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SpaceX launches mostly-rookie Crew-3 mission to ISS
NASASpaceflight · 10 Nov 2021
SpaceX and NASA have successfully launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on the Crew-3 mission. The crew took flight onboard a Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Endurance from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A W...
Crew-3 mission cleared for launch
SpaceNews · 10 Nov 2021
NASA and SpaceX are ready to proceed with the launch of a commercial crew mission Nov. 10 after overcoming weather and astronaut health issues as well as concerns about the spacecraft’s parachutes.
NASA Outlines Challenges, Progress for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA · 9 Nov 2021
In the first major Artemis update provided under the Biden-Harris Administration, NASA leadership discussed Tuesday the challenges and progress of America’s lunar exploration plans and reiterated a long-term commitment t...
NASA delays human lunar landing to at least 2025
SpaceNews · 9 Nov 2021
NASA leadership has formally given up on the goal of returning humans to the moon by 2024, pushing back a landing by NASA astronauts on the lunar surface to at least 2025.
NASA Awards Contract for Information Technology Support Services
NASA · 9 Nov 2021
NASA has awarded a task order under the General Services Administration (GSA) One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) contract to Halvik Corp. of Vienna, Virginia, to provide support to the agency’s Solu...
NASA to provide Artemis update
SpaceNews · 9 Nov 2021
NASA will provide an update on its plans for the Artemis program as the new head of the agency’s exploration efforts works to get up to speed on both near-term and long-term priorities.
SpaceX crew capsule brings astronauts home after nearly 200 days in orbit
Spaceflight Now · 9 Nov 2021
Two NASA astronauts and mission specialists from Japan and France closed out a 199-day space flight Monday on a SpaceX crew capsule, departing the International Space Station and riding their Dragon spacecraft through a...
Crew-2 returns to Earth after six-month stay on the ISS
NASASpaceflight · 8 Nov 2021
NASA and SpaceX teams has completed the safe return of the Crew-2 mission from the International Space Station (ISS) with four astronauts on board. Crew Dragon Endeavour undocked from the ISS at 2:05 p.m. EST (19:05 UTC)...
Crew-2 Astronauts Safely Splash Down in Gulf of Mexico
NASA · 8 Nov 2021
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts safely splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida Monday aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, completing the agency’s second long-duration commercial crew mission...
High winds delay Crew 2 return to Earth until later Monday
Spaceflight Now · 7 Nov 2021
Faced with high winds in the Gulf of Mexico, NASA managers decided to pass up a Sunday undocking and Monday morning splashdown for four returning space station astronauts, opting instead to aim for a landing Monday night...
Crew-2 undocking delayed a day
SpaceNews · 7 Nov 2021
NASA has delayed the undocking of a Crew Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station by a day because of high winds at splashdown locations in the Gulf of Mexico, a move that won’t affect the launch of the nex...
New science from Juno provides insight into atmospheric processes on Jupiter
NASASpaceflight · 6 Nov 2021
In a series of newly released papers from a science team on NASA’s Juno mission, new data is helping researchers discover how Jupiter’s atmosphere functions underneath the planet’s thick upper cloud layer.
Crew-2 astronauts to return before Crew-3 launch
SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2021
The four Crew-2 astronauts currently on the International Space Station will return to Earth ahead of the delayed launch of their replacements, NASA announced late Nov. 5.
NASA Participates in UN Climate Change Conference
NASA · 6 Nov 2021
NASA is participating in the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, which began Oct. 31, and runs through Friday, Nov. 12.
NASA aims to bring station crew home Monday, before replacements launch
Spaceflight Now · 6 Nov 2021
NASA and SpaceX decided Friday to bring four space station astronauts back to Earth Monday to close out a 199-day mission, pressing ahead with re-entry and splashdown two days before the planned launch of their replaceme...
NASA, USGS Release First Landsat 9 Images
NASA · 5 Nov 2021
Landsat 9, a joint mission between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that launched Sept. 27, 2021, has collected its first light images of Earth.
Update: NASA Invites Media to Artemis Teleconference
NASA · 5 Nov 2021
NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 9, to provide an update on the agency’s exploration plans under Artemis.
NASA Invites Media to Artemis Update
NASA · 5 Nov 2021
NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 9, to provide an update on the agency’s exploration plans under Artemis.
Vice President Harris to Visit NASA Goddard Today, Deliver Live Remarks
NASA · 5 Nov 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland today, Nov. 5, to get a firsthand look at the agency’s work to combat the climate crisis and protect vulnerable communitie...
NASA shows off finished SLS moon rocket, Webb telescope
Spaceflight Now · 5 Nov 2021
Two of NASA’s flagship missions finally nearing launch, representing more than $50 billion in U.S. government investment over two decades, were displayed to news media Friday at spaceports in Florida and French Guiana.
Coverage Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Return to Earth
NASA · 5 Nov 2021
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission now is targeting a return to Earth no earlier than 7:14 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida.
NASA rules out weekend Crew Dragon launch, may bring station crew home first
Spaceflight Now · 4 Nov 2021
NASA has ruled out a weekend launch for a SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station, delaying the Crew-3 flight to Monday at the earliest due to expected bad weather, agency officials...
Umbilical hardware arrives for SLS ML-2, runs out of funding
NASASpaceflight · 4 Nov 2021
The construction of NASA’s second Space Launch System Mobile Launcher (ML-2) has been delayed after NASA ran out of near-term funding. ML-2 is required due to the increase in height for the Block 1B version of the rocket...
NASA SpaceX Crew-2 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Splashdown
NASA · 4 Nov 2021
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts will answer media questions about their time aboard the International Space Station at 12:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Nov. 5, as they prepare to return to Earth later this month.
NASA Statement on Artemis Lunar Lander Court Decision
NASA · 4 Nov 2021
NASA was notified Thursday that the U.S. Court of Federal Claims denied Blue Origin’s bid protest, upholding NASA’s selection of SpaceX to develop and demonstrate a modern human lunar lander.
Astrophysics decadal survey recommends a program of flagship space telescopes
SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2021
A long-awaited report on the future of astrophysics research recommended NASA pursue a series of flagship observatories, starting with a large space telescope estimated to cost $11 billion but which would not fly until t...
Bezos’ Blue Origin loses lawsuit against NASA over SpaceX lunar lander contract
CNBC · 4 Nov 2021
The U.S. Federal Court of Claims ruled against Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin in the company’s lawsuit against NASA over a lucrative astronaut lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX earlier this year. Federal judge...
Blue Origin loses lawsuit, allowing NASA to move ahead with SpaceX moon lander
Spaceflight Now · 4 Nov 2021
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Blue Origin over NASA’s award of a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to SpaceX, clearing the way for the agency to move forward in a partnership with Elon Musk’s...