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- NASA Selects Innovative, Early-Stage Tech Concepts for Continued Study NASA · 8 Apr 2021 NASA encourages researchers to develop and study unexpected approaches for traveling through, understanding, and exploring space.
- NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts set for launch to space station Spaceflight Now · 8 Apr 2021 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two Russian cosmonauts will ride a Soyuz ferry ship to the International Space Station early Friday, the first step in a record crew rotation requiring two launches and two landings with...
- Say Cheese on Mars: Perseverance's Selfie With Ingenuity NASA · 7 Apr 2021 NASA’s newest Mars rover used a camera on the end of its robotic arm to snap this shot of itself with the Ingenuity helicopter nearby.
- NASA's Odyssey Orbiter Marks 20 Historic Years of Mapping Mars NASA · 7 Apr 2021 For two decades, the longest-lived spacecraft at the Red Planet has helped locate water ice, assess landing sites, and study the planet’s mysterious moons.
- SpaceX launches its 100th mission from Florida’s Space Coast Spaceflight Now · 7 Apr 2021 A Falcon 9 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral Wednesday with another batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites, achieving success on SpaceX’s 100th mission to launch from Florida’s Space Coast and clearing the way for li...
- Former NASA administrator advising acquisition-hungry Voyager Space Holdings SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2021 Denver-based Voyager Space Holdings, which has been buying businesses to build a vertically integrated space exploration company, has appointed former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine to chair its advisory board.
- NASA's First Weather Report From Jezero Crater on Mars NASA · 6 Apr 2021 Perseverance’s MEDA will help us understand how to prepare astronauts for a future on the Red Planet.
- NASA Invites Public to Take Flight With Ingenuity Mars Helicopter NASA · 6 Apr 2021 NASA is targeting no earlier than Sunday, April 11, for Ingenuity Mars helicopter’s first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet.
- NASA’s most metal mission will test new, higher-power electric thrusters Ars Technica · 6 Apr 2021 This is the first time a spacecraft has gone into deep space using Hall thrusters.
- Rice Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts on Space Station NASA · 5 Apr 2021 Students from the Rice Space Institute will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
- Texas, Scotland, Ecuador Students Hear from Space Station Crew NASA · 5 Apr 2021 Students from the Rice Space Institute will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
- NASA’s Mars helicopter ready for pre-flight checkouts Spaceflight Now · 5 Apr 2021 Mission controllers plan to unlock the blades on NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter and spin them up to more than 2,000 rpm for a test later this week, a bit of “calisthenics” before the rotorcraft’s first flight in the atmosph...
- NASA's Curiosity Team Names Martian Hill That Serves as Mission ‘Gateway' NASA · 5 Apr 2021 The name honors recently deceased mission scientist Rafael Navarro-González, who helped lead the team that identified ancient organic compounds on Mars
- Watch Next Space Station Crew Launch Live on NASA TV, NASA App NASA · 5 Apr 2021 Three space travelers, including NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, are poised to launch Friday, April 9, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station.
- NASA's Mars Helicopter Survives First Cold Martian Night on Its Own NASA · 5 Apr 2021 NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter can be seen on Mars as viewed by the Perseverance rover’s rear Hazard Camera on April 4, 2021, the 44th Martian day, or sol of the mission.
- Perseverance rover’s zoomable camera checks out on Red Planet Spaceflight Now · 4 Apr 2021 Scientists have confirmed the first zoomable camera on Mars is in top-top shape since arriving aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover in February, adding a long-distance survey capability to the robot’s scientific toolkit. The...
- SpaceX Crew Dragon, four astronauts set for brief flight around the space station Teslarati · 4 Apr 2021 To set the stage for another Dragon launch just a few weeks from now, NASA astronauts are preparing to board a SpaceX...
- Mars rover deploys Ingenuity helicopter for historic flight Spaceflight Now · 4 Apr 2021 NASA’s Perseverance rover released the Ingenuity helicopter onto the surface of Mars Saturday, leaving behind the experimental flying drone to survive on its own power until attempting a historic hop in the Red Planet’s...
- NASA to Host Virtual Viewing of Orion Spacecraft Drop Test NASA · 2 Apr 2021 Engineers will drop an 14,000-pounds test version of the Orion spacecraft into the Hydro Impact Basin at NASA's Langley Research Center's Landing and Impact Research Facility in Hampton, Virginia at 1:45 p.m. EDT Tuesday...
- NASA Awards Communications Program Mission Network Services Task Order NASA · 1 Apr 2021 NASA has awarded a task order to AT&T Corporation of Virginia to provide support of the agency’s Communications Mission Network Services, including the highest quality, cost-effective telecommunications services for the...
- SpaceX and NASA entering final preparations for Crew-2 launch NASASpaceflight · 1 Apr 2021 With launch now just a few weeks away, SpaceX and NASA have entered final preparations for the second operational Crew Dragon mission. This will be SpaceX’s second long-duration crew rotation for NASA as a part of the Co...
- NASA's InSight Detects Two Sizable Quakes on Mars NASA · 1 Apr 2021 The magnitude 3.3 and 3.1 temblors originated in a region called Cerberus Fossae, further supporting the idea that this location is seismically active.
- Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine joins Viasat’s board SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2021 Jim Bridenstine has joined satellite operator Viasat’s board of directors in his second corporate role since stepping down as NASA’s administrator.
- OSIRIS-REx to make final close approach to asteroid before heading back to Earth SpaceNews · 1 Apr 2021 NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will make one final close approach to the asteroid it collected samples from next week before heading back to Earth.
- Pandemic to cost NASA up to $3 billion SpaceNews · 31 Mar 2021 A NASA audit concluded that costs imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic on the agency could reach $3 billion, with several major science and exploration programs announcing for much of that cost.
- NASA blames recent Hubble woes on aging hardware Spaceflight Now · 31 Mar 2021 Hardware problems that cropped up earlier this month on the Hubble Space Telescope, now approaching the 31st anniversary of its launch, are the latest signs the observatory is showing its age.
- NASA Selects Geostationary and Extended Orbits Imager Phase A Contracts NASA · 31 Mar 2021 NASA has selected L3Harris Technologies Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Raytheon Company of El Segundo, California, for the Geostationary and Extended Orbits (GEO-XO) Imager (GXI) Phase A Study contracts.
- Perseverance rover begins steps to deploy Mars helicopter Spaceflight Now · 30 Mar 2021 On the verge of a pioneering test flight on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is being lowered from the belly of the Perseverance rover this week as ground teams run through a choreographed long-distance command sequence...
- Selection of the first James Webb Space Telescope General Observer Scientific Programmes ESA · 30 Mar 2021 The General Observer scientific observations for the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope's first year of operation have been selected. Proposals from ESA member states comprise 33% of the total number of selected pro...
- NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Takes Selfie With 'Mont Mercou' NASA · 30 Mar 2021 The rover also snapped a pair of panoramas to create a 3D view of the stark cliff face featured in the selfie.
- NASA exchanged data with China on Mars orbiters SpaceNews · 30 Mar 2021 NASA sought congressional approval to talk with Chinese counterparts and obtain information on the orbit of China’s new Mars spacecraft, a move intended to lower the risk of a collision with other Mars orbiters.
- NASA TV to Air First US Commercial Crew Port Relocation on Space Station NASA · 29 Mar 2021 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts aboard the International Space Station will mark another first for commercial spaceflight Monday, April 5, when the four astronauts will relocate the Crew Dragon spacecraft to prepare for...
- Northrop Grumman to supply solid rocket motors for first Mars Ascent Vehicle Spaceflight Now · 29 Mar 2021 NASA awarded Northrop Grumman a contract worth as much as $84.5 million earlier this month to supply rocket motors for a first-of-its-kind launch vehicle to fire a capsule of rock samples off of Mars on a journey back to...
- NASA still planning HLS awards by the end of April SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2021 NASA officials say the agency is still planning to make selections as part of its Human Landing System (HLS) program by the end of next month as it takes into account the reduced funding for the program.
- EGS synchronizing Artemis 1 Orion, SLS Booster preps with Core Stage schedule NASASpaceflight · 27 Mar 2021 NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime test and operations contractor (TOSC) Jacobs are working at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to position Artemis 1 Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) hardware to b...
- NASA looking for earlier launch of lunar orbiter smallsat mission SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2021 NASA is looking at options to move up the launch of a small lunar orbiter mission, illustrating the challenges the agency faces as it seeks to make greater use of rideshare launch opportunities.
- NASA primed for historic flight of experimental Mars helicopter Spaceflight Now · 26 Mar 2021 NASA’s Perseverance rover will soon release an interplanetary rotorcraft onto the surface of Mars and drive a safe distance away to observe a series of historic test flights in the ultra-thin Martian atmosphere, which co...
- NASA Provides $45M Boost to US Small Businesses NASA · 25 Mar 2021 Small businesses are vital to NASA’s mission, helping expand humanity’s presence in space and improve life on Earth.
- NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Prepares for First Flight NASA · 23 Mar 2021 NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.
- Testbed for NASA moon mission rides to orbit with six other satellites Spaceflight Now · 23 Mar 2021 Rocket Lab launched seven satellites Monday from New Zealand on a rideshare mission serving the U.S. and Australian militaries and space services startups. A spacecraft developed in-house by Rocket Lab was also aboard to...