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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Europa Clipper Mission
NASA · 23 Jul 2021
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for Earth’s first mission to conduct detailed investigations of Jupiter's moon Europa.
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for the Europa Clipper Mission
NASA · 23 Jul 2021
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for Earth’s first mission to conduct detailed investigations of Jupiter's moon Europa.
Starliner cleared for second uncrewed test flight
SpaceNews · 23 Jul 2021
NASA approved plans July 22 for the launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on a second uncrewed test flight that seeks to demonstrate that the company has corrected the problems seen on the first.
Flight Readiness Review gives green light for Starliner OFT-2
NASASpaceflight · 22 Jul 2021
NASA and Boeing have finished the agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the second Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2) of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. OFT-2 will demonstrate the changes made to the Starliner spacecraft f...
SLS engineering tests to accompany pre-launch checkouts for Artemis 1
NASASpaceflight · 22 Jul 2021
The launch campaign for NASA’s Artemis 1 test flight will be punctuated by critical and unique tests to support both pre-launch checkouts of this first-flight vehicle and long-term design objectives. Launch preparations...
NASA clears Boeing Starliner for launch on second unpiloted test flight
Spaceflight Now · 22 Jul 2021
NASA and Boeing held a day-long flight readiness review Thursday and cleared the company’s CST-100 Starliner astronaut ferry ship for launch July 30 on a second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station.
Media Invited to Learn About NASA Mission to Study Intense Storms
NASA · 21 Jul 2021
NASA is inviting media to learn more about an upcoming airborne science campaign to study intense summer thunderstorms over the central United States, which will aid scientists in their understanding of how such storms a...
NASA Perseverance Mars Rover to Acquire First Sample
NASA · 21 Jul 2021
NASA is making final preparations for its Perseverance Mars rover to collect its first-ever sample of Martian rock, which future planned missions will transport to Earth.
Mars rover gearing up for first sample collection work
Spaceflight Now · 21 Jul 2021
Five months after landing on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover is gearing up to collect its first core sample next month, mission managers said Wednesday, drilling out a lipstick-size bit of rock from the floor of an ancie...
NASA Invites Media to Launch of Landsat 9 From West Coast
NASA · 19 Jul 2021
Media accreditation is open for the upcoming launch of 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 coastal regions that beg...
NASA Invites Media to Launch of Landsat 9 From the West Coast
NASA · 19 Jul 2021
Media accreditation is open for the upcoming launch of 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 coastal regions that beg...
Boeing crew capsule mounted on Atlas 5 rocket for unpiloted test flight
Spaceflight Now · 19 Jul 2021
Boeing second Starliner crew ferry spacecraft rolled out of its factory early Saturday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for mounting on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket set for liftoff July 30 on a redo of a...
NASA Science Mission Directorate to Hold Town Hall Meeting
NASA · 19 Jul 2021
NASA's Science Mission Directorate will hold a community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen and his leadership team at 1:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 22, to discuss updates to NASA'...
Boeing working on multiple Cores, first EUS hardware for Artemis missions 2-4
NASASpaceflight · 19 Jul 2021
In addition to supporting the upcoming first launch of NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the uncrewed Artemis 1 lunar test flight, Stages prime contractor Boeing is lining up the rockets that will support fo...
Hubble returns to science operations on backup payload computer
NASASpaceflight · 18 Jul 2021
NASA teams have successfully resurrected the iconic Hubble Space Telescope after it first experienced problems with an onboard computer on June 13 and suspended all science operations. The telescope is now fully operatio...
Hubble resumes science observations after month-long outage
Spaceflight Now · 18 Jul 2021
NASA said Saturday that the Hubble Space Telescope, now running on a backup payload computer, has resumed scientific observations after a failure knocked the aging observatory offline for more than a month.
Hubble returns to normal operations after switch to backup computer
SpaceNews · 17 Jul 2021
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope returned to science operations July 17 after a hiatus of more than a month as controllers successfully switched the orbiting observatory to a backup payload computer.
NASA to Brief Early Science from Perseverance Mars Rover
NASA · 16 Jul 2021
NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 21, to discuss early science results from the agency’s Perseverance Mars rover and its preparations to collect the first-ever Martian samples for plan...
Trailblazing Astronaut Doug Hurley Retires from NASA
NASA · 16 Jul 2021
NASA astronaut and former U.S. Marine Col. Doug Hurley is retiring from NASA after 21 years of service. His last day with the agency is July 16.
NASA TV to Air Crew Dragon Port Relocation on Space Station
NASA · 15 Jul 2021
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts on the International Space Station will relocate their Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft Wednesday, July 21, setting the stage for a historic first when two different U.S. commercial spacec...
Previewing EnVision: ESA’s newest mission to Venus
NASASpaceflight · 14 Jul 2021
On June 10, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced that they had selected their next mission to Venus — EnVision. The mission, set to operate alongside NASA’s newly announced DAVINCI+ and VERITAS missions, will study...
Upper stage added to SLS stack in Vehicle Assembly Building
Spaceflight Now · 14 Jul 2021
The upper stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System was installed on top of the heavy-lift rocket earlier this month, moving the agency one step closer to liftoff of the Artemis 1 test mission to the moon.
NASA and ESA sign agreement on climate science cooperation
SpaceNews · 14 Jul 2021
NASA and the European Space Agency have agreed to cooperate on future Earth science missions and related activities in an effort to better understand climate change.
NASA issues contracts for nuclear thermal propulsion studies
SpaceNews · 13 Jul 2021
NASA has selected three teams of companies to perform concept studies of nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactors while making plans to fund similar studies for nuclear surface power systems.
NASA TV to Air Launch of Space Station Module, Departure of Another
NASA · 13 Jul 2021
NASA will provide live coverage of a new Russian science module’s launch and automated docking to the International Space Station, and the undocking of another module that has been part of the orbital outpost for the pas...
NASA Announces Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Concept Awards
NASA · 13 Jul 2021
NASA is leading an effort, working with the Department of Energy (DOE), to advance space nuclear technologies. The government team has selected three reactor design concept proposals for a nuclear thermal propulsion syst...
House appropriations bill supports increase to NASA’s budget
SpaceNews · 12 Jul 2021
A House appropriations subcommittee advanced a spending bill July 12 that would provide NASA with a small increase over what the administration proposed for fiscal year 2022, but does not address some key areas of concer...
NASA Awards Contract for Test Evaluation, Support
NASA · 12 Jul 2021
NASA has awarded a five-year contract to Sierra Lobo Inc. of Fremont, Ohio, for test and operations support at the agency’s White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
NASA Launches Entrepreneurs Challenge to Identify Innovative Ideas
NASA · 12 Jul 2021
NASA is announcing its 2021 Entrepreneurs Challenge to invite fresh ideas and new participants that will lead to new instruments and technologies with the potential to advance the agency’s science mission goals.