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SpaceX selected to launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Cullen DesforgesJuly 22nd NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket in October of 2026.
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Artemis on the move: What it takes to get SLS to the pad
Theresa CrossJuly 21st With tentative launch dates penciled in for the Artemis 1 mission, what does it take to get the SLS rocket from the assembly building to the launch pad?
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Artemis 1 SLS mission gets preliminary launch date
Derek RichardsonJuly 20th NASA has preliminarily selected Aug. 29, 2022, for the Artemis 1 test flight of the Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft.
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SpaceX ties annual launch record with latest Starlink mission
Theresa CrossJuly 17th SpaceX launched its 31st Falcon 9 rocket of 2022, tying its annual flight record set just last year -- and it's only July.
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Astronaut-cosmonaut crew seat exchange deal finalized
Derek RichardsonJuly 15th A crew seat exchange deal has been formalized by NASA and Roscosmos and should see a Russian cosmonaut fly in Crew Dragon in September.
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Dmitry Rogozin ‘dismissed’ as head of Russian space agency
Derek RichardsonJuly 15th The often antagonistic leader of the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, has been removed from his position and will be replaced.
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SpaceX CRS-25 Dragon launches with fresh space station supplies
Theresa CrossJuly 14th SpaceX launched its 25th resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA when its Falcon 9 rocket lofted the CRS-25 Dragon capsule into orbit.
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Two super-Earth exoplanets to be among future Webb targets
Laurel KornfeldJuly 13th Scientists have identified two relatively close super-Earth exoplanets to be studied by the now operational James Webb Space Telescope.
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James Webb Space Telescope shows universe in unprecedented detail
Theresa CrossJuly 12th Witness the imaging power of this fully calibrated and operational James Webb Space Telescope! NASA releases the observatory's first science photos.
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First Webb telescope image gets presidential treatment
Derek RichardsonJuly 11th President Joe Biden got the honor of revealing the first full-color image from the James Webb Space Telescope during an event at the White House.
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53 more Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX Falcon 9
Theresa CrossJuly 7th SpaceX launched its 48th dedicated Starlink mission to orbit, adding 53 satellites to the company’s ever-growing internet constellation.
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Gallery: Space Launch System returns to VAB for Artemis 1 preps
Derek RichardsonJuly 6th After a successful wet dress rehearsal, NASA rolled the massive Space Launch System rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to prepare for Artemis 1.
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First Webb telescope image gets presidential treatment
Derek RichardsonJuly 11th President Joe Biden got the honor of revealing the first full-color image from the James Webb Space Telescope during an event at the White House.
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53 more Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX Falcon 9
Theresa CrossJuly 7th SpaceX launched its 48th dedicated Starlink mission to orbit, adding 53 satellites to the company’s ever-growing internet constellation.
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Gallery: Space Launch System returns to VAB for Artemis 1 preps
Derek RichardsonJuly 6th After a successful wet dress rehearsal, NASA rolled the massive Space Launch System rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to prepare for Artemis 1.
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UPDATE: Contact with CAPSTONE re-established
Derek RichardsonJuly 5th NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft, designed to pave the way for the Artemis program’s Lunar Gateway outpost, has “experienced communications issues.”
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Atlas V rocket sends two payloads to orbit for Space Force
Theresa CrossJuly 2nd United Launch Alliance orbited two satellites atop an Atlas V 541 rocket for the United States Space Force and Department of Defense.
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SpaceX launches SES-22 communications satellite
Theresa CrossJune 30th At 5:04 p.m. EDT (21:04 UTC) June 29, 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the SES-22 C-band communications satellite.
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NASA’s CAPSTONE pathfinder mission launched toward the Moon
Theresa CrossJune 28th A small CubeSat called CAPSTONE is on its way to the Moon to evaluate a special orbit destined to be used for NASA’s Lunar Gateway space station.
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Psyche asteroid mission will miss its 2022 launch window
Cullen DesforgesJune 25th Citing testing delays, NASA has made the decision to postpone the highly anticipated Psyche mission to the metal-rich asteroid of the same name.
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Space Launch System to roll back to VAB to prepare for launch
Theresa CrossJune 25th After analyzing data from the June 20 wet dress rehearsal, NASA has made the decision to begin the process of preparing the Space Launch System rocket for its maiden flight.
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SpaceX completes a trifecta of Falcon 9 launches
Theresa CrossJune 20th Over the weekend, SpaceX flew three Falcon 9 rockets on both coasts of the United States in a span of just over 36 hours.
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Falcon 9 booster flies record-breaking 13th mission
Theresa CrossJune 17th Launching for the 13th time, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lofted another batch of Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit.
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Astra Space Rocket 3.3 fails; two NASA climate satellites lost
Theresa CrossJune 12th Astra Space suffered another failure with its Rocket 3 launch vehicle, resulting in the loss of two NASA CubeSats designed to study tropical cyclones.
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Falcon 9 lofts Egyptian Nilesat spacecraft into transfer orbit
Theresa CrossJune 9th On June 8, 2022, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the Egyptian Nilesat 301 satellite bound for geostationary orbit.
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Space Launch System rocket returns to Pad 39B for critical test
Theresa CrossJune 7th NASA’s Space Launch System is back at Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida where it will once again attempt a full wet dress rehearsal.
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Chinese Shenzhou 14 crew arrive at Tiangong space station
Cullen DesforgesJune 5th Shenzhou 14 and three Chinese space flyers launched to the Tiangong space station on a mission to complete the assembly of China's first modular outpost.
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NASA awards contracts for commercial spacesuits for ISS, Moon
Theresa CrossJune 3rd Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace have been selected by NASA to build commercial spacesuits for the International Space Station and Artemis programs.
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First exoplanet targets recommended for Webb observation
March 27th
Now that the James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror has been aligned successfully, scientists are identifying the first exoplanets for observation. -
Study of Pluto’s subsurface ocean drives potential return mission
March 12th
A $3 billion return mission to Pluto with an orbiter is being proposed to further study the subsurface oceans of both Pluto and its large moon Charon. -
SLS Program Manager provides update on Artemis I
March 11th
NASA is working toward a March 17 rollout of its Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly building in Florida for an early-April wet dress rehearsal at nearby Launch Complex 39B in anticipation of a summer 2022 launch. -
NASA expanding heat shield technology this fall
March 10th
As humanity prepares to face the extreme challenges of deep space, NASA engineers are hard at work researching new and innovative ways to safely land large payloads, including astronauts, on Mars. -
Boeing tests all-composite cryogenic propellant tank
February 23rd
At the end of 2021, Boeing completed a series of tests on a “large, fully-composite, linerless cryogenic tank” at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama. -
Third planet found orbiting Proxima Centauri
February 22nd
Proxima Centauri, the star closest to our Sun, may host a third planet that has just 25% the mass of Earth, according to a new study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics. -
Lockheed Martin to build a rocket to return Mars samples
February 15th
NASA awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to build a rocket to return Mars rock samples currently being collected by the agency’s Perseverance rover. -
Liquid water may exist beneath Mars’ south polar ice cap
February 14th
Bright reflections detected in 2018 by the Mars Express orbiter could indicate the presence of liquid water lakes beneath Mars south polar ice cap. -
Study makes case for geophysical planet definition
January 16th
In an in-depth study of planet classification from the time of Galileo to the present, a group of planetary scientists criticize the 2006 International Astronomical Union planet definition as being rooted in folklore and astrology and argue for a geophysical definition that includes spherical moons as secondary or satellite planets. -
Sublimating nitrogen ice could be cause of polygons in Pluto’s Sputnik Planitia
January 12th
The unusual polygonal features seen in Sputnik Planitia, the left side of Pluto's iconic heart feature known as Tombaugh Regio, could be caused by the sublimation of nitrogen ice, a team of scientists propose in a study published in the journal Nature. -
Bill Gates-founded clean-tech initiative funds rocket startup
January 4th
Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy has backed Stoke Space's goal of creating a fully-reusable rocket in the company's latest funding round. -
Our spaceflight heritage: A conversation with Fred Haise
December 24th
Spaceflight Insider spoke with Fred Haise after a ceremony commemorating the 2020 designation of the A-1 Test Stand after the Apollo 13 astronaut. -
NASA asking for fission power design concepts for Moon missions
December 20th
As humanity moves toward the very real possibility of becoming a multi-planet species, the need for safe and reliable energy not only arises on Earth, but especially so in outer space. -
Images of Pluto’s dark side produced using reflected sunlight from Charon
December 13th
A team of scientists produced images of Pluto's dark side using reflected sunlight from its large moon Charon in images taken by the New Horizons spacecraft to tease out features on that side in low resolution. -
Artemis I Space Launch System Rollout Delayed to January
December 12th
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and SLS Program Manager John Honeycutt provide an update on Artemis 1 rollout, and RS-25 engine controller issue.
