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- Celebrate the Perseverance Rover Landing With NASA's Student Challenge NASA · 8 Jan 2021 The rover touches down on the Red Planet next month, and students can join the excitement by designing, building, and landing their own Mars mission. NASA can help.
- NASA selects potential small-scale astrophysics missions, Hubble measures exoplanet’s odd orbit NASASpaceflight · 8 Jan 2021 The Hubble Space Telescope has successfully measured the highly eccentric and distant orbit of an exoplanet circling a double star system 336 light years from Earth. The new exoplanet information is potentially important...
- NASA, FAA Partnership Bolsters American Commercial Space Activities NASA · 8 Jan 2021 NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) reaffirming the agencies’ longstanding relationship to foster robust American commercial space transportation capabilities...
- NASA Extends Exploration for Two Planetary Science Missions NASA · 8 Jan 2021 The missions – Juno and InSight – have each increased our understanding of our solar system, as well as spurred new sets of diverse questions.
- Rocket Report: NASA ready to hot fire SLS, Roscosmos sues itself? Ars Technica · 8 Jan 2021 "We are obliged to file a lawsuit in connection with the satellite's failure."
- NASA, NSF Sign Agreement to Advance Space, Earth, Biological, Physical Sciences NASA · 7 Jan 2021 NASA, NSF Sign Agreement to Advance Space, Earth, Biological, Physical Sciences
- 7 Things to Know About the NASA Rover About to Land on Mars NASA · 6 Jan 2021 The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which has started its approach to the Red Planet, will help answer the next logical question in Mars exploration.
- NASA to conduct SLS static-fire test in mid-January SpaceNews · 6 Jan 2021 NASA plans to complete the Green Run test campaign for the Space Launch System core stage with a hotfire test scheduled for mid-January.
- NASA sets mid-January target for SLS hot fire test Spaceflight Now · 6 Jan 2021 NASA is moving forward with a crucial test-firing of the core stage of the first Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket as soon as Jan. 17 after engineers were satisfied with the results of a fueling test last month.
- NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station to Answer Questions from STEM Students NASA · 5 Jan 2021 Students from across the country will have an opportunity this week to ask questions of NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
- NASA Highlights Innovation, Technology at Virtual SciTech Forum NASA · 5 Jan 2021 Experts from across NASA will participate in the 2021 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) SciTech Forum beginning Monday, Jan. 11.
- NASA to Air Departure of Upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon from Space Station NASA · 4 Jan 2021 The SpaceX Dragon that arrived to the International Space Station on the company’s 21st resupply services mission for NASA is scheduled to depart on Monday, Jan. 11, loaded with 5,200 pounds of scientific experiments and...
- Ten companies bid for NASA small launch vehicle contract SpaceNews · 3 Jan 2021 A NASA small launch vehicle competition attracted bids from 10 companies, but half of them were effectively disqualified because of deficiencies or other problems.
- Chinese mission returned nearly 4 pounds of lunar samples Spaceflight Now · 1 Jan 2021 Chinese officials say they plan to share a portion of the nearly 4 pounds of lunar material returned by the Chang’e 5 mission with other countries, but an allocation for U.S. scientists will hinge on a change in U.S. pol...
- NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne plan busy RS-25 test schedule for 2021 NASASpaceflight · 31 Dec 2020 Hot-fire tests of new RS-25 engine components will resume in 2021 to certify a new manufacturing process during production. Over one hour of engine run-time is planned for the Retrofit 2 series to test an expanded set of...
- NASA Approves Heliophysics Missions to Explore Sun, Earth’s Aurora NASA · 29 Dec 2020 NASA has approved two heliophysics missions to explore the Sun and the system that drives space weather near Earth.
- NASA Television to Air Departure of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus from Space Station NASA · 29 Dec 2020 Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Wednesday, Jan. 6, more than three months after delivering nearly 8,000 pounds of supplies, scientific investigation...
- Young Students Send Questions to Astronauts Aboard Space Station NASA · 28 Dec 2020 Students from across the country will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
- SLS Core Stage Green Run WDR countdown ends early – Next steps considered NASASpaceflight · 23 Dec 2020 NASA partially completed the Green Run Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) test of the Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage on the second attempt in the B-2 Test Stand at the Stennis Space Center. The test was again conducted in s...
- A Martian Roundtrip: NASA's Perseverance Rover Sample Tubes NASA · 22 Dec 2020 Marvels of engineering, the rover's sample tubes must be tough enough to safely bring Red Planet samples on the long journey back to Earth in immaculate condition.
- NASA receives $23.271 billion in fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending bill SpaceNews · 21 Dec 2020 Congress will provide NASA with nearly $23.3 billion in the final fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending bill, restoring several science programs but falling far short of the funding sought for a lunar lander program.
- NASA Awards Contract for LISA Charge Management Device NASA · 21 Dec 2020 NASA has awarded the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Charge Management Device (CMD) contract to the University of Florida, Gainesville.
- Lockheed Martin to buy rocket engine-builder Aerojet Rocketdyne Spaceflight Now · 21 Dec 2020 Lockheed Martin, the largest U.S. defense contractor, announced late Sunday that has reached a deal valued at $4.4 billion to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne, a supplier of engines to NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket an...
- NASA Discoveries, R&D, Moon to Mars Exploration Plans Persevere in 2020 NASA · 21 Dec 2020 “NASA has impressed the nation with our resilience and persistence during the pandemic,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
- Canadian astronaut to join NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission around the moon Spaceflight Now · 21 Dec 2020 A Canadian space flier will join three NASA crew members on the first piloted flight of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft around the moon, becoming the first non-U.S. astronaut to fly on a lunar voyage, offici...
- NASA moves Mars Sample Return program into next phase of development SpaceNews · 19 Dec 2020 NASA is moving ahead with work on a pair of Mars sample return missions, although some in the planetary science community worry how the cost of that effort will affect other projects.
- Senate passes NASA authorization act SpaceNews · 18 Dec 2020 The Senate unanimously approved a NASA authorization bill Dec. 18, a largely symbolic move intended to set up work on a new version of the legislation next year.
- NASA to skip repair of Orion electronics unit SpaceNews · 18 Dec 2020 NASA will not repair a faulty electronics unit on the Orion spacecraft recently completed for the Artemis 1 mission after concluding there was sufficient redundancy in the overall system.
- NASA Awards Contract for Cold Stowage II NASA · 17 Dec 2020 NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Alabama at Birmingham to provide a suite of freezers to maintain a controlled temperature environment for science samples aboard the International Space Station, as well a...
- NASA Awards Contract for X-59 Community Overflight Operations NASA · 17 Dec 2020 NASA has selected Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company of Palmdale, California, to provide support for the community overflight response phase of the agency’s Low-Boom Flight Demonstration (LBFD) mission, part of the Inte...
- NASA Moves Forward With Campaign to Return Mars Samples to Earth NASA · 17 Dec 2020 During this next phase, the program will mature critical technologies and make critical design decisions as well as assess industry partnerships.
- NASA Moves Forward with Campaign to Return Mars Samples to Earth NASA · 17 Dec 2020 NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) are moving to the next phase in a campaign to deepen understanding of whether life ever existed on Mars and, in turn, better understand the origins of life on Earth.
- NASA Opens Limited Media Credentialing for Mars Perseverance Rover Landing NASA · 17 Dec 2020 Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California will credential a limited number of media for on-site access to cover the Feb. 18, 2021, landing of NASA's...
- CesiumAstro founder closes in on decades-old dream SpaceNews · 17 Dec 2020 CesiumAstro has raised $29.2 million to date to establish its business of selling phased array communications and radio frequency sensing payloads for government and commercial customers including the Aerospace Corp., Ai...
- NASA, UN Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Peaceful Uses of Space NASA · 17 Dec 2020 NASA and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) pledging cooperation in areas of science and technology to support the peaceful use of outer space.
- China collects Moon samples, may not share with NASA due to Wolf Amendment Ars Technica · 17 Dec 2020 The country returned about 2kg of rocks from the Moon's surface.
- House passes two space bills SpaceNews · 17 Dec 2020 The House of Representatives passed legislation Dec. 16 to protect Apollo-era artifacts on the moon and to rename another NASA facility after the first man to walk on the moon.
- Blue Origin’s New Glenn added to NASA launch contract SpaceNews · 17 Dec 2020 NASA has added New Glenn, the large launch vehicle under development by Blue Origin, to the list of vehicles eligible to compete for future agency missions.
- Canadian astronaut to fly on first crewed Artemis mission SpaceNews · 16 Dec 2020 NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have finalized an agreement regarding Canada’s participation in the Artemis program, which includes flying a Canadian astronaut on a mission around the moon in 2023.
- NASA Supports America's National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion NASA · 16 Dec 2020 President Donald Trump has issued a new Space Policy Directive that will help propel NASA and humanity’s next giant leap – creating a sustainable presence on the Moon and sending astronauts to Mars.