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• NASA’s China exclusion could mean missed opportunity for Mars InSight SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2021 NASA's Mars InSight lander is poised to make the ultimate field recording when Perseverance attempts its Feb. 18 landing. Politics could squelch an even better recording opportunity when China's Tianwen-1 lands this summ...
• NASA completes Exploration Upper Stage CDR, focuses new office on SLS Block 1B development NASASpaceflight · 17 Feb 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program and prime contractor Boeing have a new framework in place to finish development of the next version of the new launch vehicle, called Block 1B. The biggest addition to the Block 1...
• NASA to Discuss Second Hot Fire Test of Rocket for Artemis Moon Missions NASA · 17 Feb 2021 NASA will host a media teleconference at 9 a.m. EST Friday, Feb.19, to discuss the final test in the Green Run testing series for the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the agency’s Artem...
• Mars rover ready for riskiest part of $2.7 billion mission Spaceflight Now · 17 Feb 2021 NASA’s Perseverance rover is racing toward Mars for a daring high-speed plunge into the Red Planet’s atmosphere Thursday, ready to use a heat shield, a supersonic parachute, and braking rockets for a pinpoint touchdown o...
• The Mars Relay Network Connects Us to NASA's Martian Explorers NASA · 16 Feb 2021 A tightly choreographed dance between NASA’s Deep Space Network and Mars orbiters will keep the agency’s Perseverance in touch with Earth during landing and beyond.
• NASA Updates Coverage of International Space Station Cargo Ship Docking NASA · 16 Feb 2021 In response to a winter storm currently affecting NASA personnel and broadcast capabilities in Texas, NASA is adjusting coverage of the arrival and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station...
• NASA Awards Consolidated Program Support Services Contract NASA · 16 Feb 2021 NASA has awarded the Consolidated Program Support Services Project Coordination contract to Barrios Technology Ltd. of Houston to provide project coordination services at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Hunt...
• NASA's Next Mars Rover Is Ready for the Most Precise Landing Yet NASA · 16 Feb 2021 What to expect when the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover arrives at the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021.
• Perseverance Mars rover on course for landing Thursday Spaceflight Now · 16 Feb 2021 A week after two space probes from China and United Arab Emirates slipped into orbit around Mars, NASA’s $2.4 billion Perseverance rover, by far the most complex and ambitious of the three, will plunge into the red plane...
• Mars 2020 on track for landing SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2021 NASA’s Mars 2020 spacecraft is operating “perfectly” ahead of its Feb. 18 landing on Mars that will be a key milestone for the agency’s future Mars exploration plans.
• Report: NASA’s only realistic path for humans on Mars is nuclear propulsion Ars Technica · 12 Feb 2021 "It's the kind of technology challenge that NASA was built for."
• NASA Invites Public to Share Thrill of Mars Perseverance Rover Landing NASA · 12 Feb 2021 NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities and events as the agency’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover nears entry, descent, and landing on the Red Planet, with touchdown scheduled for approximately 3:55...
• NASA Assigns Astronauts to Agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission to Space Station NASA · 12 Feb 2021 NASA has assigned two crew members to launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission – the fourth crew rotation flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.
• Report recommends NASA accelerate space nuclear propulsion development SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2021 NASA needs to pursue “aggressive” development of space nuclear propulsion technologies if the agency wants to use them for human missions to Mars in the next two decades, a report by a National Academies committee conclu...
• NASA TV Coverage Set for Next Cargo Launch to Space Station NASA · 12 Feb 2021 NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is targeting 12:36 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 20, for the launch of its 15th resupply mission to the International Space Station.
• La NASA ofrecerá una retransmisión en español para el aterrizaje del Rover Mars Perseverance NASA · 11 Feb 2021 Entre las muchas primicias de la misión Mars 2020 Perseverance de la NASA se encuentra la primera retransmisión en español de la agencia para un aterrizaje planetario.
• NASA to Offer Spanish-Language Show for Mars Perseverance Rover Landing NASA · 11 Feb 2021 Among the many firsts of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is the agency’s first-ever Spanish-language show for a planetary landing.
• NASA decides to launch Europa Clipper on commercial rocket in 2024 Spaceflight Now · 11 Feb 2021 NASA has decided to launch the multibillion-dollar Europa Clipper mission — a spacecraft to study a moon of Jupiter with an icy crust covering a liquid water ocean — aboard a commercial heavy-lift rocket in October 2024,...
• NASA SLS computer development branching to support first flight, future upgrades NASASpaceflight · 11 Feb 2021 Following completion of certification testing in October 2020 of the computer system for the first launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, teams are now working on upgrades for future flights and vehicle confi...
• NASA seeking astronaut seat on Soyuz launch in April Spaceflight Now · 11 Feb 2021 NASA wants to fly an astronaut on Russia’s next Soyuz mission to the International Space Station in April, a measure the agency says would ensure a continued U.S. presence on the research outpost in case of delays in the...
• Biden backs Artemis moon program; watchdog says it’ll cost $86 billion Spaceflight Now · 10 Feb 2021 The Biden administration supports continuing NASA’s Artemis program to return astronauts back to the moon, the White House said last week, without stating whether it will back away from the program’s already-in-doubt 202...
• China’s first Mars mission enters orbit around Red Planet Spaceflight Now · 10 Feb 2021 China placed is first spacecraft into orbit around Mars on Wednesday, continuing an international blitz on the Red Planet one day after the arrival of a spacecraft from United Arab Emirates and eight days before the land...
• NASA seeks seat on April Soyuz mission to ISS SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2021 NASA announced Feb. 9 it wants to obtain a seat on the next Soyuz mission to the International Space Station, launching in just two months, to ensure a U.S. presence on the station in the event of any commercial crew del...
• NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch first Gateway elements SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2021 NASA awarded a contract to SpaceX Feb. 9 for the launch of the first two elements of its lunar Gateway on a Falcon Heavy in 2024.
• NASA to use commercial launch vehicle for Europa Clipper SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2021 NASA is no longer considering launching the Europa Clipper mission on the Space Launch System, deciding instead to launch the spacecraft on a commercial rocket it will procure in the next year.
• NASA Offers Opportunities for Media to Engage with Mars Perseverance Rover Landing NASA · 10 Feb 2021 NASA will host virtual news briefings, live shows, and activities the week of Feb. 15 to discuss events surrounding the landing of its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
• NASA Awards Contract to Launch Initial Elements for Lunar Outpost NASA · 9 Feb 2021 NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency’s Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), the foundati...
• NASA Celebrates Black History Month with Lessons from African American Leaders NASA · 9 Feb 2021 As part of its celebration of Black History Month, NASA will host a virtual discussion at 12 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 10, featuring a panel of current and past agency leaders.
• So long Senator Shelby: Key architect of SLS rocket won’t seek reelection Ars Technica · 9 Feb 2021 Shelby said NASA's exploration of space will "always" go through Alabama.
• Richard Shelby, senator with major influence over NASA, to retire SpaceNews · 9 Feb 2021 Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), an influential senator who has long been an advocate for some NASA programs and critic of others, announced Feb. 8 he will not run for reelection next year.
• NASA chooses SpaceX to launch a self-propelled space station to the Moon Teslarati · 9 Feb 2021 Days after SpaceX won a NASA contract to launch a galaxy-mapping space telescope, the space agency has selected Falcon Heavy to launch...
• SpaceX wins contract to launch first pieces of NASA’s Gateway lunar outpost Spaceflight Now · 9 Feb 2021 NASA announced Tuesday it has awarded SpaceX a $331 million contract to launch the first two pieces of the Gateway lunar outpost in 2024 using a modified version of the Falcon Heavy rocket to hurl the massive core of the...
• MAVEN reveals Martian atmospheric time capsule on Phobos as Mars fleet prepares for arrival NASASpaceflight · 8 Feb 2021 Data from NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft has revealed the unsurprising — yet previously not searched for — presence of Martian atmospheric ions preserved in the top layer of regolith on...
• NASA Introduces New Flight Directors in Class of 2021 NASA · 8 Feb 2021 NASA has selected four new additions to its cadre of flight directors to oversee operations of the International Space Station.
• Tricky Terrain: Helping to Assure a Safe Rover Landing NASA · 8 Feb 2021 How two new technologies will help Perseverance, NASA’s most sophisticated rover yet, touch down onto the surface of Mars this month.
• Where Should Future Astronauts Land on Mars? Follow the Water NASA · 8 Feb 2021 A new NASA paper provides the most detailed map to date of near-surface water ice on the Red Planet.
• NASA and international partners to study Mars Ice Mapper mission SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2021 NASA and three international partners have signed an agreement to cooperate on a proposed mission to search for ice deposits under the surface of Mars, a precursor for human missions there.
• NASA, Boeing adjusting SLS Core Stage parameter limits for second Green Run firing NASASpaceflight · 5 Feb 2021 In parallel with vehicle and test stand preparations for a second Green Run Hot-Fire test later in February, the NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Program and Core Stage prime contractor Boeing are reviewing rule changes fo...
• SpaceX to launch NASA astrophysics mission SpaceNews · 5 Feb 2021 SpaceX won a NASA contract Feb. 4 to launch a small astrophysics spacecraft, continuing the company’s string of similar agency contracts over the last two years.
• SpaceX teams up with NASA to launch a galaxy-mapping space telescope Teslarati · 5 Feb 2021 SpaceX appears to be continuing a streak of NASA launch contract awards, winning $98.8 million to launch a galaxy-mapping spacecraft known as...