News Archive / Missions
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Cause of missed Falcon 9 landing announced; Starlink 17 expected to fly Thursday
Theresa CrossMarch 2nd, 2021SpaceX 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.
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Spacewalkers begin prepping space station for new solar arrays
Derek RichardsonFebruary 28th, 2021Expedition 64 flight engineers and NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover ventured outside the International Space Station for the first of two spacewalks to ready the outpost for new solar arrays later this year.
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Spaceborne Computer-2 to speed “time-to-insight” for ISS studies
Theresa CrossFebruary 26th, 2021Many 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.
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Inspiration4 mission names 2nd crew member
Cullen DesforgesFebruary 25th, 2021Cancer survivor and frontline healthcare worker for St. Jude, Hayley Arceneaux, will join Jared Isaacman as part of the four-person Inspiration4 crew.
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NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft brings supplies and experiments to ISS
Derek RichardsonFebruary 22nd, 2021Northrop Grumman's NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station early Monday morning with thousands of kilograms of crew supplies and experiments for the seven-person Expedition 64 crew.
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NG-15 Cygnus set to send new experiments to the space station
Theresa CrossFebruary 18th, 2021Northrop Grumman is set to send its NG-15 Cygnus resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract.
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Cosmonaut remotely guides Progress MS-16 to ISS docking port
Derek RichardsonFebruary 17th, 2021After a two-day trek, the unpiloted Russian cargo ship Progress MS-16 docked with the International Space Station after a cosmonaut remotely took manual control of a normally automatic process.
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Progress MS-16 freighter launched on two-day trek to space station
Derek RichardsonFebruary 15th, 2021The next Russian cargo ship bound for the International Space Station, Progress MS-16, has launched from Kazakhstan with fuel and supplies.
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NASA chooses Falcon Heavy for first segments of lunar gateway
Matt HaskellFebruary 13th, 2021In a contract award as part of NASA’s Artemis program, NASA announced on Tuesday, February 9, that they have awarded the launch contract for initial elements of the Gateway Lunar Outpost to SpaceX and their Falcon Heavy rocket.
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Vulcan rocket progresses towards first launch with pathfinder arrival
Matt HaskellFebruary 13th, 2021Progress continues to advance for United Launch Alliance’s newest rocket, as the pathfinder for the Vulcan rocket arrived by the company’s cargo ship and was unloaded at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, February 15.
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Progress MS-15 cargo ship departs International Space Station
Derek RichardsonFebruary 9th, 2021Russia’s Progress MS-15 cargo freighter has departed the International Space Station and performed a destructive reentry following 201 days at the ISS.
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Various icy compounds make up Pluto’s atmospheric haze
Laurel KornfeldFebruary 8th, 2021Pluto's famous blue atmospheric haze likely formed differently from the hazes surrounding Saturn's moon Titan and Neptune's moon Triton, study finds.
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Amount of water on the Moon varies by location and time of day
Laurel KornfeldFebruary 6th, 2021Two Earth-based studies confirm water molecules are present on the Moon, but amounts vary depending on location and time of day, Casey Honniball of NASA.
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on record-setting rocket
Matt HaskellFebruary 4th, 2021Under perfectly clear skies, a SpaceX Falcon 9 took to the skies over Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40, taking another batch of 60 Starlink satellites to orbit.
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NASA astronauts finish ISS battery upgrades, replace cameras
Derek RichardsonFebruary 1st, 2021In the second spacewalk in less than a week, two NASA astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station to wrap up a battery upgrade project started four years ago, and completed various other small tasks.
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Cable issues prevent spacewalkers from finishing Bartolomeo installation
Derek RichardsonJanuary 27th, 2021Two NASA astronauts performed the first spacewalk of 2021 at the International Space Station to connect cables to a new European science platform as well as prepare the outpost for future power upgrades.
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SpaceX launches next batch of Starlink satellites
Cullen DesforgesJanuary 20th, 2021KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX has successfully launched its 17th batch of Starlink satellites this morning aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
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Hot fire test of NASA’s SLS Rocket ends prematurely, placing 2021 launch date into question
Derek RichardsonJanuary 17th, 2021For the first time, NASA fired up the core stage for its Space Launch System rocket, which is designed to send humans into deep space. However, an anomaly prompted the engines to shut down much earlier than planned.
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CRS-21 cargo Dragon splashes down off the Florida coast
Derek RichardsonJanuary 13th, 2021SpaceX’s CRS-21 cargo Dragon spacecraft has returned to Earth, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Tampa, Florida.
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NASA announces “Artemis Team” of 18 astronauts
Cullen DesforgesDecember 11th, 2020In a somewhat unannounced and surprising fashion, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence announced the 18 astronauts that will be focused on advancing the Artemis program, including those who will be first to fly aboard the Orion capsule as early as 2023.
