News Archive / Missions
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Northrop Grumman proposes lunar rover for Artemis program
Theresa CrossNovember 27th, 2021A team of companies led by Northrop Grumman has put forth a proposal for an astronaut-driven lunar rover for the agency’s Artemis Moon program.
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New Russian Prichal node module heading to space station
Derek RichardsonNovember 24th, 2021The last planned Russian International Space Station module has launched toward the outpost for a scheduled docking in two days.
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SpaceX launches NASA’s DART asteroid-impact spacecraft
Theresa CrossNovember 24th, 2021SpaceX launched NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test, DART, spacecraft on a first-of-its-kind mission designed to test a planetary defense technique.
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Laser demo aims to increase in-space communications bandwidth
Cullen DesforgesNovember 23rd, 2021A laser communications payload is set to fly next month to demonstrate advantages of such a system and for engineers to learn how to use them operationally.
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An ‘incident’ with the James Webb Space Telescope delays launch
Theresa CrossNovember 23rd, 2021The James Webb Space Telescope has incurred another delay and is now set to launch from French Guiana no earlier than Dec. 22, 2021.
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NASA set to launch DART on a mission to crash into an asteroid
Theresa CrossNovember 22nd, 2021NASA is set to launch a spacecraft specifically designed to crash into an asteroid to demonstrate a planetary defense technique.
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Astronaut Jessica Watkins assigned to Crew-4 mission
Theresa CrossNovember 19th, 2021NASA has announced the final crewmember for the next International Space Station crew rotation mission under the agency's Commercial Crew Program.
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Russian anti-satellite test forces ISS crew to shelter in place
Derek RichardsonNovember 15th, 2021Days after the four Crew-3 Dragon astronauts arrived at the International Space Station, the seven-person Expedition 66 crew was forced to shelter in place as the outpost passed near a debris field produced from an anti-satellite test.
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SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida
Theresa CrossNovember 13th, 2021SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink internet satellites, the first dedicated launch for the constellation from Florida since May.
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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completes 15th flight
Cullen DesforgesNovember 13th, 2021NASA’s Mars Helicopter known as Ingenuity has begun to traverse its way back to the famed Wright Brothers Field on the Martian surface after completing its 15th successful flight.
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National Geographic selected to tell the story of Artemis 2
Theresa CrossNovember 12th, 2021NASA and National Geographic have partnered to help tell the story of the first crewed flight around the Moon in more than a half century.
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Crew-3 Dragon astronauts arrive at International Space Station
Derek RichardsonNovember 11th, 2021A day after launching out of Florida, four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station in the SpaceX Crew-3 Dragon for a six-month stay aboard the orbiting outpost.
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Crew-3 Dragon astronauts finally on their way to space station
Theresa CrossNovember 10th, 2021After a delay of nearly two weeks, four astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station following the launch of the SpaceX Crew-3 Dragon mission atop a Falcon 9 rocket.
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NASA’s Orion recovery team is certified for Artemis 1
Theresa CrossNovember 10th, 2021NASA’s Landing and Recovery team recently completed its ninth recovery test at sea and is certified to recover the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 1 mission next year.
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NASA human Moon landing now no earlier than 2025
Derek RichardsonNovember 9th, 2021In a media teleconference, NASA officials updated the agency’s projected timeline for the early phase of its Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon.
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Crew-2 Dragon astronauts return to Earth after 199 days
Derek RichardsonNovember 9th, 2021After nearly 200 days in space, four multinational astronauts returned to Earth in SpaceX’s Crew-2 Dragon, splashing down just off the coast of Pensacola, Florida.
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Crew-3 Dragon to launch history’s 600th person to fly in space
Theresa CrossNovember 8th, 2021When SpaceX’s Crew-3 Dragon mission launches, it’ll carry with it the 600th person to reach space since human spaceflight began in 1961.
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Chandra Observatory may have discovered extra-galactic planet
Laurel KornfeldNovember 6th, 2021Scientists using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory may have found evidence for the first-ever known extra-galactic planet, located 28 million light years away in the Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51 (M51).
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Hubble Space Telescope science instruments in safe mode
Theresa CrossNovember 5th, 2021Early last week, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope instruments went into a protective “safe mode” after experiencing issues with internal communication and spacecraft syncing issues.
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Mars helicopter tests higher rotor speed on latest flight
Cullen DesforgesNovember 1st, 2021NASA’s Mars Helicopter Ingenuity successfully made its 14th flight, testing a higher rotor speed in anticipation upcoming seasonal changes.
