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Axiom, NASA agree to 1st private astronaut mission to ISS
Theresa CrossMay 12th NASA and Axiom Space announced May 10, 2021, an order for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
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45th Space Wing re-designated as Space Launch Delta 45
Theresa CrossMay 11th The United States Space Force has redesignated the 45th Space Wing, which oversees launches on Florida’s Space Coast, as Space Launch Delta 45.
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Exoplanets and their characterization the focus of STScl workshop
Laurel KornfeldMay 11th The various methods used over the last 25 years to discover exoplanets and the science of categorizing the many types of exoplanets that have been found was the focus of an April 19 workshop for science writers sponsored by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
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Ingenuity Mars helicopter transitions to “operations demonstration phase”
Cullen DesforgesMay 10th NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter successfully took to the Martial skies for a fifth time, proving its capabilities as a fully-functioning aircraft.
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Falcon 9 booster flies record 10th time for Starlink mission
Theresa CrossMay 9th An early morning launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket filled the Florida skies as the company continues its aggressive pace of global internet coverage.
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Petition asks NASA to name Lunar Gateway after Michael Collins
Theresa CrossMay 6th There is a Change.org petition to rename NASA’s Lunar Gateway after former Apollo astronaut Michael Collins, who died April 28, 2021, at age 90.
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Light this candle! The 60th anniversary of the first American in space
Matt HaskellMay 5th Sixty years ago today, on May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard rocketed to space in his Mercury capsule to become the first American and the second human in space.
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Starship SN15 poised to fly, as Elon heads to New York for SNL appearance
Nicholas D'AlessandroMay 4th Starship SN15 was by all public accounts set to fly Tuesday, May 4, with road closures, Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs), and all expected FAA paperwork beleived to be in place.
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Ninth-flown Falcon 9 launches 60 Starlink internet satellites
Theresa CrossMay 4th Less than a week after the last Starlink satellite launch, SpaceX sent an additional 60 high-speed internet satellites into orbit using a Falcon 9 first stage booster flying for the ninth time.
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After flight 4, Ingenuity Mars Helicopter begins new demo phase
Cullen DesforgesMay 3rd NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has once again proven itself to be the aeronautic showstopper of 2021 with its fourth flight above the Martian surface, setting the stage for a 30-day "operations demonstration" phase.
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SpaceX Crew-1 Dragon returns to Earth after 168 days in space
Derek RichardsonMay 2nd Four astronauts returned to Earth in their Crew-1 Dragon spacecraft after six months aboard the International Space Station, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida in the dark of night.
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Bill Nelson confirmed as NASA administrator
Cullen DesforgesApril 29th On Thursday, April 29, 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed Bill Nelson by unanimous consent to be the next NASA administrator.
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Axiom, NASA agree to 1st private astronaut mission to ISS
Theresa CrossMay 12th NASA and Axiom Space announced May 10, 2021, an order for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
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45th Space Wing re-designated as Space Launch Delta 45
Theresa CrossMay 11th The United States Space Force has redesignated the 45th Space Wing, which oversees launches on Florida’s Space Coast, as Space Launch Delta 45.
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Ingenuity Mars helicopter transitions to “operations demonstration phase”
Cullen DesforgesMay 10th NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter successfully took to the Martial skies for a fifth time, proving its capabilities as a fully-functioning aircraft.
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Falcon 9 booster flies record 10th time for Starlink mission
Theresa CrossMay 9th An early morning launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket filled the Florida skies as the company continues its aggressive pace of global internet coverage.
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Starship SN15 poised to fly, as Elon heads to New York for SNL appearance
Nicholas D'AlessandroMay 4th Starship SN15 was by all public accounts set to fly Tuesday, May 4, with road closures, Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs), and all expected FAA paperwork beleived to be in place.
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Ninth-flown Falcon 9 launches 60 Starlink internet satellites
Theresa CrossMay 4th Less than a week after the last Starlink satellite launch, SpaceX sent an additional 60 high-speed internet satellites into orbit using a Falcon 9 first stage booster flying for the ninth time.
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After flight 4, Ingenuity Mars Helicopter begins new demo phase
Cullen DesforgesMay 3rd NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has once again proven itself to be the aeronautic showstopper of 2021 with its fourth flight above the Martian surface, setting the stage for a 30-day "operations demonstration" phase.
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SpaceX Crew-1 Dragon returns to Earth after 168 days in space
Derek RichardsonMay 2nd Four astronauts returned to Earth in their Crew-1 Dragon spacecraft after six months aboard the International Space Station, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida in the dark of night.
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Bill Nelson confirmed as NASA administrator
Cullen DesforgesApril 29th On Thursday, April 29, 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed Bill Nelson by unanimous consent to be the next NASA administrator.
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First Space Launch System rocket core stage arrives in Florida
Theresa CrossApril 29th The core stage for NASA's Space Launch System rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the uncrewed Artemis 1 Moon mission, scheduled for later this year.
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China orbits ‘Tianhe,’ the core of its multi-module space station
Michael McCabeApril 29th China has begun construction of a large three-module space station with the launch of the Tianhe core module, starting a two-year assembly sequence.
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Another 60 Starlink internet satellites orbited by SpaceX
Theresa CrossApril 29th SpaceX launched its 25th batch of Starlink internet satellites to join its ever-growing constellation in low Earth orbit as the company continues its push for global coverage.
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Starship SN15 performs two static fire tests within 24 hours
Nicholas D'AlessandroApril 28th SpaceX's latest and improved version of Starship, SN15, has entered the static fire phase of its testing campaign with two recent firings of its Raptor engines in the last 24 hours.
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Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at 90
Derek RichardsonApril 28th Former NASA Gemini and Apollo astronaut Michael Collins died April 28, 2021, after battling cancer, according to his family. He was 90 years old.
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Record-breaking Progress MS-14 undocks from Space Station
Derek RichardsonApril 28th The autonomous Russian cargo ship Progress MS-14 undocked from the International Space Station after spending a record one year at the orbiting outpost.
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Delta IV Heavy launches classified NRO payload from California
Matt HaskellApril 26th A Delta IV Heavy took the the skies from Vandenberg Air Force Base to send the secretive NROL-82 payload into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
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Exoplanets and their characterization the focus of STScl workshop
May 11th
The various methods used over the last 25 years to discover exoplanets and the science of categorizing the many types of exoplanets that have been found was the focus of an April 19 workshop for science writers sponsored by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). -
Petition asks NASA to name Lunar Gateway after Michael Collins
May 6th
There is a Change.org petition to rename NASA’s Lunar Gateway after former Apollo astronaut Michael Collins, who died April 28, 2021, at age 90. -
Light this candle! The 60th anniversary of the first American in space
May 5th
Sixty years ago today, on May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard rocketed to space in his Mercury capsule to become the first American and the second human in space. -
New Horizons spacecraft is now 50 AU from the Sun
April 22nd
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft achieved a major milestone on Saturday, April 17, when it reached a distance of 50 AU from the Sun. -
Amazon buys Atlas V rockets to orbit its Kuiper constellation
April 21st
On Monday, April 19, Amazon announced that it purchased nine Atlas V rocket flights from United Launch Alliance for the orbital insertion of its Kuiper satellites. -
Science journalist outlines challenges of settling the Moon and Mars
April 16th
Human settlement of the Moon and Mars will require overcoming numerous challenges, including living in low gravity and protecting people from radiation. -
Wings of exploration: reflecting on the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle
April 12th
The launch of the space shuttle on April 12, 1981, proved to be a history-making event. For many, that day stemmed careers, dreams and imaginations alike. -
Final Delta II added to Kennedy Space Center’s rocket garden
March 31st
The newly-stacked United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket stands proud at its final home at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. -
NASA exploring options for navigating on the Moon
March 31st
NASA is currently exploring a number of solutions for navigating and communicating on the Moon's surface for the Artemis program. -
New artwork released for SpaceX’s Dragon XL spacecraft
March 27th
NASA recently released new concept art for SpaceX’s Dragon XL cargo ship, which is being designed to service the space agency’s Lunar Gateway. -
Gallery: See NASA’s fully-stacked SLS solid rocket boosters
March 24th
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Mars and Titan: Two very different potentially habitable worlds
March 23rd
Mars and Saturn’s moon Titan are at the forefront of the search for habitable solar system worlds, but they are very different from one another in terms of the presence of liquid, temperature variations, and the presence of organic compounds, planetary scientist Vincent Chevrier of the University of Arkansas noted in a March 12 online […] -
SpaceX launch cadence sees two Falcon 9 boosters in port for first time
March 20th
SpaceX reached another significant ‘high cadence capability’ milestone this week, when two of their Falcon 9 first stage boosters were seen to be present and in the initial steps of post-flight processing at the Port Canaveral dock. -
Hubble Space Telescope discoveries highlighted by astronomer
March 14th
During its 31 years of activity, the Hubble Space Telescope has been "one of the most successful scientific experiments in history," used to research numerous fields of astronomy ranging from cosmology and the expansion of the universe to the characterization of exoplanets, said astronomer Tom Brown of the Space Telescope Science Institute in a March 2 online presentation. -
Cause of missed Falcon 9 landing announced; Starlink 17 expected to fly Thursday
March 2nd
SpaceX has announced their intention to launch the next batch of 60 Starlink satellites on March 4, 2021 – possibly as early as at 3:24 a.m. EST.
