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• After years of futility, NASA turns to private sector for spacesuit help Ars Technica · 1 Oct 2021 "A flight-ready suit remains years away from completion."
• First SLS launch likely to slip to 2022 SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2021 A top NASA official says the agency will soon set a target launch date for the first Space Launch System mission, but that it’s “more than likely” it will slip into early 2022.
• NASA TV Coverage Set for Russian Film Production Launch NASA · 1 Oct 2021 NASA will provide coverage of a Tuesday, Oct. 5 launch that will carry a Russian cosmonaut, actress, and film producer to the International Space Station, where they will film segments for a movie. The launch will mark t...
• CRS-23 Dragon returns home following ISS supply run NASASpaceflight · 30 Sep 2021 Following a launch in late August and a month-long stay in orbit, SpaceX and NASA welcomed the return of the CRS-23 (Commercial Resupply Services 23) mission from the International Space Station (ISS). Cargo Dragon undoc...
• NASA to Host Briefings, Interviews for Next Crew Mission with SpaceX NASA · 30 Sep 2021 NASA will highlight the next crew rotation flight of a U.S. commercial spacecraft carrying astronauts to the International Space Station with a pair of virtual media briefings Wednesday, Oct. 6, and Thursday. Oct. 7.
• NASA Issues Contracts to Mature Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Technologies NASA · 30 Sep 2021 NASA has selected two U.S. companies to support its Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) that will rapidly mature Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) technologies through ground and flight demonstrations.
• NASA Administrator to Meet with Florida STEM Students NASA · 30 Sep 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will visit with students in Tallahassee, Florida to discuss the future of space exploration at 2 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct.1.
• Pandemic causes delay and cost increase for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2021 NASA’s Roman Space Telescope has passed its critical design review, but the impact of the pandemic will delay its launch by several months and increase its cost.
• EGS, Jacobs completing first round of Artemis 1 pre-launch integrated tests prior to Orion stacking NASASpaceflight · 29 Sep 2021 NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch support contractor Jacobs are working to complete the first round of Artemis 1 pre-launch testing before the end of September. The Space Launch System (SLS...
• SpaceX almost ready to launch NASA asteroid impact spacecraft Teslarati · 29 Sep 2021 Revealed as a side note during live coverage of the space agency’s successful Landsat-9 launch, NASA says that the Double Asteroid Redirect...
• Government shutdown could delay NASA’s Lucy asteroid mission SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2021 A NASA asteroid mission that has remained on schedule for a mid-October launch despite disruptions caused by the pandemic is now facing a new challenge: the threat of a federal government shutdown.
• Panel: Orbital debris problem is a lot like trying to fix climate change SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2021 NASA advisor Bhavya Lal said the debris challenge is similar to the debate over how to addresss climate change.
• NASA's Mars Fleet Lies Low with Sun Between Earth and Red Planet NASA · 28 Sep 2021 The missions will continue collecting data about the Red Planet, though engineers back on Earth will stop sending commands to them until mid-October.
• NASA’s Lucy Mission Prepares for Launch to Trojan Asteroids NASA · 28 Sep 2021 NASA has tested the functions of Lucy, the agency’s first spacecraft to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, filled it with fuel, and is preparing to pack it into a capsule for launch Saturday, Oct. 16.
• NASA Transfers Air Traffic Management Tool Updates to FAA NASA · 28 Sep 2021 As part of an effort aimed at making aviation more sustainable, NASA has transferred findings from an air traffic management project to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for nationwide implementation, the two age...
• Station crew relocates Soyuz spaceship to new Russian module Spaceflight Now · 28 Sep 2021 Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut strapped into their Soyuz ferry ship Tuesday at the International Space Station and moved the craft to a new docking port on Russia’s Nauka lab module that arrived at the compl...
• New eye on planet Earth rockets into orbit from California Spaceflight Now · 27 Sep 2021 NASA and United Launch Alliance deployed a new Landsat satellite in orbit Monday after liftoff on an Atlas 5 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, marking the 2,000th launch from the West Coast spaceport...
• NASA Launches New Mission to Monitor Earth’s Landscapes NASA · 27 Sep 2021 Landsat 9, a NASA satellite built to monitor the Earth’s land surface, successfully launched at 2:12 p.m. EDT Monday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
• NASA’s Landsat 9 successfully launched aboard Atlas V from Vandenberg NASASpaceflight · 27 Sep 2021 United Launch Alliance has launched NASA’s most powerful Earth-imaging satellite, Landsat 9, on an Atlas V rocket. Liftoff occurred at 11:12 AM PDT (18:12 UTC) on Monday, September 27, from Space Launch Complex-3 East (S...
• Launch timeline for Atlas 5’s mission with Landsat 9 Spaceflight Now · 27 Sep 2021 A United Launch Atlas 5 rocket is set for launch with the Landsat 9 satellite, a joint project between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, and four small CubeSat rideshare payloads.
• New NASA satellite to continue half a century of changing Earth observations Ars Technica · 27 Sep 2021 "Landsat has provided a critical reference for assessing long-term changes."
• SpaceX Crew Dragon to perform first space station “flyaround” in November Teslarati · 27 Sep 2021 A member of a NASA safety advisory panel says that SpaceX’s second operational Crew Dragon spacecraft will perform the first International Space...
• NASA Releases Interactive Graphic Novel “First Woman” NASA · 25 Sep 2021 NASA released its first digital, interactive graphic novel on Saturday in celebration of National Comic Book Day. “First Woman: NASA’s Promise for Humanity” imagines the story of Callie Rodriguez, the first woman to expl...
• NASA’s Artemis program prepares for liftoff Space Scout · 24 Sep 2021 SEP. 23, 2021--As Artemis nears its first launch, sweeping organizational changes and new contracts could guarantee its future into the 2030s...
• NASA seeks a new ride for astronauts to the Artemis launch pad Ars Technica · 24 Sep 2021 Among the options NASA is considering is modifying the Astrovan. This is the way.
• Iowa Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station NASA · 23 Sep 2021 Students from Iowa will have an opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
• NASA to Hold Lucy Launch Preview Briefing NASA · 23 Sep 2021 NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 28, to preview the launch of the agency’s first spacecraft to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.
• NASA's Perseverance Rover Cameras Capture Mars Like Never Before NASA · 23 Sep 2021 Scientists tap into an array of imagers aboard the six-wheeled explorer to get a big picture of the Red Planet.
• IXPE nearing shipment to Florida for December 2021 launch NASASpaceflight · 23 Sep 2021 The launch of the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observatory is now targeting December 13, 2021, onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The IXPE X-Ray observatory is the lat...
• NASA Announces Virtual Webb STEAM Day Event for Students, Educators NASA · 23 Sep 2021 NASA invites learners of all ages, including students and teachers who recently returned to the classroom environment, to register for a special event ahead of the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. Webb...
• SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains why Blue Origin’s Starship lawsuit makes no sense Teslarati · 23 Sep 2021 For the first time since SpaceX competitor Blue Origin took NASA to federal court after losing a Moon lander contract to Starship...
• NASA urged to avoid space station gap SpaceNews · 23 Sep 2021 NASA needs to ensure that commercial space stations are ready before the International Space Station is retired to avoid a “space station gap” with geopolitical consequences, industry officials and other advisers warn.
• NASA completes swing arm test on SLS launch platform Spaceflight Now · 22 Sep 2021 The swing arms on the mobile launch tower for NASA’s Space Launch System released and retracted Sunday night inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, another key test on the march toward liftoff of t...
• NASA completes umbilical test for SLS Artemis 1 mission NASASpaceflight · 22 Sep 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket completed another milestone on its way to launch with the Umbilical Release and Retract Test (URRT). The URRT was performed on the rocket on September 19 while it stood in High Bay...
• NASA official says Starliner demo mission not likely to launch until next year Spaceflight Now · 22 Sep 2021 The head of NASA’s space operations division said this week an unpiloted test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to the International Space Station, delayed from August by valve problems, will likely not launch un...
• NASA's InSight Finds Three Big Marsquakes, Thanks to Solar-Panel Dusting NASA · 22 Sep 2021 The lander cleared enough dust from one solar panel to keep its seismometer on through the summer, allowing scientists to study the three biggest quakes they’ve seen on Mars.
• NASA Invites Media to Webb Telescope Prelaunch Events in French Guiana NASA · 22 Sep 2021 NASA invites members of the media to register their interest in attending events in French Guiana ahead of the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, a mission led by NASA in partnership with the European and Canadian...
• NASA, FAA Invite Media to Briefing on Air Traffic Control Updates NASA · 22 Sep 2021 NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold a virtual briefing for media Tuesday, Sept., 28 at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss efforts to improve the sustainability of aviation through the demonstration of more ef...
• Starliner test flight likely to slip to 2022 SpaceNews · 22 Sep 2021 A test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle, delayed by a valve problem in August, is unlikely to take place before some time next year, NASA official said Sept. 21.
• NASA splits human spaceflight directorate into two organizations SpaceNews · 22 Sep 2021 NASA announced Sept. 21 that it is dividing the mission directorate responsible for human spaceflight into two organizations, one responsible for exploration systems development and the other for space operations, undoin...