EGS, Jacobs working to finish testing in time for Artemis 1 rollout in mid-February
NASASpaceflight · 17 Jan 2022
NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch processing contractor Jacobs are performing final installations, functional checks, and buttoning up the Artemis 1 vehicle in the Vehicle Assembly Building...
Cape Canaveral’s busy January to continue with another Starlink launch
Spaceflight Now · 15 Jan 2022
Forecasters expect brisk winds and chilly temperatures for a prime time, full moon launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with another batch of Starlink internet satellites Monday night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Fl...
NASA inspector general warns astronaut corps may be too small
SpaceNews · 15 Jan 2022
The size of NASA’s astronaut corps may soon fall below the minimum level the agency needs to support space station and Artemis missions and other activities, the agency’s inspector general warns.
NASA leasing bill transformed into voting rights legislation
SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2022
NASA’s ability to lease property at its facilities to companies or other organizations remains in limbo after a bill meant to reauthorize it was transformed in the House into voting rights legislation.
NASA Sets Coverage for Russian Spacewalk Outside Space Station
NASA · 13 Jan 2022
Two Russian cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station at about 7 a.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 19, to conduct a spacewalk to ready the new Prichal module for future Russian visiting spacecraft.
2021 Tied for 6th Warmest Year in Continued Trend, NASA Analysis Shows
NASA · 13 Jan 2022
Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2021 tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest on record, according to independent analyses done by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Virgin Orbit celebrates third successful launch in a row
Spaceflight Now · 13 Jan 2022
Virgin Orbit delivered seven small CubeSats for NASA, the U.S. military, Spire, and the Polish company SatRevolution into orbit Thursday with its air-launched rocket after release from a jumbo jet off the coast of Califo...
NASA holding out hope for first SLS launch in March
SpaceNews · 13 Jan 2022
NASA officials are holding out hope that the first Space Launch System launch can still take place as soon as March despite a delay in the rollout of the vehicle for a key test until mid-February.
NASA to start astrophysics probe program
SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2022
NASA is starting to implement recommendations of the astrophysics decadal survey by announcing plans for a new line of missions and laying the groundwork for future large space telescopes.
NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s February Launch from Virginia
NASA · 12 Jan 2022
Media accreditation is open for the launch of Northrop Grumman’s 17th commercial resupply services mission for NASA to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station aboard its...
New NASA chief scientist to focus on climate change
SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2022
NASA has hired a climate scientist as its new chief scientist, a move that reflects the greater emphasis the agency is placing on climate change studies.
Media Invited to see NASA Mega Moon Rocket Roll Out for First Time
NASA · 11 Jan 2022
For a limited time, NASA has reopened media registration to capture images and video of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft rolling out for the first time.
NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2021 Annual Report
NASA · 11 Jan 2022
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2021 annual report Tuesday examining the agency’s safety performance over the past year and highlighting acc...
NASA, NOAA to Announce 2021 Global Temperatures, Climate Conditions
NASA · 11 Jan 2022
Climate researchers from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release their annual assessments of global temperatures and discuss the major climate trends of 2021 during a media teleco...
NASA Announces New Chief Scientist, Senior Climate Advisor
NASA · 10 Jan 2022
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced that Dr. Katherine Calvin will serve the agency in dual roles as chief scientist and senior climate advisor effective Monday.
SOFIA makes case for continued operations
SpaceNews · 10 Jan 2022
Officials with a NASA airborne observatory responded to a stinging rebuke in the latest astrophysics decadal survey by arguing that the facility, targeted for termination, is essential to the agency’s broader science pro...
James Webb Space Telescope fully deploys, Northrop Grumman marks sunshield success
NASASpaceflight · 9 Jan 2022
At 18:17 UTC on January 8, 2022, the joint NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) successfully deployed the starboard wing of its massive 6.5-meter mirror — m...
NASA completes major JWST deployments
SpaceNews · 8 Jan 2022
The primary mirror of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope unfolded into place Jan. 8, completing the major steps in the post-launch deployment of the giant observatory.
NASA’s Webb Telescope Reaches Major Milestone as Mirror Unfolds
NASA · 8 Jan 2022
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team fully deployed its 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror, successfully completing the final stage of all major spacecraft deployments to prepare for science operations.
Arianespace looks to transitions of vehicles and business in 2022
SpaceNews · 7 Jan 2022
After its most active year in two decades capped by the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope for NASA, Arianespace is heading into a period of transition in 2022 marked by the introduction of new vehicles and a chang...
SpaceX deploys 49 more Starlink satellites in first launch of 2022
Spaceflight Now · 6 Jan 2022
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off Thursday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and deployed 49 more Starlink internet satellites, blazing a new trail to orbit on the first of as many as seven space missions from...
Psyche to begin environmental testing ahead of August 2022 launch
NASASpaceflight · 4 Jan 2022
As 2022 begins, the ASU (Arizona State University)-led team for the NASA Psyche spacecraft is preparing to conduct thermal vacuum testing in preparation for launch. Psyche is a first-of-a-kind mission set to orbit an M-T...
JWST sunshield fully deployed
SpaceNews · 4 Jan 2022
Controllers completed the deployment of the sunshield of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Jan. 4, allowing the mission to move ahead to setting up the telescope itself.
NASA resumes Webb deployments after pausing for weekend
Spaceflight Now · 3 Jan 2022
Mission controllers started the delicate work of tightening the five razor-thin layers of the James Webb Space Telescope’s sunshade Monday. Managers said the nearly $10 billion observatory is “hunky-dory” after pausing d...