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• NASA announces reorganization of human spaceflight directorate Spaceflight Now · 22 Sep 2021 NASA announced Tuesday that the agency’s human spaceflight division will split into two new mission directorates, one focused on space operations and another on deep space exploration, returning to the organizational str...
• Court filing outlines Blue Origin’s case against NASA SpaceX lunar lander award SpaceNews · 22 Sep 2021 Blue Origin is seeking to overturn NASA’s award of a lunar lander contract to SpaceX by arguing that SpaceX’s proposal failed to meet requirements for reviews that made it “unawardable.”
• NASA Awards Orion Main Engine Contract for Future Artemis Missions NASA · 21 Sep 2021 NASA has awarded a contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. of Redmond, Washington, for the development of the Orion Main Engine (OME), which will be used on the Orion spacecraft as part of the agency’s Artemis program.
• New York, New Jersey Students to Hear from NASA’s Space Station Crew NASA · 21 Sep 2021 Students from New York and New Jersey will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
• NASA VIPER rover and Astrobotic Griffin lander select moon landing site for 2023 NASASpaceflight · 21 Sep 2021 The NASA VIPER rover – a precursor mission to human landings in the south polar region of the Moon, and a mission started in 2019 under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program – has had its landing site selected fo...
• NASA Leadership Positions Agency for Future NASA · 21 Sep 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Tuesday the agency is creating two new mission directorates that will best position the agency for the next 20 years.
• NASA to split leadership of its human spaceflight program Ars Technica · 21 Sep 2021 Kathy Lueders will see her duties pared back.
• NASA picks landing site for VIPER lunar rover SpaceNews · 21 Sep 2021 NASA has selected a crater near the south pole of the moon as the landing site for a robotic rover to search for water ice that could be a resource for future human expeditions.
• NASA’s Artemis Rover to Land Near Nobile Region of Moon’s South Pole NASA · 20 Sep 2021 In 2023, NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land near the western edge of the Nobile Crater at the Moon’s South Pole to map and explore the region’s surface and subsurface for water and o...
• El rover del programa Artemis de la NASA aterrizará cerca de la región Nobile en el polo sur de la Luna NASA · 20 Sep 2021 En 2023, el Vehículo de exploración polar para investigación de volátiles (VIPER, por sus siglas en español) de la NASA aterrizará cerca del borde occidental del cráter Nobile en el polo sur de la Luna para mapear y expl...
• NASA Invites Media to Discuss Future of NASA NASA · 20 Sep 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other senior agency leaders will host an employee town hall for all civil servant and contractor employees at noon EDT, Tuesday, Sept. 21, to provide updates about the agency’s human sp...
• NASA TV to Air Landsat 9 Launch, Prelaunch Activities NASA · 20 Sep 2021 NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring Earth’s land and...
• NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Captures a Mars Rock Feature in 3D NASA · 17 Sep 2021 The rotorcraft captures nuances of rocky outcrop during aerial reconnaissance.
• Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic delays flight, Falcon Heavy nets NASA mission Ars Technica · 17 Sep 2021 "There was a large bang and some white smoke went up."
• Take a 3D Spin on Mars and Track NASA's Perseverance Rover NASA · 16 Sep 2021 Two interactive web experiences let you explore the Martian surface, as seen by cameras aboard the rover and orbiters flying overhead.
• ABL Space Systems to launch NASA technology demonstration mission SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2021 Small launch vehicle developer ABL Space Systems has won a contract to launch a NASA technology demonstration spacecraft in 2023.
• NASA to Announce Landing Site for Artemis Lunar Robotic Rover NASA · 16 Sep 2021 NASA will host a media teleconference Monday, Sept. 20, at 4 p.m. EDT, to announce the lunar landing site for the agency’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER).
• NASA awards five contracts for lunar landers to follow SpaceX demonstration Ars Technica · 16 Sep 2021 The announcement comes as one of the winners, Blue Origin, is suing NASA.
• Photos: Inspiration4’s rocket ready for launch on pad 39A Spaceflight Now · 15 Sep 2021 Photographers visited launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday to set up remote cameras. Photographer Michael Cain captured these views of the 215-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft...
• NASA Confirms Thousands of Massive, Ancient Volcanic Eruptions on Mars NASA · 15 Sep 2021 Scientists found evidence that a region of northern Mars called Arabia Terra experienced thousands of "super eruptions," the biggest volcanic eruptions known, over a 500-million-year period.
• NASA Statement on National Aerospace Week NASA · 15 Sep 2021 The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on National Aerospace Week, hosted by Aerospace Industries Sept. 13-17. This week recognizes innovations from aerospace manufacturers, suppliers, and workf...
• Commercial spaceflight industry sees Inspiration4 as a pathfinder but not a model SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2021 SpaceX’s first fully commercial Crew Dragon mission is being closely watched by both NASA and other companies in the commercial human spaceflight sector, who see it as a pathfinder for future missions but not necessity a...
• NASA astronaut to stay on ISS for nearly a year SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2021 NASA confirmed Sept. 14 that one its astronauts, Mark Vande Hei, will remain on the International Space Station until next March, setting an American spaceflight duration record in the process.
• NASA Selects Five U.S. Companies to Mature Artemis Lander Concepts NASA · 14 Sep 2021 NASA has selected five U.S. companies to help the agency enable a steady pace of crewed trips to the lunar surface under the agency’s Artemis program.
• For the first time, NASA is a spectator for a U.S. crew mission to low Earth orbit Spaceflight Now · 14 Sep 2021 SpaceX’s launch of the all-private Inspiration4 crew mission, scheduled as soon as Wednesday night, is an all-commercial affair that leaves NASA largely on the sidelines. And that’s just fine with NASA Administrator Bill...
• Planet provides data to federal civilian agencies under NASA contract SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2021 Researchers delving into climate change, biodiversity loss and other topics through work funded by U.S. federal civilian agencies and the National Science Foundation will have access to Planet Earth-observation data thro...
• NASA selects five companies for lunar lander studies SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2021 NASA will provide $146 million to five companies, representing the three teams that previously competed to develop the Artemis lunar lander, to perform studies for future lunar lander concepts.
• SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch contracts reach double digits after latest NASA win Teslarati · 14 Sep 2021 For the third time in seven months, NASA has contracted SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch a high-value scientific spacecraft, raising the...
• NASA Awards Regional Architect, Engineering Services Contracts NASA · 13 Sep 2021 NASA has selected nine companies to provide architect and engineering services for the agency’s facilities in the southeastern United States.
• Perseverance collects first Mars samples SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2021 NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has collected and stored the first samples of Martian rock for later return to Earth, but exactly when those samples will arrive on Earth remains uncertain.
• SpaceX rocket rolls out to pad 39A for Inspiration4 launch Spaceflight Now · 12 Sep 2021 SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule on pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Sunday, kicking off a busy few days before launch of the all-private Inspiration4 crew mission as soon as Wednesday night.
• SpaceX wins contract to launch weather satellite after ULA withdraws SpaceNews · 11 Sep 2021 NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the last in a series of geostationary weather satellites that had previously been launched by United Launch Alliance.
• Analysis of Mars surface samples highlight potential ancient water bubbles NASASpaceflight · 11 Sep 2021 Following an unsuccessful sample collection attempt in early August, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has successfully drilled, collected, sealed, and stored two separate Martian surface samples. Both sample collections to...
• NASA Awards Contract for Software Licenses, Maintenance, Support NASA · 10 Sep 2021 NASA has awarded Panamerica Computers of Luray, Virginia, an ordering vehicle to provide Box platform licenses, maintenance, and support services when the agency requires.
• NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for GOES-U Mission NASA · 10 Sep 2021 NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) mission.
• NASA's Perseverance Rover Collects Puzzle Pieces of Mars' History NASA · 10 Sep 2021 The rocks it has analyzed for sample collection are helping the team better understand a past marked by volcanic activity and water.
• NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects Puzzle Pieces of Mars’ History NASA · 10 Sep 2021 NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its first pair of rock samples, and scientists already are gaining new insights into the region.
• NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Commercial Crew Space Station Launch NASA · 10 Sep 2021 Media accreditation now is open for the launch of the third SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a long duration mission.
• House Science Committee advances budget reconciliation package SpaceNews · 10 Sep 2021 The House Science Committee approved its portion of a massive budget reconciliation spending bill Sept. 9, making no major changes to its NASA provisions.
• NASA Innovations Will Help US Meet Sustainable Aviation Goals NASA · 9 Sep 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson joined federal government and industry leaders Thursday at a White House event highlighting sustainable aviation and the administration’s focus on medium- and long-term goals to combat clim...