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• NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SPHEREx Astrophysics Mission NASA · 4 Feb 2021 NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx...
• NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace for Artemis Commercial Moon Delivery in 2023 NASA · 4 Feb 2021 NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas, approximately $93.3 million to deliver a suite of 10 science investigations and technology demonstrations to the Moon in 2023.
• Airbus awarded €650 million contract to build three more Orion service modules SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2021 The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a €650 million ($790 million) contract with Airbus Space and Defence to produce three more service modules for NASA's Orion crewed spacecraft.
• White House endorses Artemis program SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2021 The White House gave its support for NASA’s Artemis program of lunar exploration, but offered no details on potential changes it may make in the scope and schedule of the effort.
• Democratic senators ask White House to continue Artemis lunar lander program SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2021 Eleven Democratic members of the U.S. Senate have asked President Joe Biden to maintain “robust funding” of NASA’s Human Landing System program given uncertainties about how the agency will proceed with that effort.
• Firefly wins NASA CLPS lunar lander contract SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2021 NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace to deliver a set of 10 research payloads to the moon in 2023, the latest award in its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.
• NASA, AIAA Host Discussion on Mars Perseverance Rover Technology NASA · 3 Feb 2021 The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and NASA will host a moderated webinar to discuss technology innovations with NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover during a virtual event at 10 a.m. EST Wednesday,...
• NASA Invites Media to Prelaunch, Launch Activities for Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 NASA · 3 Feb 2021 Media accreditation now 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 Sta...
• Space Force eyes closer ties with civil space: ’It’s good for taxpayers’ SpaceNews · 3 Feb 2021 Gen. John Raymond said he expects greater collaboration between the U.S. Space Force, NASA and other agencies, and that cooperation can save U.S. taxpayers money.
• NASA Announces New Role of Senior Climate Advisor NASA · 3 Feb 2021 In an effort to ensure effective fulfillment of the Biden Administration’s climate science objectives for NASA, the agency has established a new position of senior climate advisor and selected Gavin Schmidt, director of...
• NASA creates climate adviser position SpaceNews · 3 Feb 2021 NASA has established a new position of senior climate adviser within the agency, the first sign of a long-expected new emphasis on climate science within the agency under the Biden administration.
• NASA's Perseverance Pays Off Back Home NASA · 2 Feb 2021 Even as the Perseverance rover approaches Mars, technology on board is paying off on Earth.
• NASA to delay decision on Artemis lunar landers SpaceNews · 2 Feb 2021 NASA is delaying a decision on which companies will proceed in its effort to develop human lunar landers for the Artemis program as it grapples with a funding shortfall and a change in administrations.
• NASA Invites Media to Second Test to Fire Rocket for Artemis Moon Missions NASA · 1 Feb 2021 Media are invited to attend NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s second Green Run hot fire – a test of the rocket’s core stage and all of its integrated systems before its flight on the Artemis I lunar mission.
• NASA Names Leaders to Key Agency Roles NASA · 1 Feb 2021 NASA has named appointees for senior agency positions. Bhavya Lal joins the agency as acting chief of staff, Phillip Thompson will serve as White House liaison, Alicia Brown will serve as associate administrator for the...
• It’s official—NASA will subject the SLS rocket to another hot fire test Ars Technica · 1 Feb 2021 "A second, longer hot fire test should be conducted and would pose minimal risk."
• Astronauts complete second spacewalk to upgrade Space Station NASASpaceflight · 1 Feb 2021 NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover have completed their second EVA (extravehicular activity, or spacewalk) outside the ISS in less than one week to continue upgrading the orbital outpost and accomplish miscel...
• NASA decides to redo SLS Green Run Static Fire NASASpaceflight · 30 Jan 2021 As expected, but now official, NASA has announced the decision to redo the Green Run Hot-Fire test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The Core Stage was fired...
• NASA to perform second SLS Green Run test SpaceNews · 29 Jan 2021 NASA will carry out a second hotfire test of the Space Launch System core stage, a move that makes it more likely the vehicle will miss its scheduled launch date of late this year.
• NASA may change MRO orbit to support Mars 2020 SpaceNews · 29 Jan 2021 NASA is considering changing the orbit of one of its oldest Mars spacecraft, a move intended to support the Mars 2020 mission after landing but which could affect both its science and support of other missions.
• NASA seeks input on Europa Clipper launch options SpaceNews · 29 Jan 2021 NASA has issued a request for information for launch services for its Europa Clipper mission, a sign the agency is taking advantage of language in a recent appropriations bill that allows it to consider alternatives to t...
• NASA's MAVEN Continues to Advance Mars Science and Telecommunications Relay Efforts NASA · 28 Jan 2021 With a suite of new national and international spacecraft primed to explore the Red Planet after their arrival next month, NASA’s MAVEN mission is ready to provide support and continue its study of the Martian atmosphere...
• Falcon 9 rocket arrives on pad 39A for sunrise Starlink launch this weekend Spaceflight Now · 28 Jan 2021 SpaceX plans to deploy the next group of Starlink internet relay spacecraft Sunday with a liftoff on top of a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the company’s fourth satellite launch of the month.
• NASA prepares for Mars 2020 landing SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2021 NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is on track for a landing next month that will begin in earnest an effort to return samples of the planet to Earth.
• NASA Pays Tribute to Fallen Heroes with Day of Remembrance NASA · 27 Jan 2021 NASA will honor members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, during the agency's ann...
• NASA's Perseverance Rover 22 Days From Mars Landing NASA · 27 Jan 2021 Seven minutes of harrowing descent to the Red Planet is in the not-so-distant future for the agency’s Mars 2020 mission.
• The Trump administration left Biden with a rocket dilemma Ars Technica · 27 Jan 2021 "NASA needs to go back and look at what the options are to go to the Moon."
• Astronauts upgrade Columbus laboratory during spacewalk NASASpaceflight · 27 Jan 2021 Expedition 64 Flight Engineers and NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover conducted a spacewalk on Wednesday, tasked with setting up a cable and antenna for the “Bartolomeo” payloads platform, configuring a Ka...
• Deep Space Network upgrades and new antennas increase vital communication capabilities NASASpaceflight · 26 Jan 2021 NASA’s Deep Space Network, commonly referred to as the DSN, has welcomed a new dish, Deep Space Station 56, to its family of powerful ground listening stations around the world.
• Axiom reveals first all-private crew for trip to International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 26 Jan 2021 A four-man crew led by a former NASA astronaut intends to blast off early next year aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for a flight to the International Space Station, the first such purely commercial, non-government fl...
• NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Plans for May Asteroid Departure NASA · 26 Jan 2021 On May 10, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will say farewell to asteroid Bennu and begin its journey back to Earth.
• Bridenstine joins private equity firm SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2021 Less than a week after leaving the agency, former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is joining a private equity firm that invests in the aerospace and defense industries.
• NASA Invites Media to Next Space Station Cargo Launch With Northrop Grumman NASA · 22 Jan 2021 Media accreditation is open for the launch from Virginia of Northrop Grumman’s 15th commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station...
• 6 Things to Know About NASA's Mars Helicopter on Its Way to Mars NASA · 21 Jan 2021 Ingenuity, a technology experiment, is preparing to attempt the first powered, controlled flight on the Red Planet.
• Green propellant successfully demonstrated on NASA mission SpaceNews · 21 Jan 2021 A recent NASA mission successfully demonstrated the performance of a non-toxic “green” propellant, creating opportunities for its use in a wide range of future spacecraft.
• Bridenstine, departing NASA, hopes Artemis continues SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2021 Jim Bridenstine used part of his final full day as NASA administrator to call on the incoming administration to continue the Artemis program and return humans to the moon.
• NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2020 Annual Report NASA · 19 Jan 2021 The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2020 annual report Tuesday examining the agency’s safety performance over the past year and highlighting acc...
• NASA Invites Media to Update on Rocket Test for Artemis I Moon Mission NASA · 19 Jan 2021 NASA will host a media teleconference at 5:30 p.m. EST today, Tuesday, Jan.19, to discuss the engine test conducted Saturday, Jan. 16, for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the agency’s Artemis I miss...
• NASA likely to redo hot-fire test of its Space Launch System core stage Ars Technica · 19 Jan 2021 Of 23 test objectives, full data was received for 15 of them.
• NASA TV Coverage Set for Upcoming Spacewalks, Preview News Conference NASA · 19 Jan 2021 Two NASA astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station Wednesday, Jan. 27, and Monday, Feb. 1, for a pair of spacewalks to finish installing a European science platform and complete long-ter...