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Crew-2 Dragon mission undergoing final preparations
Theresa CrossApril 13th SpaceX and NASA are entering final preparations for the second long-duration crew rotation to the International Space Station: the Crew-2 Dragon mission.
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Wings of exploration: reflecting on the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle
Matt HaskellApril 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.
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Soyuz MS-18 reaches International Space Station after 2 orbits
Derek RichardsonApril 9th The Soyuz MS-18 crew took the express lane to the International Space Station, reaching the outpost less the four hours after leaving Earth.
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Cosmonauts still troubleshooting slight air leak aboard ISS
Derek RichardsonApril 8th Russian cosmonauts are still working to plug a slight air leak aboard the International Space Station, which was first noticed in 2019 and located in 2020.
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk offers details on Starship SN11 explosion
Nicholas D'AlessandroApril 7th SpaceX Starship SN11 met a fiery demise last week, like the three iterations before it. Recently, Elon Musk tweeted details on why the prototype exploded.
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NASA conducts Orion water drop tests ahead of Artemis 2
Matt HaskellApril 7th NASA made a considerable splash Tuesday afternoon by dropping its Orion crew module into a pool of water at its research facility in Langley, Virginia.
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Virgin Galactic unveils its first ‘SpaceShip III’ suborbital spacecraft
Matt HaskellApril 5th Last week, Virgin Galactic, the space tourism firm owned by Richard Branson, revealed its newest design, SpaceShip III, with the first vehicle in this line dubbed “VSS Imagine.”
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Ingenuity helicopter deployed onto the Martian surface
Cullen DesforgesApril 5th NASA’s first interplanetary helicopter has touched the surface of Mars for the first time after being deployed from underneath the Perseverance rover.
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Final Delta II added to Kennedy Space Center’s rocket garden
Cullen DesforgesMarch 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.
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NASA exploring options for navigating on the Moon
Theresa CrossMarch 31st NASA is currently exploring a number of solutions for navigating and communicating on the Moon's surface for the Artemis program.
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Starship SN11 explodes during landing-flip maneuver
Derek RichardsonMarch 30th Starship SN11 attempted to complete what three previous prototypes could not, launch to 10 kilometers, land and not explode. However, it wasn’t to be.
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Final crew members named for ‘all-civilian’ Inspiration4 mission
Theresa CrossMarch 30th Billed as the first "all-civilian" trip into space, the full crew complement of the Inspiration4 mission has been revealed.
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Crew-2 Dragon mission undergoing final preparations
Theresa CrossApril 13th SpaceX and NASA are entering final preparations for the second long-duration crew rotation to the International Space Station: the Crew-2 Dragon mission.
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Soyuz MS-18 reaches International Space Station after 2 orbits
Derek RichardsonApril 9th The Soyuz MS-18 crew took the express lane to the International Space Station, reaching the outpost less the four hours after leaving Earth.
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Cosmonauts still troubleshooting slight air leak aboard ISS
Derek RichardsonApril 8th Russian cosmonauts are still working to plug a slight air leak aboard the International Space Station, which was first noticed in 2019 and located in 2020.
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk offers details on Starship SN11 explosion
Nicholas D'AlessandroApril 7th SpaceX Starship SN11 met a fiery demise last week, like the three iterations before it. Recently, Elon Musk tweeted details on why the prototype exploded.
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NASA conducts Orion water drop tests ahead of Artemis 2
Matt HaskellApril 7th NASA made a considerable splash Tuesday afternoon by dropping its Orion crew module into a pool of water at its research facility in Langley, Virginia.
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Virgin Galactic unveils its first ‘SpaceShip III’ suborbital spacecraft
Matt HaskellApril 5th Last week, Virgin Galactic, the space tourism firm owned by Richard Branson, revealed its newest design, SpaceShip III, with the first vehicle in this line dubbed “VSS Imagine.”
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Ingenuity helicopter deployed onto the Martian surface
Cullen DesforgesApril 5th NASA’s first interplanetary helicopter has touched the surface of Mars for the first time after being deployed from underneath the Perseverance rover.
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Starship SN11 explodes during landing-flip maneuver
Derek RichardsonMarch 30th Starship SN11 attempted to complete what three previous prototypes could not, launch to 10 kilometers, land and not explode. However, it wasn’t to be.
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Final crew members named for ‘all-civilian’ Inspiration4 mission
Theresa CrossMarch 30th Billed as the first "all-civilian" trip into space, the full crew complement of the Inspiration4 mission has been revealed.
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Starship SN11 launch delayed because FAA inspector not present
Nicholas D'AlessandroMarch 29th SpaceX's Starship SN11 appeared ready to fly March 29 as its flaps were unchained and tested with Highway 4 beginning to close down as well.
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SpaceX completes SN11 static fire, flight shifts to NET Monday
Nicholas D'AlessandroMarch 26th Starship SN11 was set to perform a same-day double header on Friday, March 26, combining a static fire and test flight in Boca Chica, Texas.
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Engineers detail plans for Ingenuity Mars helicopter’s first flight
Michael McCabeMarch 24th Now that NASA’s Perseverance rover is safely on Mars, all eyes are shifting toward the deployment of a small technology demonstration, a drone-like helicopter called Ingenuity.
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Friday Flyday: Starship SN11 launch plans cancelled for March 24, 25
Nicholas D'AlessandroMarch 23rd The Starship SN11 high-altitude test flight window has shifted to the right by a day as of this writing with a launch now no earlier than March 25.
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Starship SN11 completes 2nd static fire ahead of launch attempt
Nicholas D'AlessandroMarch 22nd SpaceX was able to complete the second static firing of Starship SN11 early Monday morning, which appeared to be a healthy full-duration test in comparison to the first attempt last Monday.
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Former Senator Bill Nelson nominated to lead NASA
Press ReleaseMarch 22nd President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Bill Nelson to serve as National Aeronautics and Space Administration administrator.
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Starship SN11 takes a breather, Super Heavy BN1 takes shape
Nicholas D'AlessandroMarch 19th SN11 Friday update, for March 19, 2021: The test campaign for Starship appears to be taking a ‘Spring Break weekend’, with no additional static fire attempts following Monday’s partial test.
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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. -
SpaceX Starship SN10 high-altitude test flight slips to March 3
March 1st
The high-altitude test flight of Starship SN10 has slipped again, as is common with SpaceX's highly experimental test program. -
OPINION: In spaceflight testing, what defines a failure?
February 27th
Recently, several companies have made great strides in the realm of advanced spaceflight testing, despite public perception some would label a failure. -
Spaceborne Computer-2 to speed “time-to-insight” for ISS studies
February 26th
Many different research investigations off Earth will be supported by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise’s pathfinding Spaceborne Computer-2, or SBC-2, to perform data processing and analytics. -
Inspiration4 mission names 2nd crew member
February 25th
Cancer survivor and frontline healthcare worker for St. Jude, Hayley Arceneaux, will join Jared Isaacman as part of the four-person Inspiration4 crew. -
Artemis 1 SLS booster stacking nearing completion
February 11th
The stacking of the twin solid rocket boosters for NASA’s Space Launch System is nearly complete with only one set of segments remaining. -
Various icy compounds make up Pluto’s atmospheric haze
February 8th
Pluto's famous blue atmospheric haze likely formed differently from the hazes surrounding Saturn's moon Titan and Neptune's moon Triton, study finds.
