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Artemis 1 SLS to shelter from Hurricane Ian in assembly building
Derek RichardsonSeptember 26th NASA has opted to return the Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket to the Vehicle Assembly Building to shelter from the potential effects of Hurricane Ian.
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Artemis 1 roll back decision to come Monday
Sean CostelloSeptember 25th NASA officials announced Sunday evening that no decision had been reached as to whether the SLS rocket will need to head back to the safety of the Vehicle Assembly Building.
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NASA targets Tuesday to fly Artemis 1, despite weather outlook
Derek RichardsonSeptember 23rd While keeping an eye on the weather, NASA has opted to proceed with a Sept. 27 launch attempt for Artemis 1 following the completion of a tanking test.
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Russian-American Soyuz MS-22 crew arrives at Space Station
Derek RichardsonSeptember 21st Three new crew members arrived at the International Space Station following their launch in Soyuz MS-22 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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NASA plans Artemis 1 SLS tanking test on Wednesday
Derek RichardsonSeptember 19th Following repair work on a hydrogen quick disconnect seal for the Artemis 1 SLS rocket, NASA looks to perform a cryogenic loading test on the vehicle.
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Scientists propose Ceres sample return mission
Laurel KornfeldSeptember 14th Planetary scientists have recommended NASA send a sample return mission to Ceres, the only dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Uncrewed New Shepard mission experiences in-flight abort
Derek RichardsonSeptember 12th In a reminder that rocket launches are not routine events, Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard rocket system suffered an anomaly during its 23rd flight.
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UPDATE: Artemis 1 likely not launching until October
Derek RichardsonSeptember 3rd After hours of troubleshooting a hydrogen leak, NASA called off its second attempt to get the Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket off the ground.
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NASA calls off first attempt at launching its mega Moon rocket
Derek RichardsonAugust 29th The first attempt at flying NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket was called off because of a problem with one of the core stage’s engines.
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NASA’s Artemis 1 mega Moon rocket to launch next week
Derek RichardsonAugust 26th Artemis 1, the first combined flight of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, is set to occur next week to begin a trip to the Moon and back.
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The first few miles of Artemis 1 starts with the crawler
Theresa CrossAugust 22nd NASA’s Space Launch System rocket has returned to the pad for the Artemis 1 mission after a 10-hour trek via the crawler-transporter.
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Transporter Erector for Blue Origin New Glenn goes vertical
Theresa CrossAugust 19th Blue Origin’s transporter erector, which will be used for the company’s massive New Glenn rocket, was raised to the vertical position on Launch Complex 36.
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Antares rocket to see new life with upgraded ‘330’ variant
Derek RichardsonAugust 8th Northrop Grumman is partnering with Firefly Aerospace to create a new version of the Antares rocket following disruptions caused by Russia's war in Ukraine.
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SpaceX sends South Korea satellite toward the Moon
Theresa CrossAugust 4th SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to send the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, KPLO, to the Moon.
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Blue Origin New Shepard flies six people to space on NS-22 mission
Cullen DesforgesAugust 4th Blue Origin’s NS-22 crewed suborbital New Shepard mission successfully took to the skies from the company’s West Texas launch site.
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Atlas V rocket orbits SBIRS GEO 6 missile warning satellite
Theresa CrossAugust 4th An Atlas V rocket soared into the early-morning Florida skies to send a missile warning satellite into space for the United States Space Force.
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Electron rocket launches secret NROL-199 payload
Derek RichardsonAugust 4th The second of two back-to-back Rocket Lab Electron launches has orbited the NROL-199 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.
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‘Ingenuity-class’ drones added to Mars sample return mission
Derek RichardsonJuly 27th NASA has changed the planned architecture for its Mars Sample Return Program, ditching a fetch rover in favor of two small helicopters.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 5th Starlink mission this month
Theresa CrossJuly 24th SpaceX's Falcon 9 sent another batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit in a beautiful Sunday morning launch from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
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‘Wentian’ science module launched to Chinese space station
Derek RichardsonJuly 24th A new laboratory cabin module called Wentian was launched by China to add to the country’s fledgling Tiangong space station.
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Cosmonaut to fly aboard SpaceX Crew-5 Dragon in September
Theresa CrossJuly 22nd SpaceX is targeting late September for the Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station, which will see the first Russian cosmonaut fly aboard Dragon.
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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 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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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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Bill Gates-founded clean-tech initiative funds rocket startup
January 4th
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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. -
Gateway exhibit set to open spring 2022 at KSC Visitor Complex
December 8th
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida is preparing to open what will be its first free-standing exhibit building since opening the Atlantis exhibit in 2013. -
NASA leadership visits Marshall Space Flight Center
December 6th
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited the Marshall Space Flight Center for an update on the center's contribution to the nation's space program. -
Northrop Grumman proposes lunar rover for Artemis program
November 27th
A 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. -
Laser demo aims to increase in-space communications bandwidth
November 23rd
A 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. -
Astronaut Jessica Watkins assigned to Crew-4 mission
November 19th
NASA has announced the final crewmember for the next International Space Station crew rotation mission under the agency's Commercial Crew Program. -
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).
