News Archive / Tagged: Lead Stories

• IMPACT: NASA DART mission successfully collides with asteroid

  Sean CostelloSeptember 26th, 2022

  For the first time, a NASA spacecraft was purposefully slammed into an asteroid in order to change the small body’s orbital period.

• Artemis 1 SLS to shelter from Hurricane Ian in assembly building

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 26th, 2022

  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.

• Artemis 1 roll back decision to come Monday

  Sean CostelloSeptember 25th, 2022

  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.

• NASA targets Tuesday to fly Artemis 1, despite weather outlook

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 23rd, 2022

  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.

• Russian-American Soyuz MS-22 crew arrives at Space Station

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 21st, 2022

  Three new crew members arrived at the International Space Station following their launch in Soyuz MS-22 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

• NASA plans Artemis 1 SLS tanking test on Wednesday

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 19th, 2022

  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.

• Uncrewed New Shepard mission experiences in-flight abort

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 12th, 2022

  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.

• UPDATE: Artemis 1 likely not launching until October

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 3rd, 2022

  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.

• NASA calls off first attempt at launching its mega Moon rocket

  Derek RichardsonAugust 29th, 2022

  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.

• NASA’s Artemis 1 mega Moon rocket to launch next week

  Derek RichardsonAugust 26th, 2022

  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.

• The first few miles of Artemis 1 starts with the crawler

  Theresa CrossAugust 22nd, 2022

  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.

• Transporter Erector for Blue Origin New Glenn goes vertical

  Theresa CrossAugust 19th, 2022

  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.

• SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from both US coasts

  Theresa CrossAugust 12th, 2022

  SpaceX flew two Starlink missions this week -- one on each coast of the United States -- increasing the size of the company's internet constellation.

• Antares rocket to see new life with upgraded ‘330’ variant

  Derek RichardsonAugust 8th, 2022

  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.

• SpaceX sends South Korea satellite toward the Moon

  Theresa CrossAugust 4th, 2022

  SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to send the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, KPLO, to the Moon.