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Boeing to fly uncrewed Starliner mission for second time

Theresa CrossApril 6th, 2020

Boeing announced that Starliner would fly a second unmanned test mission in the Fall of 2020 from Florida due to an unsuccessful test flight in December of last year.

COVID-19 precautions lead to Stage 4 site restrictions at NASA’s Stennis, Michoud facilities

Matt HaskellMarch 20th, 2020

NASA’s Stennis Space Center (Mississippi) and Michoud Assembly Facility (Louisiana) are being elevated to stage 4 of NASA’s COVID-19 (Coronavirus) response framework, due to increased case counts being recorded in the local communities.

COVID-19 concerns see all NASA centers elevated to Response Framework Stage 3

Matt HaskellMarch 18th, 2020

Throughout the world, a novel coronavirus disease (known formally as COVID-19) has begun to take hold and is quickly bringing changes to the world as we know it.

Artemis I Orion spacecraft advancing through tests at Plum Brook Station

Michael ColeJanuary 31st, 2020

SANDUSKY, OHIO -- Testing is fully underway on the Orion spacecraft for the upcoming Artemis I test flight mission at NASA's Plum Brook Station testing facility in Sandusky, Ohio. The Orion crew capsule, integrated with its European Service Module, is currently inside the facility's Space Environments Complex undergoing thermal vacuum tests in the largest thermal vacuum chamber in the world.

NASA broadcast celebrates Spitzer telescope’s accomplishments

Laurel KornfeldJanuary 24th, 2020

In a live broadcast on Wednesday, January 22, NASA celebrated 16 years of incredible accomplishments by the Spitzer Space Telescope, one of its four "Great Observatories" in space.

Gallery: SpaceX’s Dragon clears safety check paving way for crewed missions

Michael McCabeJanuary 19th, 2020

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Images from the Jan. 19 test of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft which successfully demonstrated the vehicle's ability to pull astronauts away from the rocket in the event of an accident on its way to orbit.

SuperDraco engines set to be tested during SpaceX in-flight abort

Theresa CrossJanuary 19th, 2020

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With the in-flight Crew Dragon abort test set to launch in less than an hour, let's take a look into the incredibly powerful and spacecraft specific SuperDraco engine.

No in-flight abort for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft today

SpaceFlight InsiderJanuary 18th, 2020

SpaceX has been forced to stand down from today's attempt to test out a critical element of the company's crew-rated spacecraft.

SpaceX poised to take large step toward human space flight

Cullen DesforgesJanuary 17th, 2020

SpaceX is ready to check off another box on the list of requirements that need to be completed before the company can send crewed missions to the International Space Station.

Boeing releases video from recent OFT mission

Cullen DesforgesJanuary 16th, 2020

Boeing has released video from its failed attempt to send its "Starliner" spacecraft to the International Space Station.

NASA graduates its newest class of Astronauts

Sean CostelloJanuary 10th, 2020

As NASA prepares to send astronauts to destinations far beyond Earth, a new breed of space flyers has joined the elite cadre of the agency's astronaut corps.

CRS-19 Dragon wet and waiting for next mission

Cullen DesforgesJanuary 7th, 2020

After spending nearly a month berthed to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule left the Station and splashed down marking the successful completion of its mission.

OPINION: 2019 – Numbers and Names

Jason RhianJanuary 1st, 2020

Well that happened. 2019 was a roller-coaster of ups and downs that will have far-reaching consequences for future space exploration efforts.

What’s in a name? Mars 2020 wouldn’t know, it doesn’t have one – yet

James RiceDecember 30th, 2019

NASA's Mars 2020 rover is on the verge of traveling to the Red Planet and beginning its search for evidence of Martian life. But it's missing something very important.