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- NASA's Perseverance Rover Begins Its First Science Campaign on Mars NASA · 9 Jun 2021 The six-wheeled scientist is heading south to explore Jezero Crater’s lakebed in search of signs of ancient microbial life.
- NASA Administrator Statement on US Innovation and Competitiveness Act NASA · 8 Jun 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released the following statement Tuesday after the Senate passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness Act.
- Jupiter’s moon Ganymede seen up close for first time in 21 years Spaceflight Now · 8 Jun 2021 NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew by Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon, Monday on the first close-up visit to the icy world since 2000.
- NASA Selects Postdoctoral Program Research Support Contractor NASA · 8 Jun 2021 NASA has selected Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to provide the agency with administrative support and coordination of research opportunities between NASA’s mission directorates and cen...
- NASA astrophysics director to step down SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2021 Paul Hertz, who has led NASA’s astrophysics programs for nearly a decade, will step down by the end of the year to pursue his “next challenge” at the space agency.
- NASA selects two robotic missions to Venus for launch in late 2020s Spaceflight Now · 7 Jun 2021 NASA has selected two robotic missions for launch to Venus around 2029, the U.S. space agency’s first spacecraft in more than 30 years dedicated to exploring the hellishly hot second planet from the sun.
- NASA Highlights Winners of Challenge to Engineer Human Tissue NASA · 7 Jun 2021 NASA will announce the first- and second-place winners of the Vascular Tissue Challenge, a prize competition to grow and sustain functioning human tissue in a lab, Wednesday, June 9.
- NASA to Air Briefing, Spacewalks to Install New Station Solar Arrays NASA · 7 Jun 2021 Expedition 65 astronauts will conduct two spacewalks – one Wednesday, June 16, and the other Sunday, June 20 – to install new solar arrays to help power the International Space Station.
- NASA Awards Universities $1.4M for Space Station, Suborbital Research NASA · 4 Jun 2021 NASA has awarded $1.4 million to nine universities and organizations across the country for research and technology development projects in areas critical to the agency’s mission, including studying radiation effects and...
- NASA Awards Universities $1.2M for Space Station, Suborbital Research NASA · 4 Jun 2021 NASA has awarded $1.2 million to nine universities and organizations across the country for research and technology development projects in areas critical to the agency’s mission, including studying radiation effects and...
- Mars Ascent Vehicle from Northrop Grumman takes shape for Mars Sample Return mission NASASpaceflight · 4 Jun 2021 Since Mariner 9 entered orbit around Mars on November 14, 1971, NASA has been continuously studying the Red Planet. The Viking landers reached the surface of Mars five years later and began sampling the soil. Since then,...
- NASA Administrator Statement on Meeting with Roscosmos NASA · 4 Jun 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released the following statement after an introductory call Friday with Roscosmos General Director Dmitry Rogozin:
- Nelson to speak with Rogozin on the future of the ISS SpaceNews · 3 Jun 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says he will soon speak with his Russian counterpart in the hopes of continuing longstanding cooperation between the two countries in space even as Russia’s ties to China grow stronger.
- Science, Solar Arrays Launch on NASA’s SpaceX Cargo Mission NASA · 3 Jun 2021 The latest SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 1:29 p.m. EDT Thursday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, bearing more than 7,300 pounds of scien...
- NASA's InSight Mars Lander Gets a Power Boost NASA · 3 Jun 2021 The spacecraft successfully cleared some dust off its solar panels, helping to raise its energy and delay when it will need to switch off its science instruments.
- NASA selects two Venus missions for Discovery program SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2021 For the first time in more than three decades, NASA has announced it will send a robotic mission to Venus, selecting two proposals in the latest round of its Discovery program.
- Venus is so very nice, NASA is going there twice Ars Technica · 2 Jun 2021 "The Venus community is absolutely elated."
- NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus NASA · 2 Jun 2021 NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor.
- Científicas de la NASA disponibles para entrevistas durante la temporada de huracanes NASA · 2 Jun 2021 El 1 de junio marcó el inicio oficial de la temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico, que termina oficialmente el 30 de noviembre.
- NASA Scientists Available for Interviews Throughout Hurricane Season NASA · 2 Jun 2021 June 1 marked the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ends Nov. 30.
- All-new Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo craft set for launch Thursday Spaceflight Now · 2 Jun 2021 In what’s become a rarity for SpaceX and its workhorse fleet of “flight-proven” hardware, a brand new Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo capsule are scheduled to launch Thursday on a NASA-contracted flight to deliver more...
- NASA evaluating schedule, launch date forecasts for Artemis 2 NASASpaceflight · 31 May 2021 NASA is currently forecasting that Artemis 2 will be ready to launch no earlier than (NET) September 2023, but similar to attempting to forecast when Artemis 1 will be ready to launch, there is also uncertainty in when A...
- Who will race SpaceX to the moon? SpaceNews · 31 May 2021 NASA took many by surprise by picking just one company to develop a lunar lander and fly a single demo mission to the moon. Even more surprising was NASA's pick: SpaceX, whose Starship vehicle appeared massively oversize...
- Five launches planned from Florida’s Space Coast in June Spaceflight Now · 28 May 2021 More than three-quarters of the launches from Florida’s Space Coast so far this year have deployed SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites, but the focus will shift to other customers in June. Five rocket flights are sched...
- NASA budget goes all-in on science, stays the course on Moon lander Ars Technica · 28 May 2021 "The goal is 2024, but I think we have to be brutally realistic."
- NASA requests $24.8 billion in 2022, proposes to cancel SOFIA again SpaceNews · 28 May 2021 NASA released its fiscal year 2022 budget request May 28, asking for $24.8 billion to support a number of new and existing science and exploration programs but also proposing once again to cancel an airborne astronomical...
- NASA Awards Laser Air Monitoring System Contract for Orion NASA · 28 May 2021 NASA has awarded Dynetics Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama, a contract to produce a Laser Air Monitoring System (LAMS) for the agency’s Orion spacecraft beginning with the Artemis III mission.
- NASA Awards New Spacecraft Avionics Development Contract NASA · 28 May 2021 NASA has selected Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to provide development and operations support for the avionics software suite that will guide the agency's next generation of human rate...
- NASA Administrator Statement on President’s FY 2022 Funding Request NASA · 28 May 2021 The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the president's FY 2022 budget request for the agency.
- NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures Shining Clouds on Mars NASA · 28 May 2021 The science team is studying the clouds, which arrived earlier and formed higher than expected, to learn more about the Red Planet.
- NASA administrator unveils $24.8 billion 2022 budget request Spaceflight Now · 28 May 2021 The Biden administration’s $24.8 billion fiscal 2022 budget request for NASA will keep the agency on track to send the the first woman and the next man to the moon as early as 2024, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Fr...
- Congress asks GAO to investigate NASA cybersecurity SpaceNews · 28 May 2021 The bipartisan leadership of the House Science Committee has asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate NASA’s cybersecurity activities amid growing concerns about hacking of government computer systems.
- Companies and government agencies announce plans for lunar rover projects SpaceNews · 27 May 2021 The Japanese and Canadian space agencies announced plans May 26 to send small rovers to the moon in the next several years, as Lockheed Martin unveiled a partnership with automaker General Motors to propose a rover for N...
- Media Invited to Administrator’s State of NASA Remarks on Climate, Artemis NASA · 27 May 2021 In his first address to the workforce, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will discuss the agency’s plans for future climate science missions, the agency’s plans for a robotic and human return to the Moon through the Artemis...
- NASA Schedules Live Coverage of Russian Spacewalk NASA · 27 May 2021 Two Russian cosmonauts are scheduled to conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday, June 2, to continue preparing the Pirs docking compartment airlock for undocking and disposal later this year...
- South Korea signs Artemis Accords; Brazil, New Zealand likely next SpaceNews · 27 May 2021 South Korea signed the Artemis Accords May 27, becoming the 10th signatory to the pact that governs norms of behavior for those who want to participate in the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program.
- Mars helicopter ‘muscles through’ navigation glitch on sixth flight Spaceflight Now · 27 May 2021 NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter safely landed after wobbling, suffering power spikes, and enduring velocity fluctuations on its sixth flight at Mars, officials said Wednesday.
- GAO report identifies technical and management risks with Artemis SpaceNews · 27 May 2021 A GAO report warns that NASA’s Artemis program faces technical risks as well as management issues that raise doubts about achieving the goal of returning humans to the moon by 2024.
- NASA Sets Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Next Cargo Launch NASA · 26 May 2021 NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 1:29 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 3, to launch its 22nd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station.
- NASA to Brief President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Request for Agency NASA · 26 May 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and acting Chief Financial Officer Steve Shinn will host a media briefing at 3 p.m. EDT Friday, May 28, to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s fiscal year 2022 funding request for the...