News Archive / Tagged: Lead Stories
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NASA continues to troubleshoot Hubble payload computer issue
Theresa CrossJune 24th, 2021On June 13, the Hubble Space Telescope’s payload computer stopped working. Its purpose is to maintain, control, monitor and track the science instruments.
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SpaceX Starship Super Heavy booster, launch tower take shape
Cullen DesforgesJune 23rd, 2021In the last few weeks, SpaceX’s South Texas facility known as Starbase has seen significant progress in its quest to become a mass-producing entity of heavy-lift rockets.
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Pam Melroy confirmed, sworn-in as NASA deputy administrator
Michael McCabeJune 21st, 2021Former NASA astronaut Pam Melroy was sworn-in as NASA's 15th deputy administrator on June 21, 2021, at the agency's headquarters in Washington.
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Astronauts complete deployment of 1st ISS roll-out solar array
Derek RichardsonJune 21st, 2021Two International Space Station astronauts finished installing the first of six new roll-out solar arrays, ensuring the outpost will have a sufficient power supply over the next decade.
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NASA’s InSight Mars lander solar panels cleared of some dust
Cullen DesforgesJune 18th, 2021NASA’s InSight Mars lander cleaned some dust off its solar panels using a counter-intuitive technique, which resulted in a boost in power production.
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SpaceX launches GPS III SV05 satellite into space
Theresa CrossJune 17th, 2021SpaceX sent the GPS III SV05 satellite into space for the U.S. military atop a previously-flown Falcon 9 booster, a first for a national security payload.
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Shenzhou-12 astronaut trio launch to new Chinese space station
Derek RichardsonJune 16th, 2021China launched its first human spaceflight in five years when Shenzhou-12 soared skyward with an astronaut trio bound for the country’s new space station.
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Problems prevent spacewalkers from deploying new solar array
Derek RichardsonJune 16th, 2021A spacesuit glitch and an alignment issue prevented astronauts from fully installing a new solar array on the exterior of the International Space Station.
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Minotaur I rocket lofts classified NROL-111 payload into orbit
Steve HammerJune 15th, 2021A Minotaur I rocket fired off of Pad 0B at Wallops Island, Virginia, to send the NROL-111 mission into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
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Core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System mega rocket stacked
Derek RichardsonJune 14th, 2021The core stage for NASA’s first Space Launch System rocket was placed between twin solid rocket boosters in preparation for the uncrewed Artemis 1 mission.
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Next CST-100 Starliner test set for the end of July
Theresa CrossJune 13th, 2021Boeing and NASA recently announced a date for the second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completes 7th flight
Cullen DesforgesJune 9th, 2021Fresh off of a recent in-flight anomaly, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has successfully completed its seventh flight across the surface of the red planet.
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Jeff Bezos to fly to space on 1st crewed New Shepard flight
Theresa CrossJune 7th, 2021Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos is going to space, along with his brother Mark Bezos, on the first crewed flight of the company's New Shepard suborbital rocket.
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SXM-8 satellite launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
Theresa CrossJune 6th, 2021A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched SiriusXM's SXM-8 satellite into orbit at 12:26 a.m. EDT (4:26 UTC) June 6, 2021, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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SpaceX’s CRS-22 Dragon arrives at ISS with new solar arrays
Derek RichardsonJune 5th, 2021Some 40 hours after launch, SpaceX’s CRS-22 cargo Dragon docked with the International Space Station with new science and solar arrays for the orbiting laboratory.
