 31 Jan 2022 NASA astronaut Victor Glover, along with representatives from NASA and the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory, will participate in a virtual panel discussion at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 2, to highligh...
• NASA Awards Multiple Construction Contracts NASA · 28 Jan 2022 NASA has awarded 12 construction contracts for work to be performed predominantly at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, and at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
• NASA to continue buying Earth-observation datasets SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2022 NASA intends to continue buying data gathered by commercial Earth-observation satellites.
• Another launch tower built for the SLS rocket has “encountered some challenges” Ars Technica · 28 Jan 2022 NASA has issued a "second letter of concern" to Bechtel.
• NASA safety panel watching human spaceflight reorganization SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2022 NASA’s safety advisers say they’re closely watching a planned reorganization of the agency’s human spaceflight directorate to ensure it doesn’t adversely affect safety.
• Rocket Report: NASA boosts commercial launch, another Chinese Falcon 9? Ars Technica · 28 Jan 2022 Also, we enjoy more renderings of Chinese rockets that look like a Falcon 9.
• Leshin to be next director of JPL SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2022 A planetary scientist and university president will be the next person, and first woman, to run NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
• SpaceX targeting 52 Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy launches in 2022 Teslarati · 28 Jan 2022 Shortly before SpaceX was scheduled to launch an Italian Earth observation satellite, a member of NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) revealed...
• NASA Statement on New Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Appointment NASA · 27 Jan 2022 The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the appointment of Dr. Laurie Leshin as director of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California.
• Microsoft helps JPL with Deep Space Network scheduling SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2022 Microsoft is working with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to speed up the process for scheduling communications with distant spacecraft through NASA's Deep Space Network.
• NASA selects a dozen companies for smallsat launch services SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2022 NASA awarded contracts Jan. 26 to a dozen companies, ranging from industry stalwarts to startups yet to launch their first rocket, to provide low-cost launches of agency smallsats.
• 12 Companies to Provide Venture Class Launch Services for NASA NASA · 26 Jan 2022 NASA has selected 12 companies to provide launch services for the agency’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) missions, providing new opportunities for science and technology payloads and fosteri...
• NASA's MRO Finds Water Flowed on Mars Longer Than Previously Thought NASA · 26 Jan 2022 Caltech researchers used the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to determine that surface water left salt minerals behind as recently as 2 billion years ago.
• NASA to name astronauts this year for first Artemis moon mission Spaceflight Now · 26 Jan 2022 NASA will announce later this year the four astronauts who will slingshot around the far side of the moon on the Artemis lunar program’s first crew mission, currently scheduled for launch in 2024, the head of the agency’...
• AFWERX to fund development of laser terminal that connects military aircraft with satellites SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2022 Space Micro, a defense and NASA contractor recently acquired by Voyager Space, won a contract to design a laser communications terminal to connect military aircraft with geostationary satellites in orbit.
• JWST arrives at final orbit SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2022 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope arrived at its final destination 1.5 kilometers from the Earth Jan. 24, wrapping up a nearly flawless month since its launch.
• NASA hosted payloads waiting for rides to orbit SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2022 NASA continues to face difficulties in sending some of its payloads to orbit as hosted payloads on commercial satellites.
• Cause of Lucy solar array deployment problem identified SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2022 Engineers have identified the likely reason one of two solar arrays on NASA’s Lucy asteroid mission failed to latch in place after launch, but NASA is still studying whether to fix the problem.
• Webb arrives in orbit of L2, teams look ahead to five months of commissioning NASASpaceflight · 24 Jan 2022 The joint NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has successfully inserted itself into its orbit at the Earth-Sun Lagrange Point 2 (L2), doing so at 2:05 pm EST (19:05 UTC) on January 24, 2022. The insertion into...
• NASA Spinoffs Help Fight Coronavirus, Clean Pollution, Grow Food, More NASA · 24 Jan 2022 NASA's mission of exploration requires new technologies, software, and research – which show up in daily life.
• Cargo Dragon returns to Earth, bringing CRS-24 mission to a close NASASpaceflight · 23 Jan 2022 After a month-long stay at the International Space Station, NASA and SpaceX have successfully returned the CRS-24 Cargo Dragon back to Earth. Ground controllers commanded the undocking of the Dragon spacecraft from the H...
• Astra fires up rocket for first time at Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 22 Jan 2022 Astra, a company seeking to carve out a segment of the growing small satellite launch market, test-fired its two-stage rocket at Cape Canaveral on Saturday in preparation for an upcoming demonstration flight for NASA.
• Experimentos STEM de estudiantes ganan una oportunidad de vuelo mediante un concurso tecnológico de la NASA NASA · 21 Jan 2022 La NASA ha elegido a 57 equipos ganadores en un primer desafío nacional diseñado para atraer, involucrar y preparar a los futuros profesionales de las ciencias, la tecnología, la ingeniería y las matemáticas.
• STEM Student Experiments Win Flight Opportunity in NASA Tech Contest NASA · 21 Jan 2022 NASA selected 57 winning teams in an inaugural nationwide challenge designed to attract, engage, and prepare future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics professionals.
• Former NASA administrator Bridenstine endorses candidate in Virginia congressional race SpaceNews · 21 Jan 2022 Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine is wading into one of Virginia’s congressional races, backing a Republican candidate with a background in national security space.
• Bigelow Aerospace transfers BEAM space station module to NASA SpaceNews · 21 Jan 2022 NASA has hired a new company to provide engineering support for an inflatable module on the International Space Station originally built and managed by Bigelow Aerospace.
• Science mission begins for NASA’s new eye on the X-ray universe Spaceflight Now · 21 Jan 2022 A NASA astronomy satellite that launched from Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX rocket in December has started taking science observations of the X-ray universe, beginning a mission to study the nature of black holes and...
• NASA to Discuss Webb’s Arrival at Final Destination, Next Steps NASA · 20 Jan 2022 Scientists and engineers operating NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will answer questions about the mission’s latest milestones in a NASA Science Live broadcast at 3 p.m. EST Monday, Jan. 24, followed by a media telecon...
• A un año del mandato de Biden, la NASA mira hacia el futuro NASA · 20 Jan 2022 Durante el año pasado, la NASA ha hecho valiosas contribuciones a los objetivos de la Administración Biden-Harris: liderando a nivel mundial, abordando el problema urgente del cambio climático, creando empleos bien remun...
• NASA foresees gap in lunar landings after Artemis 3 SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2022 After landing astronauts on the moon in the mid-2020s for the first time in more than a half-century, NASA will wait at least two more years before making a second crewed lunar landing as part of the Artemis program.
• NASA updates status of SpaceX’s next two astronaut launches Teslarati · 19 Jan 2022 NASA has updated the status of SpaceX’s next two crewed Falcon 9 launches – one fully private and the other for the...
• One Year into the Biden Administration, NASA Looks to Future NASA · 19 Jan 2022 Over the past year, NASA has made valuable contributions to Biden-Harris Administration’s goals – leading on the global stage, addressing the urgent issue of climate change, creating high paying jobs, and inspiring futur...
• SpaceX stays busy with Starlink Group 4-6 launch NASASpaceflight · 18 Jan 2022 At 9:02 PM EST on January 18 (02:02 UTC on January 19), SpaceX launched another batch of 49 Starlink satellites to orbit aboard a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC)...