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OSIRIS-REx mission seeking citizen scientists’ help
Laurel KornfeldMay 29th NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is seeking help from citizen scientists in choosing a site on asteroid Bennu to collect surface samples to be returned to Earth.
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Stacking underway for next Atlas V launch
Derek RichardsonMay 28th United Launch Alliance has begun assembling the Atlas V rocket that will be used to orbit the U.S. Air Force’s next advanced communications satellite.
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Observations indicate comets may have brought water to Earth
Laurel KornfeldMay 27th Observations of Comet Wirtanen by the world's largest airborne observatory support the notion that comets may have delivered water to Earth.
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Video: SpaceFlight Insider’s Space Bulletin for May 25, 2019
Derek RichardsonMay 25th This week, SpaceX launched its first Starlink internet satellites and NASA awarded a contract to build the first piece of the agency’s Lunar Gateway.
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Gas layer may be keeping Pluto’s subsurface ocean from freezing
Laurel KornfeldMay 25th A layer of gas located beneath Pluto's icy shell could be keeping the dwarf planet's subsurface ocean from freezing, according to a new study.
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Gallery: SpaceX begins launching its Starlink constellation
Derek RichardsonMay 24th In the black of night, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink spacecraft to begin its satellite internet mega constellation.
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SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites
Derek RichardsonMay 24th CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX made history again by launching the first 60 satellites of its Starlink satellite internet mega constellation.
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Lunar Gateway contract adds ‘power’ to Artemis program
Derek RichardsonMay 23rd NASA awarded Maxar Technologies a contract for the first piece of the Lunar Gateway, which is designed to be a staging point for Moon-bound astronauts.
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Virgin Orbit conducts crucial hotfire test
Jim SharkeyMay 23rd Virgin Orbit announced the successful completion of a full mission duty cycle hotfire test of the first stage of its LauncherOne rocket.
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India’s PSLV places RISAT-2B into orbit
Derek RichardsonMay 22nd Launching its third rocket of 2019, the India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sent the RISAT-2B spacecraft into low Earth orbit on May 22, which should provide Earth-imagining services to
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Want to send you name to Mars? Now’s your chance
Jason RhianMay 22nd NASA is inviting individuals to submit their names to be etched onto a chip that will fly aboard its next Mars rover, slated to launch in 2020.
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LRO identifies crash site of Beresheet lander
Laurel KornfeldMay 22nd The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged the crash site of SpaceIL's Beresheet lander, which impacted the Moon after a critical failure during its descent.
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SpaceX Crew Dragon suffers apparent explosion on test stand
Derek RichardsonApril 20th A Crew Dragon test article suffered an anomaly, a setback that could prevent SpaceX from sending people to the space station before the end of the year.
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Intelsat 29e satellite deemed a ‘total loss’
Derek RichardsonApril 20th After experiencing damage in orbit two weeks ago, satellite communications company Intelsat declared its Intelsat 29e spacecraft is not salvageable.
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NG-11 Cygnus begins 3-month ISS stay
Derek RichardsonApril 19th Two days after launch, Northrop Grumman’s NG-11 Cygnus cargo freighter rendezvoused and was berthed to the International Space Station's Unity module.
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Science and supplies soar to ISS on NG-11 Cygnus mission
Lloyd CampbellApril 17th Northrop Grumman sent its final shipment to the International Space Station under the first Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
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Science, supplies and a robot set to launch to ISS on Antares
Lloyd CampbellApril 16th Northrop Grumman's NG-11 Cygnus mission is the next flight on the runway to ferry supplies to the International Space Station.
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No booster for you! Falcon Heavy core stage topples over in rough seas
Jason RhianApril 15th A tweet made by Tim "The Everyday Astronaut" Dodd reported that the core booster of the Falcon Heavy rocket that launched April 11 has been lost to the sea.
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SpaceX racks up another win with latest NASA contract
Jason RhianApril 15th SpaceX has landed the contract to launch a historic mission for NASA, marking the latest chapter in what is turning out to be a banner year for the company.
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Stratolaunch aircraft makes 1st flight
Patrick AttwellApril 13th At 6:58 a.m. PST (13:58 GMT) April 13, 2019, the world’s largest airplane took to the skies for the first time above the Mojave Desert.
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3 landings, 1 commercial payload – SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy makes history – again
Derek RichardsonApril 11th KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — After a wait of more than a year, SpaceX’s massive Falcon Heavy rocket has finally begun launching commercial payloads.SpaceX also managed to mark another (or was it three?) notch in its milestone list with today's flight.
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Israeli Beresheet lander crashes on Moon
Laurel KornfeldApril 11th What would have been a historic first in space exploration was not meant to be as SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft failed to successfully land on the Moon.
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Lockheed Martin unveils Orion-based Moon lander concept
Heather SmithApril 11th Lockheed Martin unveiled designs for a lunar lander that could be built quickly to meet the vice president's challenge to return humans to the Moon by 2024.
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Astronomical history! First image of black hole captured
Jason RhianApril 10th Black holes were known to exist but, until recently, no images of them had ever been captured. An international network of radio telescopes has changed all that.
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NASA chief outlines 2-phase plan for Moon exploration
Derek RichardsonApril 10th During the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine outlined more of NASA’s Moon by 2024 plan.
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Astronauts route power cables during 3rd spacewalk of 2019
Derek RichardsonApril 9th During a 6.5-hour spacewalk, two International Space Station astronauts finished battery work and routed cables across the outpost.
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UPDATE: SpaceX’s 2nd Falcon Heavy to launch Arabsat-6A
Patrick AttwellApril 8th SpaceX is poised to conduct the first commercial launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket with the Arabsat-6A mission as early as this week.
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Curiosity update: Methane spike confirmed and Martian eclipses observed
Jim SharkeyApril 7th A methane spike detected by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover in 2013 has been confirmed by researchers reanalyzing data captured by the Mars Express orbiter.
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NASA, Northrop Grumman finish testing cislunar habitat mockup
May 15th
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Data reveals tectonic activity on the Moon
May 15th
New images captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal recent tectonic activity on the Moon in the form of "wrinkled" hills and shallow trenches. -
Blue Origin upgrading NASA test stand
May 13th
Blue Origin and NASA announced an agreement that would allow the company to test two of its new rocket engines in Alabama. -
Video: SpaceFlight Insider’s Space Bulletin for May 11, 2019
May 11th
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Study shows ancient galaxies brighter than previously thought
May 11th
The universe's earliest galaxies, which formed less than one billion years after the Big Bang, may have been significantly brighter than previously thought. -
Work begins on new Aerojet Rocketdyne facility
May 10th
On April 25, Aerojet Rocketdyne broke ground on a 17,000-square-foot engineering, manufacturing and development facility for its solid rocket motors. -
Rocket Crafters taps long-time ULA contractor as preferred supplier
May 10th
Rocket Crafters has signed a memorandum of understanding with RUAG Space regarding the production of fight hardware for sounding rockets. -
R3D2 satellite demonstrates ‘rapid’ spacecraft development
May 8th
Northrop Grumman successfully launched the small R3D2 defense satellite for the U.S. government developed over a period of just 20 months. -
NASA’s InSight lander views Martian sunrise, sunset
May 6th
The InSight Mars lander recently trained one of its cameras on the Martian horizon, capturing a series of sunrise and sunset images. -
Scientists debate planet definition, status of Pluto
May 5th
Scientists Ron Ekers and Alan Stern debated the planet definition and the status of Pluto in an event sponsored by the Philosophical Society of Washington. -
Gallery: CRS-17 launch brightens Space Coast skies
May 4th
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Video: SpaceFlight Insider’s Space Bulletin for May 4, 2019
May 4th
In this week’s Space Bulletin, a bunch of rockets launched, including a Long March 4B from China and a Falcon 9 with a Dragon bound for the space station. -
Lower orbit granted for first SpaceX Starlink satellites
May 1st
SpaceX has been granted approval by the FCC to launch its first group of Starlink communications satellites in a lower than originally planned orbit. -
SpaceIL announces return to the Moon with Beresheet 2
April 25th
Days after SpaceIL's Beresheet lander crashed on the Moon, the non-profit announced plans to build a second spacecraft within the next two to three years. -
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover stacked for testing
April 25th
NASA's Mars 2020 mission has reached a crucial milestone in preparation for its launch, currently scheduled for July of 2020. In recent weeks, major spacecraft components and test equipment have been tucked inside the entry capsule in a process known as 'vehicle stacking.'
