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• Firefly selects SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch NASA-chartered moon lander Spaceflight Now · 26 May 2021 Firefly Aerospace has selected SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch the company’s first commercial lunar lander mission in 2023 with 10 NASA-sponsored research payloads.
• NASA to develop $2.5 billion, five-satellite Earth System Observatory Spaceflight Now · 26 May 2021 The Biden administration announced this week that NASA will develop a series of five Earth science satellite missions over the next decade, part of a $2.5 billion program called the Earth System Observatory to collect cl...
• Life Goals: NASA Software Unlocks Martian Rover Productivity NASA · 25 May 2021 Productivity pundits know lots of tricks to make the most of your day, so you can schedule enough time for important tasks while guarding against overload.
• New NASA Student Challenge Offers Hands-On Tech Development NASA · 25 May 2021 NASA will initiate a new competition for the 2021-22 school year, providing student teams a chance to design, build, and launch experiments on suborbital rockets and high-altitude balloon flights.
• El nuevo reto estudiantil de la NASA ofrece un desarrollo tecnológico práctico NASA · 25 May 2021 La NASA comenzará un nuevo concurso para el año escolar 2021-22, dando a los equipos de estudiantes la oportunidad de diseñar, construir y lanzar experimentos en cohetes suborbitales y vuelos en globo de gran altitud.
• Whitson to command second Axiom Space mission SpaceNews · 25 May 2021 A former NASA astronaut who holds the record for the most time spent in space by an American will command Axiom Space’s second commercial mission to the International Space Station, the company announced May 25.
• NASA brands future Earth science missions as Earth System Observatory SpaceNews · 25 May 2021 A set of missions recommended by the Earth science decadal survey more than three years ago will be developed under a program called the Earth System Observatory, NASA and the White House announced May 24.
• Bernie Sanders wants to stop NASA funding for Blue Origin Ars Technica · 24 May 2021 The Endless Frontier Act? More like the Endless Amendment Act.
• New NASA Earth System Observatory to Help Address, Mitigate Climate Change NASA · 24 May 2021 NASA will design a new set of Earth-focused missions to provide key information to guide efforts related to climate change, disaster mitigation, fighting forest fires, and improving real-time agricultural processes.
• New NASA Earth Systems Observatory to Help Address, Mitigate Climate Change NASA · 24 May 2021 NASA will design a new set of Earth-focused missions to provide key information to guide efforts related to climate change, disaster mitigation, fighting forest fires, and improving real-time agricultural processes.
• NASA assigns fourth astronaut to SpaceX’s next space station crew launch Spaceflight Now · 24 May 2021 NASA has assigned astronaut Kayla Barron to join three crewmates on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft set to launch to the International Space Station in October, rounding out the four-person team after the space agency was una...
• NASA and Boeing working on optimizing SLS stage production at MAF NASASpaceflight · 24 May 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and Stages prime contractor Boeing are collaborating on optimizing the production areas at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans. The final assembly of the second Cor...
• Cost and schedule overruns continue to grow for NASA programs SpaceNews · 24 May 2021 NASA suffered increasing cost overruns on its major programs again in 2020, a problem a new report says will be exacerbated by the pandemic.
• SpaceX’s NASA Starship contract safe for now as Blue Origin looks to Congress Teslarati · 24 May 2021 Fresh off of a major contract loss during a competition to build NASA’s next crewed Moon lander, Blue Origin has begun aggressively...
• Media Invited to NASA’s Laser Communications Demonstration Launch NASA · 21 May 2021 U.S. media accreditation has opened for an upcoming rocket launch with a NASA payload that aims to enhance communications capabilities for the agency’s future missions, including the potential to increase bandwidth 10 to...
• NASA Invites Media to Launch of Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 NASA · 21 May 2021 Media accreditation is open for prelaunch and launch activities for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station, the second uncrewed flight test of the company’s CST-100 Starlin...
• Starfish Space testing software for constellation-managing Otter space tugs SpaceNews · 21 May 2021 Starfish Space, a startup founded by former Blue Origin and NASA engineers, is developing space tugs to help manage rapidly growing megaconstellations.
• NASA Invites Media to Briefing on Science Launching to Space Station NASA · 20 May 2021 NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 26, to discuss select science investigations launching on the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station.
• Firefly selects SpaceX to launch its lunar lander SpaceNews · 20 May 2021 Firefly Aerospace announced May 20 it selected SpaceX to launch its first lunar lander mission for NASA, the latest in a series of contract wins by SpaceX for lunar missions.
• NASA, ESA, JAXA Host Hackathon to Study COVID-19’s Environmental Effects NASA · 20 May 2021 The measures countries have taken in response to COVID-19, ranging from large-scale lockdowns to the mass deployment of personal protective equipment, have resulted in environmental effects.
• Salts Could Be Important Piece of Martian Organic Puzzle NASA · 20 May 2021 A NASA team has found that organic, or carbon-containing, salts are likely present on Mars, with implications for the Red Planet's past habitability.
• SLS Core Stage thermal protection system refurbishment in work at Kennedy for Artemis 1 NASASpaceflight · 20 May 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) programs are working with Core Stage prime contractor Boeing and prime test operations and support contractor Jacobs to finish repairs to thermal prot...
• Melroy wins strong support at hearing to be NASA deputy administrator SpaceNews · 20 May 2021 The former astronaut tapped by the White House to serve as NASA deputy administrator told senators she supported extending the International Space Station and continuing limitations on the agency’s ability to cooperate w...
• NASA seeking more than $10 billion in infrastructure bill SpaceNews · 19 May 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told House appropriators May 19 that the agency is requesting more than $11 billion in an upcoming infrastructure bill that would go for the agency’s Human Landing System program and upgrad...
• NASA Statement on China’s Zhurong Mars Rover Photos NASA · 19 May 2021 NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson issued the following statement Wednesday after the China National Space Administration’s release of the first photos from the Zhurong Mars rover:
• 3 Students Named Winners of Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest NASA · 19 May 2021 NASA has named three students the winners of the Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest for their creative visions of a pioneering journey to the Moon. Nearly
• Nelson cites China’s growing space prowess, calls for sustained NASA funding Spaceflight Now · 19 May 2021 Holding up a photo taken by China’s new Mars lander, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson warned Congress Wednesday that his agency faces increasingly stiff competition on the high frontier and that sustained funding for a new...
• SpaceX Dragon XL could double as a crew cabin for lunar space station Teslarati · 19 May 2021 A recent modification to SpaceX’s Dragon XL lunar cargo resupply contract with NASA suggests that the spacecraft could be used as an...
• Private sector seeks bigger role in NASA Earth science programs SpaceNews · 19 May 2021 Companies and organizations used a House hearing May 18 to advocate for a larger role in NASA’s Earth science programs, arguing their capabilities can complement NASA spacecraft.
• Nelson uses Chinese Mars landing as a warning to Congress SpaceNews · 19 May 2021 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson congratulated China for successfully landing a rover on Mars, but also used the milestone to warn Congress of China’s competitive threat to American leadership in human spaceflight.
• NASA to delay next New Frontiers competition SpaceNews · 18 May 2021 NASA will delay the next call for proposals for the New Frontiers program of planetary science missions by two years, a move that could also change what missions will be eligible to compete.
• South Korea to join NASA’s Artemis project: reports SpaceNews · 18 May 2021 South Korea is in last-minute negotiations with the United States to join NASA’s Artemis program, a news outlet here reported May 18, citing government sources.
• Students to Sign and Speak to NASA, ESA Astronauts in Orbit NASA · 17 May 2021 Space-savvy students from across the nation who are deaf, blind, hearing and visually impaired and their mentors will have a unique opportunity this week to connect with astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
• Kayla Barron Joins NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Mission to Space Station NASA · 17 May 2021 NASA has assigned Kayla Barron to serve as a mission specialist for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, which is targeted to launch as early as Oct. 23.
• NASA adds astronaut to commercial crew mission SpaceNews · 17 May 2021 NASA announced May 17 it has assigned another astronaut to the next commercial crew mission to the International Space Station, a sign that NASA no longer expects to complete a seat barter agreement with Roscosmos in tim...
• China succeeds on country’s first Mars landing attempt with Tianwen-1 NASASpaceflight · 15 May 2021 China has become only the second nation to successfully land a spacecraft on Mars on Friday, joining the United States. Tianwen-1, China’s first mission to the Red Planet, launched in the middle of last year, sharing the...
• NASA Awards Contract for Information Technology Support NASA · 14 May 2021 NASA has selected Banner Quality Management Inc. (BQMI) and Peerless Technologies Corporation, a joint venture located in Fairview Park, Ohio, to provide information technology solutions in support of agency missions and...
• SpaceX begins work on Starship orbital propellant transfer test for NASA Teslarati · 14 May 2021 More than six months after SpaceX won a NASA ‘Tipping Point’ award to demonstrate a large-scale cryogenic propellant transfer in orbit with...
• NASA Invests $105 Million in US Small Business Technology Development NASA · 13 May 2021 NASA has a long history of supporting America’s entrepreneurs as they develop technologies from ideas to commercial readiness. The agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is furthering that legacy with...
• Congress fires warning shot at NASA after SpaceX Moon lander award Ars Technica · 13 May 2021 "This bill, in the main, is not supposed to be about space."