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- Ten month schedule to ready SLS for Artemis 1 launch after Core Stage arrives at KSC NASASpaceflight · 3 May 2021 NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program is looking at a wide range of forecasts for when they can complete testing necessary to be ready to launch Artemis 1. The Core Stage of NASA’s first Space Launch System (SL...
- For lunar cargo delivery, NASA accepts risk in return for low prices Ars Technica · 3 May 2021 “You can't go to the Moon on a fixed price for under $100 million."
- NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station NASA · 3 May 2021 Media accreditation is open for the launch of the next SpaceX delivery of NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.
- SpaceX’s upgraded Starship set for test flight despite sore NASA contract losers Teslarati · 3 May 2021 Within the last week, while SpaceX has been diligently working to ready an upgraded Starship prototype for its first launch, former competitors...
- Nelson sworn in as NASA administrator SpaceNews · 3 May 2021 Former senator Bill Nelson formally became NASA’s 14th administrator in a short ceremony May 3.
- Crew-1 Astronauts Safely Splash Down After Space Station Mission NASA · 2 May 2021 Four astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, completing NASA’s first commercial crew, long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station. The return comes nearly six months after the crew...
- Dragon Resilience returns to Earth, completing first operational Commercial Crew mission NASASpaceflight · 2 May 2021 NASA and SpaceX teams have returned NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi to Earth, completing the historic Crew-1 m...
- Sen. Bill Nelson Statement on National Space Council NASA · 1 May 2021 The following is a statement from Sen. Bill Nelson, who the U.S. Senate confirmed as the 14th NASA administrator on April 29, regarding the announcement Saturday that Vice President Kamala Harris will chair the National...
- Ingenuity shifts from technology to operations demo after successful fourth flight SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2021 With four flights now complete, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter will transition from being strictly a technology demonstration to a test of its ability to work in cooperation with the Perseverance rover.
- Dynetics HLS protest argues NASA should have revised competition after budget shortfall SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2021 NASA should have revised its approach to the Human Landing System (HLS) program or withdrawn the solicitation entirely once it was clear the agency didn’t have the funding to support two companies, one of the losing bidd...
- NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter to Begin New Demonstration Phase NASA · 30 Apr 2021 The Red Planet rotorcraft will shift focus from proving flight is possible on Mars to demonstrating flight operations that future aerial craft could utilize.
- NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to Begin New Demonstration Phase NASA · 30 Apr 2021 NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has a new mission. Having proven that powered, controlled flight is possible on the Red Planet, the Ingenuity experiment will soon embark on a new operations demonstration phase, explorin...
- Crew Dragon return postponed again by poor weather Spaceflight Now · 30 Apr 2021 The departure and return to Earth of a four-person space station crew on a SpaceX Dragon capsule has been postponed again by high winds in the splashdown zone in the Gulf of Mexico. NASA and SpaceX officials are evaluati...
- NASA Selects Consolidated Program Support Services Configuration and Data Management Contractor NASA · 30 Apr 2021 NASA has awarded the Consolidated Program Support Services (CPSS) Configuration and Data Management (CDM) contract to Victory Solutions Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide configuration and data management services a...
- Rocket Report: Blue Origin protests Starship, China launches space station Ars Technica · 30 Apr 2021 “The ability to refuel in space is critical to meeting NASA’s goals."
- Senate unanimously confirms Nelson as NASA administrator SpaceNews · 29 Apr 2021 The Senate unanimously confirmed Bill Nelson to be NASA’s next administrator, wrapping up a whirlwind confirmation process that was vastly different from that experienced by his predecessor.
- Biden-Harris Administration Shows Strong Support for NASA in First 100 Days NASA · 29 Apr 2021 In the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris Administration, NASA has taken bold steps to expand America’s exploration and scientific frontiers, advancing the nation’s commitment to build back better through innovation, com...
- Beyer seeks funding for NASA in infrastructure bill SpaceNews · 29 Apr 2021 The chairman of the House space subcommittee says he is working to secure funding for NASA as part of what could be a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure package proposed by the White House.
- Statements on Bill Nelson’s Senate Confirmation as NASA Administrator NASA · 29 Apr 2021 The following are statements from Sen. Bill Nelson and acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on Thursday’s U.S. Senate confirmation of Nelson as the 14th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administrati...
- Core of NASA’s first Artemis moon rocket towed into Vehicle Assembly Building Spaceflight Now · 29 Apr 2021 A decade in the making, the core stage for NASA’s first Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket rolled into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center Thursday to join up with twin solid rocket boosters and...
- NASA Sets Briefing to Discuss Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Next Steps NASA · 28 Apr 2021 NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team will discuss plans for the rotorcraft’s remaining flight campaign during a virtual media briefing at 12:30 p.m. EDT (9:30 a.m. PDT) Friday, April 30.
- With Goals Met, NASA to Push Envelope With Ingenuity Mars Helicopter NASA · 28 Apr 2021 With three successful flights in the logbook, Ingenuity has demonstrated it is ready for more.
- With Goals Met, NASA to Push Envelope with Ingenuity Mars Helicopter NASA · 28 Apr 2021 Now that NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has accomplished the goal of achieving powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on the Red Planet, and with data from its most recent flight test, on April 25, the technology de...
- Statements on Passing of Michael Collins NASA · 28 Apr 2021 The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on the passing of Michael Collins:
- Senate Commerce Committee advances Nelson nomination to lead NASA SpaceNews · 28 Apr 2021 Bill Nelson is one step closer to being NASA’s next administrator after his former colleagues on the Senate Commerce Committee voted to advance his nomination.
- SLS core stage arrives at KSC but faces “challenging” schedule SpaceNews · 28 Apr 2021 The final major element of the first Space Launch System rocket arrived at the Kennedy Space Center, but NASA’s acting administrator says it will be “challenging” to launch the rocket before the end of this year.
- Dynetics protests NASA HLS award SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2021 Dynetics has joined Blue Origin in filing a protest of NASA’s selection of SpaceX for a single Human Landing System award, a move that could force the agency to suspend work on the program.
- NASA barge delivers first SLS core stage to Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 27 Apr 2021 The core stage of NASA’s first Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket arrived at the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday evening aboard a specially-built barge, completing a voyage by sea from a test site in Mississippi to be...
- Crew-1 splashdown delayed by weather SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2021 NASA and SpaceX are postponing the return of a Crew Dragon spacecraft by three days because of poor weather forecast in the splashdown location off the Florida coast.
- Blue Origin protests NASA Human Landing System award SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2021 Blue Origin filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office April 26 over NASA’s decision to select only SpaceX for its Human Landing System (HLS) program, arguing the agency “moved the goalposts” of the compet...
- NASA, NSF Join Forces to Bolster Student Diversity in Engineering NASA · 26 Apr 2021 NASA and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on an initiative to open new avenues to engineering careers for communities underserved and underrepresented in...
- Ingenuity performs third Mars flight as final, most challenging tests await SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2021 NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter performed its third flight on Mars April 25, setting it up for its final, and most challenging, tests.
- NASA Updates Live Coverage of Agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 Return to Earth NASA · 26 Apr 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now targeting a return to Earth at 11:36 a.m. E...
- NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter aces first longer-range flight on Mars Spaceflight Now · 25 Apr 2021 NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter flew farther and faster Sunday than the rotorcraft’s first two test flights in the Martian atmosphere, traveling the length of a football field while exceeding distances and speeds achieved du...
- NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third Flight NASA · 25 Apr 2021 The craft’s April 25 flight was conducted at speeds and distances beyond what had ever been previously demonstrated, even in testing on Earth.
- NASA to Air Live Coverage of SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts’ Return to Earth NASA · 24 Apr 2021 NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace...
- Crew Dragon Endeavour returns to station on Crew-2 mission NASASpaceflight · 24 Apr 2021 NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Meghan McArthur, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and Japanese Space Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide have joined the Expedition 64 crew as SpaceX’s Crew Dra...
- White House nominates NOAA administrator, NASA CFO SpaceNews · 23 Apr 2021 The White House announced April 22 its intent to nominate an ocean scientist to be the next administrator of NOAA, and a Defense Department official to be NASA’s next CFO.
- SpaceX launches astronauts on recycled capsule and ‘flight-proven’ rocket Spaceflight Now · 23 Apr 2021 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ferried a multinational crew into orbit at the break of dawn Friday with a spectacular sky-lighting launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, dazzling early risers along the East Coast...
- NASA gets what it wanted: Independent, reliable access to space Ars Technica · 23 Apr 2021 "There doesn’t seem to be any obvious limits to the reusability of the vehicle."