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SLS booster segments for Artemis 2 arrive in Florida
Derek RichardsonSeptember 25th A journey of more than a million miles began by rail as the solid rocket booster segments for NASA’s Artemis 2 mission made their way to Florida’s Space Coast.
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Asteroid Treasure: OSIRIS-REx returns with Bennu samples
Derek RichardsonSeptember 24th After a seven-year, 3.86-billion-mile odyssey, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully delivered to Earth samples from asteroid Bennu.
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Methane, carbon dioxide discovered in exoplanet atmosphere
Derek RichardsonSeptember 20th Data from the James Webb Space Telescope shows evidence of “carbon-bearing” molecules in the atmosphere of K2-18 b, an exoplanet located some 120 light years away around its host star’s habitable zone.
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Rocket Lab Electron fails to reach orbit
Derek RichardsonSeptember 19th The eighth orbital launch attempt of 2023 for Rocket Lab's Electron ended in failure because of an anomaly that occurred moments after stage separation, some 2.5 minutes into flight.
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SpaceX completes engine tests for Lunar Starship
Derek RichardsonSeptember 19th In a NASA update, the agency detailed two engine tests completed by SpaceX for the Starship human landing system, which is expected to be used for the Artemis 3 and 4 Moon landings later this decade.
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First engine installed on Artemis 2 Moon rocket
Derek RichardsonSeptember 18th Technicians have installed the first engine on the core stage of the second Space Launch System rocket, which is tasked with sending the first people to the Moon in more than a half century.
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Soyuz MS-24 launches fresh trio to International Space Station
Derek RichardsonSeptember 15th Russia has launched its first crewed flight in nearly a year with the flight of Soyuz MS-24 with two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut for a multi-month stay aboard the International Space Station.
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NASA’s Frank Rubio breaks US spaceflight duration record
Derek RichardsonSeptember 11th During the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2023, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio broke the record for the longest single spaceflight by an American citizen.
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FAA closes SpaceX Starship investigation, orders fixes
Derek RichardsonSeptember 11th It’s been more than four months since the first integrated flight test of SpaceX’s Starship Super Heavy rocket, which resulted in the vehicle breaking apart several minutes into flight.
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NASA’s MOXIE wraps up oxygen production on Mars
Derek RichardsonSeptember 8th NASA’s microwave-oven-sized oxygen-generating MOXIE technology demonstrator has completed its mission on Mars aboard the Perseverance rover.
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SpaceX Crew-6 mission returns to Earth after 186 days in orbit
Derek RichardsonSeptember 4th Three astronauts and one cosmonaut returned to Earth in a SpaceX Dragon capsule after spending roughly six months aboard the International Space Station.
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Crew-7 mission launches to the International Space Station
Derek RichardsonAugust 26th SpaceX launched the multinational Crew-7 Dragon mission carrying three astronauts and one cosmonaut bound for a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station.
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SLS booster segments for Artemis 2 arrive in Florida
Derek RichardsonSeptember 25th A journey of more than a million miles began by rail as the solid rocket booster segments for NASA’s Artemis 2 mission made their way to Florida’s Space Coast.
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Asteroid Treasure: OSIRIS-REx returns with Bennu samples
Derek RichardsonSeptember 24th After a seven-year, 3.86-billion-mile odyssey, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully delivered to Earth samples from asteroid Bennu.
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Rocket Lab Electron fails to reach orbit
Derek RichardsonSeptember 19th The eighth orbital launch attempt of 2023 for Rocket Lab's Electron ended in failure because of an anomaly that occurred moments after stage separation, some 2.5 minutes into flight.
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SpaceX completes engine tests for Lunar Starship
Derek RichardsonSeptember 19th In a NASA update, the agency detailed two engine tests completed by SpaceX for the Starship human landing system, which is expected to be used for the Artemis 3 and 4 Moon landings later this decade.
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First engine installed on Artemis 2 Moon rocket
Derek RichardsonSeptember 18th Technicians have installed the first engine on the core stage of the second Space Launch System rocket, which is tasked with sending the first people to the Moon in more than a half century.
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Soyuz MS-24 launches fresh trio to International Space Station
Derek RichardsonSeptember 15th Russia has launched its first crewed flight in nearly a year with the flight of Soyuz MS-24 with two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut for a multi-month stay aboard the International Space Station.
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NASA’s Frank Rubio breaks US spaceflight duration record
Derek RichardsonSeptember 11th During the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2023, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio broke the record for the longest single spaceflight by an American citizen.
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FAA closes SpaceX Starship investigation, orders fixes
Derek RichardsonSeptember 11th It’s been more than four months since the first integrated flight test of SpaceX’s Starship Super Heavy rocket, which resulted in the vehicle breaking apart several minutes into flight.
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SpaceX Crew-6 mission returns to Earth after 186 days in orbit
Derek RichardsonSeptember 4th Three astronauts and one cosmonaut returned to Earth in a SpaceX Dragon capsule after spending roughly six months aboard the International Space Station.
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Crew-7 mission launches to the International Space Station
Derek RichardsonAugust 26th SpaceX launched the multinational Crew-7 Dragon mission carrying three astronauts and one cosmonaut bound for a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station.
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India lands robotic Chandrayaan-3 near Moon’s south pole
Derek RichardsonAugust 23rd India successfully soft-landed a robotic spacecraft on the Moon, becoming the fourth country to do so, and the first to touchdown at the south pole region.
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Russia’s Luna 25 enters orbit around the Moon
Anastasia StepanovaAugust 17th Less than a week after its launch, Russia’s Luna 25 spacecraft has entered orbit around the Moon with the goal of landing as early as next week.
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Final Antares 230+ rocket launches NG-19 Cygnus spacecraft
Steve HammerAugust 2nd In near-perfect weather, the final Antares 230+ rocket took to the skies to send the Cygnus cargo spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station.
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Northrop Grumman prepares the final Antares 230+ rocket
Steve HammerJuly 31st Northrop Grumman is set to launch a Cygnus cargo spacecraft atop what will be the final flight of the Antares 230+ rocket.
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Proposed budgets cut NASA funding, prioritize Artemis program
Derek RichardsonJuly 18th The proposed budgets for NASA in the House and Senate for the fiscal year 2024 have been unveiled, reflecting funding constraints imposed by the "Fiscal Responsibility Act."
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Senate puts Mars Sample Return program on notice
Derek RichardsonJuly 17th The United States Senate is urging NASA to take immediate steps to rein in the budget of the Mars Sample Return mission, else the program faces cancellation.
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Methane, carbon dioxide discovered in exoplanet atmosphere
September 20th
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope shows evidence of “carbon-bearing” molecules in the atmosphere of K2-18 b, an exoplanet located some 120 light years away around its host star’s habitable zone. -
NASA’s MOXIE wraps up oxygen production on Mars
September 8th
NASA’s microwave-oven-sized oxygen-generating MOXIE technology demonstrator has completed its mission on Mars aboard the Perseverance rover. -
New Horizons seeks help for Uranus and Neptune observations
August 21st
NASA's New Horizons mission is seeking assistance from amateur astronomers in observations of ice giants Uranus and Neptune, which will be conducted in September. -
CHAPEA: Going to Mars without leaving Earth
July 28th
On June 25, 2023, four volunteers started their journey to Mars. Well, not exactly. -
Starship Integrated Flight Test: A photo retrospective
May 20th
It's been a month since SpaceX's Starship Integrated Flight Test from Starbase, Texas, and we thought we'd share a few our previously unpublished photos. -
Detector array delivered for Roman Space Telescope
May 17th
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s primary instrument is set to receive its Focal Plane System, what NASA calls the "heart" of the observatory. -
NASA decommissions Mars orbiter mineral-mapping instrument
May 8th
After more than 15 years of operation, NASA has turned off one of six science instruments aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. -
Opinion: New Horizons should remain a planetary mission
April 28th
A little-known proposal is threatening the future of NASA’s New Horizons mission, and for reasons unknown, the space press has hardly reported on this development. -
New Horizons is still doing science in the Kuiper Belt
April 28th
Now traveling far into the Kuiper Belt, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft continues to conduct science observations more than four years after flying by its second target, Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) Arrokoth, in 2019. -
Scientist anticipates finding life beyond our solar system in 25 years
April 26th
Several missions that could detect life beyond our solar system are currently in development, Swiss astrophysicist Sasha Quanz said at the recent opening of ETH Zurich's Centre for the Origin and Prevalence of Life. -
Opinion: Is the Starship flight test a reality check for SpaceX, NASA and Artemis?
April 22nd
By all honest measures, SpaceX’s first integrated flight test of Starship was a success, but it unearthed some serious problems. -
The Orion Crew Module: A conversation with Lockheed Martin’s Mike Hawes
December 11th
In the lead-up to the first Artemis 1 Space Launch System launch attempt, Spaceflight Insider had the opportunity to speak with a number of people involved in its design, construction, assembly, and flight. -
The Orion Crew Module: A conversation with NASA’s Jason Hutt
November 21st
In the lead-up to the first Artemis 1 Space Launch System launch attempt, Spaceflight Insider had the opportunity to speak with a number of people involved in its design, construction, assembly, and flight. One of those people is Jason Hutt -- NASA's human-rating, systems engineering, and integration lead for the Orion crew module. -
The European Service Module: A conversation with NASA’s Jim Withrow
November 12th
During the first Artemis 1 launch attempt, Spaceflight Insider had the opportunity to speak with Jim Withrow, NASA's deputy propulsion functional area manager for the European Service Module. -
Lunar Gateway HALO module taking shape in Italy
October 26th
Structural welding is ongoing for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost module for the Lunar Gateway with the docking section ring formed.
