News Archive / Tagged: NASA

• NASA’s InSight Mars lander solar panels cleared of some dust

  Cullen DesforgesJune 18th, 2021

  NASA’s InSight Mars lander cleaned some dust off its solar panels using a counter-intuitive technique, which resulted in a boost in power production.

• Problems prevent spacewalkers from deploying new solar array

  Derek RichardsonJune 16th, 2021

  A spacesuit glitch and an alignment issue prevented astronauts from fully installing a new solar array on the exterior of the International Space Station.

• Core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System mega rocket stacked

  Derek RichardsonJune 14th, 2021

  The 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.

• Next CST-100 Starliner test set for the end of July

  Theresa CrossJune 13th, 2021

  Boeing and NASA recently announced a date for the second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

• Atlas V STP-3 mission delayed

  Theresa CrossJune 5th, 2021

  A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Space Force's STP-3 mission has been delayed, according to a release by the launch provider.

• SpaceX’s CRS-22 Dragon arrives at ISS with new solar arrays

  Derek RichardsonJune 5th, 2021

  Some 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.

• SpaceX CRS-22 Dragon launches with new solar arrays for ISS

  Matt HaskellJune 3rd, 2021

  Lifting off atop a brand new Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX sent its CRS-22 Dragon spacecraft into orbit on a 1.5-day trek to the International Space Station.

• NASA selects 2 missions to study Venus

  Theresa CrossJune 3rd, 2021

  As part of NASA’s emerging area of research, two new missions have been selected to study Venus as part of NASA’s Discovery Program.

• SpaceX CRS-22 Dragon launching science, power upgrades to ISS

  Matt HaskellJune 1st, 2021

  SpaceX is set to launch its next resupply mission to the International Space Station, CRS-22, bringing the outpost fresh science and new solar arrays.

• International Space Station robotic arm struck by space debris

  Theresa CrossMay 31st, 2021

  During a routine inspection of the International Space Station on May 12, damage was discovered on the Canadarm2, a nearly 60-foot-long robotic arm on the station.

• Titan sample return mission being explored by NASA engineers

  Laurel KornfeldMay 30th, 2021

  Funded by a NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program grant, scientists are exploring a possible mission to return samples from Saturn's moon Titan.

• Ingenuity Mars Helicopter experiences turbulent sixth flight

  Cullen DesforgesMay 27th, 2021

  After five near-flawless flights, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter ran into trouble during its sixth, testing the margins of the spacecraft’s stability.

• Orbital space tourism poised to take off later this year

  Theresa CrossMay 26th, 2021

  Within a span of about six months, a dozen new spaceflight participants could fly into orbit on four space tourism flights beginning as early as September.

• NASA assigns Kayla Barron to Crew-3 Dragon mission

  Theresa CrossMay 24th, 2021

  While the Crew-2 mission has only just begun aboard the International Space Station, NASA is finalizing the astronaut selection for the next crew rotation mission to the outpost, Crew-3.

• SLS rocket core for Artemis 2 mission reaches major milestone

  Cullen DesforgesMay 20th, 2021

  Teams at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have begun assembling the core stage for the second Space Launch System rocket, which aims to send people around the Moon in 2023.