News Archive / Tagged: NASA
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NASA launches sounding rocket from Australia
Theresa CrossJune 29th, 2022The first of three science missions launching atop a NASA sounding rocket left Earth from the Arnhem Space Center in the Northern Territory of Australia.
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NASA’s CAPSTONE pathfinder mission launched toward the Moon
Theresa CrossJune 28th, 2022A small CubeSat called CAPSTONE is on its way to the Moon to evaluate a special orbit destined to be used for NASA’s Lunar Gateway space station.
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The People of Artemis: Jose Perez Morales
Scott JohnsonJune 26th, 2022At the first rollout of NASA's Space Launch System rocket, Spaceflight Insider spoke with several people involved with the program -- The People of Artemis.
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Psyche asteroid mission will miss its 2022 launch window
Cullen DesforgesJune 25th, 2022Citing testing delays, NASA has made the decision to postpone the highly anticipated Psyche mission to the metal-rich asteroid of the same name.
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Webb telescope’s first full-color photos coming next month
Theresa CrossJune 15th, 2022The first full-color photos from the James Webb Space Telescope are set to be released next month as the space observatory readies for its science mission.
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Astra Space Rocket 3.3 fails; two NASA climate satellites lost
Theresa CrossJune 12th, 2022Astra Space suffered another failure with its Rocket 3 launch vehicle, resulting in the loss of two NASA CubeSats designed to study tropical cyclones.
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Space Launch System rocket returns to Pad 39B for critical test
Theresa CrossJune 7th, 2022NASA’s Space Launch System is back at Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida where it will once again attempt a full wet dress rehearsal.
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NASA awards contracts for commercial spacesuits for ISS, Moon
Theresa CrossJune 3rd, 2022Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace have been selected by NASA to build commercial spacesuits for the International Space Station and Artemis programs.
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Starliner completes second orbital flight test
Cullen DesforgesMay 26th, 2022After spending six days in space, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft successfully returned to Earth, setting the stage for a crewed flight later this year.
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2nd uncrewed Starliner mission finally gets to space
Theresa CrossMay 19th, 2022Starliner’s second uncrewed orbital flight test, OFT-2, is finally underway after a delay of 10 months following problems with the spacecraft’s propulsion system.
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The people of Artemis: Brad McCain
Scott JohnsonMay 12th, 2022Brad McCain is the vice president and deputy general manager for the Test and Operations Support Contract at Jacobs, the prime contractor for NASA's EGS.
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Winter is coming for NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter
Cullen DesforgesMay 11th, 2022The end could potentially be near for NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter as Martian winter and dust storms wreak havoc on the drone's vital systems.
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Crew-4 arrives at International Space Station in Dragon ‘Freedom’
Derek RichardsonApril 28th, 2022Less than 16 hours after launching from Florida, the Crew-4 astronauts arrived at the International Space Station to begin a five-month stay aboard the outpost.
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Freedom soars: Crew-4 astronauts launch to Space Station
Theresa CrossApril 27th, 2022In a beautiful early-morning liftoff, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 sent Dragon Freedom with four Crew-4 astronauts into space for a multi-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
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Crew-4 astronauts set to fly to International Space Station
Theresa CrossApril 27th, 2022The astronauts of the Crew-4 mission are set to fly to the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft less than two days after the completion of the all-private Axiom Space mission.
