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- NASA to Honor ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson During Headquarters Naming Ceremony NASA · 24 Feb 2021 Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk will lead a ceremony at 1 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 26, officially naming the NASA Headquarters building in Washington in honor of Mary W. Jackson
- Stuck propulsion valve delays second SLS test-firing Spaceflight Now · 24 Feb 2021 A troublesome liquid oxygen valve on the Space Launch System’s first flight-rated core stage will keep NASA from performing a second test-firing of the rocket’s four main engines this week.
- SpaceX rapidly builds, tests Starship Moon elevator for NASA Teslarati · 24 Feb 2021 As part of a NASA program that will select one or two commercial crewed Moon landers, SpaceX is busy testing Starship and...
- NASA's Perseverance Rover Gives High-Definition Panoramic View of Landing Site NASA · 24 Feb 2021 A 360-degree panorama taken by the rover’s Mastcam-Z instrument will be discussed during a public video chat this Thursday.
- China officially plans to move ahead with super-heavy Long March 9 rocket Ars Technica · 24 Feb 2021 The rocket would have more lift than even the most powerful version of NASA's SLS.
- NASA Takes Steps to Reduce Aviation Emissions, Invigorate US Economy NASA · 23 Feb 2021 NASA is seeking proposals for ground and flight demonstrations of integrated megawatt-class powertrain systems for subsonic aircraft.
- NASA Awards Contract for Engineering, Programmatic Support Services NASA · 23 Feb 2021 NASA has awarded the Spectrum and Resource Management, Engineering and Programmatic Support Services (SpectRE) contract to Agile Decision Sciences LLC of Beltsville, Maryland.
- A politician who said politicians shouldn’t run NASA wants to run NASA Ars Technica · 23 Feb 2021 "Now is not the time to turn back the clock at NASA."
- NASA releases video of Perseverance landing SpaceNews · 23 Feb 2021 The Perseverance rover is in good condition on the surface of Mars, NASA officials said Feb. 22, showing off stunning video from its landing on the red planet last week.
- White House not making near-term plans to nominate a NASA administrator SpaceNews · 23 Feb 2021 The White House said Feb. 23 has no schedule for nominating a NASA administrator as a new round of rumors swirl about who might be selected to lead the agency.
- NASA to Host Briefings, Interviews for Next Crew Rotation Mission with SpaceX NASA · 22 Feb 2021 NASA will highlight the second crew rotation flight of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station with a pair of news conferences beginning 12:30 p.m. EST Monday, March 1.
- Toast-shaped ThinSats attract educational and government customers SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2021 ThinSats are starting to catching on. ThinSats, the toast-shaped miniature satellites designed primarily as teaching tools, have attracted Small Business Innovation Research funding from NASA and the U.S. Space Force.
- NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Provides Front-Row Seat to Landing, First Audio Recording of Red Planet NASA · 22 Feb 2021 The agency’s newest rover captured first-of-its kind footage of its Feb. 18 touchdown and has recorded audio of Martian wind.
- NASA to Reveal New Video, Images from Mars Perseverance Rover NASA · 22 Feb 2021 NASA will hold a virtual briefing at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST) today to unveil the “How to Land on Mars” video, which will present first-of-its-kind footage the Perseverance rover captured as it touched down on the Red Pl...
- General Atomics selects Firefly to launch NASA Earth science instrument SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2021 General Atomics selected Firefly Aerospace to launch a small Earth science satellite for NASA on an Alpha rocket in 2022.
- NASA postpones second SLS Green Run test SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2021 Just days after NASA said it was ready to perform a second static-fire test of the Space Launch System core stage, the agency announced Feb. 22 that the test would be delayed because of a valve problem.
- NASA releases first-of-its-kind high-definition video of Mars rover landing Spaceflight Now · 22 Feb 2021 NASA officials released never-before-seen views of a spacecraft landing on another planet Monday, showcasing multi-angle replays recorded by ruggedized high-definition cameras mounted on the Perseverance rover last week...
- Safety panel recommends NASA develops strategy for workforce and infrastructure SpaceNews · 21 Feb 2021 As NASA’s management of its human spaceflight programs evolves to incorporate greater roles for companies, the agency needs to take a strategic look at its workforce and infrastructure requirements, a safety panel advise...
- NASA Science, Cargo Launches on 15th Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission to Space Station NASA · 20 Feb 2021 A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is en route to the International Space Station with approximately 8,000 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 12:36 p.m. EST Saturday from NASA’s Wall...
- NASA's Mars Helicopter Reports In NASA · 20 Feb 2021 The technology demonstration has phoned home from where it is attached to the belly of NASA’s Perseverance rover.
- First images of Mars rover landing just a taste of what’s to come Spaceflight Now · 19 Feb 2021 The first picture of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars shows the nuclear-powered robot suspended under its rocket jetpack just before touchdown. The spectacular view could be upstaged next week with the release o...
- NASA releases “exhilarating” image of Mars rover just above the planet Ars Technica · 19 Feb 2021 "It is exhilarating. It is absolutely exhilarating."
- NASA sees “reasonable chance” of first SLS launch this year SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2021 NASA remains cautiously optimistic that the first launch of the Space Launch System rocket can take place before the end of the year despite having to perform a second hotfire test of the rocket’s core stage.
- DART delayed to November launch as environmental testing begins NASASpaceflight · 19 Feb 2021 NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft has been moved to its secondary launch window as it begins thermal and environmental testing. The new launch date of November 24, 2021 is a delay from an original...
- NASA TV Coverage Scheduled for Upcoming Spacewalks, Briefing NASA · 19 Feb 2021 Three crew members from Expedition 64 will conduct two spacewalks working in pairs Sunday, Feb. 28, and Friday, March 5, to continue upgrades on the International Space Station.
- NASA's Perseverance Rover Sends Sneak Peek of Mars Landing NASA · 19 Feb 2021 The six-wheeled robot’s latest data since touching down yesterday include a hi-res image captured as the rover’s jetpack lowered it to the ground.
- NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sends Sneak Peek of Mars Landing NASA · 19 Feb 2021 Less than a day after NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars, engineers and scientists at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California were hard at work, awaiting...
- Perseverance landing wins broad political praise SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2021 President Biden and other political figures congratulated NASA for the successful Perseverance rover landing, but the bigger challenge may be turning that support into funding for the agency’s exploration programs.
- Antares rocket loaded with time-sensitive cargo for launch to space station Saturday Spaceflight Now · 19 Feb 2021 A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket and Cygnus supply ship, named the “S.S. Katherine Johnson” for the trailblazing NASA mathematician portrayed in “Hidden Figures,” were loaded with final time-sensitive cargo Friday at a...
- Perseverance successfully lands on Mars and sends first images home Space Scout · 19 Feb 2021 NASA's Perseverance rover successfully landed on Mars today. Here's what comes next.
- SpaceX’s Crew-1 NASA astronauts celebrate Mars rover landing in Earth orbit Teslarati · 18 Feb 2021 SpaceX’s Crew-1 NASA astronauts and the rest of the International Space Station crew are celebrating the space agency’s latest historic Mars landing...
- Touchdown! NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet NASA · 18 Feb 2021 The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers).
- Perseverance lands on Mars SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2021 NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully landed on Mars Feb. 18, completing a nearly seven-month journey from Earth and beginning a years-long exploration of the red planet.
- What to expect during Perseverance’s landing on Mars Spaceflight Now · 18 Feb 2021 NASA’s nuclear-powered Perseverance rover is set to arrive at Mars on Thursday with a make-or-break entry, descent, and landing. The rover will execute the arrival autonomously, while engineers and scientists back on Ear...
- NASA, Perseverance in epicly successful entry, descent, and landing at Jezero Crater, Mars NASASpaceflight · 18 Feb 2021 After years of hard work and labor, NASA succeeded in the most complex landing ever attempted on another planet.
- Acting NASA chief says 2024 Moon landing no longer a “realistic” target Ars Technica · 18 Feb 2021 "We are reviewing the program for the most efficient path forward.”
- Report calls for revamped cost-conscious vision for Mars exploration SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2021 With NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover set to begin its multiyear mission to collect rocks and soil for future retrieval, planetary scientists are concerned other Mars research goals could suffer during the decade-long wait...
- NASA rover reaches Mars on mission in search for signs of past life Spaceflight Now · 18 Feb 2021 NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover set down on an ancient lakebed after a flawless plunge into the Martian atmosphere Thursday, achieving an unprecedented pinpoint landing while delivering the most sophisticated suite of sci...
- NASA delays launch of planetary defense mission SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2021 NASA will delay the launch of a mission designed to test one technique for deflecting a potentially hazardous asteroid, although that delay won’t affect the spacecraft’s arrival at its target.
- Searching for Life in NASA's Perseverance Mars Samples NASA · 17 Feb 2021 When the agency’s newest rover mission searches for fossilized microscopic life on the Red Planet, how will scientists know whether they’ve found it?