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SpaceX flies same Falcon 9 first stage in 3 weeks
Theresa CrossApril 29th In the latest SpaceX Starlink internet satellite mission, the company set a new launch-to-launch turnaround record for a Falcon 9 first stage.
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Rocket Lab to try catch 1st stage of its next Electron rocket
Theresa CrossApril 28th Rocket Lab is going to attempt to catch the first stage of its next Electron rocket with a helicopter as it returns from space under a parachute.
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Crew-4 arrives at International Space Station in Dragon ‘Freedom’
Derek RichardsonApril 28th Less than 16 hours after launching from Florida, the Crew-4 astronauts arrived at the International Space Station to begin a five-month stay aboard the outpost.
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Freedom soars: Crew-4 astronauts launch to Space Station
Theresa CrossApril 27th In a beautiful early-morning liftoff, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 sent Dragon Freedom with four Crew-4 astronauts into space for a multi-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
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Crew-4 astronauts set to fly to International Space Station
Theresa CrossApril 27th The astronauts of the Crew-4 mission are set to fly to the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft less than two days after the completion of the all-private Axiom Space mission.
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All-private Axiom Space astronauts return to Earth
Derek RichardsonApril 25th Four private Axiom Space astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX Dragon capsule after spending two weeks aboard the International Space Station performing science and outreach activities.
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The People of Artemis: Chris Cianciola, NASA Space Launch System deputy manager
Scott JohnsonApril 23rd During the rollout of NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System moon rocket, Spaceflight Insider had the opportunity to speak with the SLS deputy manager.
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NASA to return the SLS rocket to Vehicle Assembly Building
Theresa CrossApril 21st NASA is set to return the Space Launch System back to the Vehicle Assembly Building next week for repairs on the rocket and mobile launcher.
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SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit
Theresa CrossApril 21st SpaceX lofted another set of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit with its Falcon 9 rocket, continuing the company’s nearly once-a-week launch cadence.
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Futuristic-looking van to transport Artemis astronauts to pad
Cullen DesforgesApril 20th The dawning of a new era in American human spaceflight will also bring about the debut of a new series of transport vehicles for Artemis astronauts.
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Crew-4 astronauts arrive at Kennedy in advance of ISS mission
Theresa CrossApril 18th The next set of astronauts bound for the International Space Station has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in advance of their launch.
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter logs 25th flight
Cullen DesforgesApril 18th NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter logged its 25th flight as it works to catch up with the Perseverance rover, which is heading toward an ancient river delta.
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SpaceX launches 1st all-private astronaut mission to the ISS
Theresa CrossApril 8th Launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket left Earth on an all-private astronaut mission for Axiom Space.
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50-year-old Apollo Moon samples unsealed for the first time
Theresa CrossApril 1st Moon rock and dust samples collected by Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972, “sealed for posterity” 50 years ago, were unlocked from their celestial time capsule.
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New Shepard rocket roars off the pad on 20th mission
Theresa CrossMarch 31st Blue Origin launched another six passengers aboard its New Shepard spacecraft -- the 20th flight of the rocket system and the fourth with people.
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Perseverance rover racing to an ancient Martian river delta
Cullen DesforgesMarch 31st NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has been racing toward an ancient Martian river delta in recent weeks as it covers ground faster than any pervious rover.
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NASA astronaut returns to Earth after 1 year at space station
Derek RichardsonMarch 30th NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth with two Russian cosmonauts after spending a year aboard the International Space Station.
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President requests $7.5B for NASA’s Artemis program in 2023
Derek RichardsonMarch 28th President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget requests nearly an additional billion dollars over 2022’s enacted amount for NASA's Artemis lunar program.
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Artemis 1 rolls to pad; Next up: Wet dress rehearsal
Scott JohnsonMarch 26th NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket is now at the pad for an early-April wet dress rehearsal, in anticipation of a summer 2022 launch.
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James Webb Space Telescope begins multi-instrument alignment
Theresa CrossMarch 23rd The James Webb Space Telescope aligned its near-infrared camera, focusing on an image of a single star as engineers prepared to align its other instruments.
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More Starlink satellites lofted by SpaceX during late night launch
Theresa CrossMarch 19th A SpaceX Falcon 9 left Florida’s Space Coast delivering another round of satellites to the company’s Starlink internet constellation.
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All-Russian Soyuz crew docks with International Space Station
Derek RichardsonMarch 18th For the first time, a Soyuz spacecraft with only Russian cosmonaut International Space Station crew members launched and docked to the orbiting outpost.
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Spacewalkers prep Space Station for future solar arrays
Derek RichardsonMarch 15th Two NASA astronauts completed a spacewalk to prepare the International Space Station for a new set of solar arrays scheduled to arrive later this year.
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48 more Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX
Theresa CrossMarch 9th A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted another group of Starlink satellites into orbit to add to the company’s internet constellation.
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Arianespace, OneWeb suspend Soyuz launches indefinitely
Derek RichardsonMarch 4th In response to Russia withdrawing its Soyuz support personnel from Europe’s South American space port, Arianespace has suspended all future launches atop the Russian rocket.
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SpaceX orbits more Starlink satellites in its 9th launch of 2022
Theresa CrossMarch 3rd Continuing the company’s rapid-fire schedule, SpaceX launched its ninth Falcon 9 rocket in 2022, sending another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit.
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Russia threatens to not launch OneWeb satellites
Derek RichardsonMarch 2nd OneWeb has become the latest pawn of Roscosmos in the declining relations between Russia and the West after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Atlas V orbits GOES-T weather satellite for NOAA
Theresa CrossMarch 2nd A new weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was launched by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
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Interstellar probe could be successor to the Voyager missions
November 14th
With Voyagers 1 and 2 set to run out of power in approximately a decade, NASA is considering a follow up interstellar probe that could last 50 to 100 years. -
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completes 15th flight
November 13th
NASA’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. -
National Geographic selected to tell the story of Artemis 2
November 12th
NASA and National Geographic have partnered to help tell the story of the first crewed flight around the Moon in more than a half century. -
NASA’s Orion recovery team is certified for Artemis 1
November 10th
NASA’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. -
Chandra Observatory may have discovered extra-galactic planet
November 6th
Scientists 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). -
Hubble Space Telescope science instruments in safe mode
November 5th
Early last week, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope instruments went into a protective “safe mode” after experiencing issues with internal communication and spacecraft syncing issues. -
Mars helicopter tests higher rotor speed on latest flight
November 1st
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Ingenuity successfully made its 14th flight, testing a higher rotor speed in anticipation upcoming seasonal changes. -
Pluto’s atmosphere may be starting to condense
October 12th
Beginning three years after New Horizons' historic flyby, Pluto's atmosphere appeared to be starting to condense and refreeze, according to scientists. -
BepiColombo probe captures its first close photos of Mercury
October 6th
The first views of Mercury by the BepiColombo spacecraft were snapped as the mission made a gravity assist pass by the planet. -
Vandenberg Space Force Base sees its 2,000th launch
October 4th
Last week, Vandenberg Space Force Base saw its 2,000th launch with the orbiting of the Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite. -
First Perseverance rover Mars rock samples suggest Jezero Crater was once habitable
September 23rd
The first Martian rock samples collected by NASA's Perseverance rover for eventual return to Earth suggest landing site Jezero Crater harbored water for a long enough time to be habitable for microbial life. -
New class of exoplanets identified in search for extraterrestrial life
September 5th
More than 25 years after the discovery of the first exoplanets, scientists have identified a new subclass of planets that are hot, have large oceans and thick hydrogen atmospheres, and may be habitable for microbial life. -
NASA seeks volunteers for Mars simulation
August 18th
NASA is seeking a crew of four volunteers for a year-long Mars simulation starting in the fall of 2022, one of several year-long simulations of life on the Red Planet organized by the agency's Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog. -
NASA’s Lucy Trojan asteroid spacecraft arrives in Florida
August 10th
NASA’s first spacecraft to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, Lucy, has arrived in Florida in advance of its October 2021 launch. -
Results from Mars InSight lander show Mars has a molten center
August 2nd
Using data collected by NASA's Mars InSight lander, which has been on the red planet since 2018, researchers have confirmed the planet's center to be molten.
