News Archive / Tagged: NASA
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Space Launch System begins vibration testing
Cullen DesforgesSeptember 1st, 2021In preparation for its first flight, NASA's Space Launch System is undergoing a series of vibrational and acoustic tests.
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CRS-23 Dragon delivers ice cream for astronaut’s 50th birthday
Derek RichardsonAugust 30th, 2021A day after leaving Florida atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the CRS-23 Dragon resupply spacecraft docked to the International Space Station.
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SpaceX CRS-23 cargo Dragon launches toward space station
Theresa CrossAugust 29th, 2021After a one-day delay due to weather, SpaceX launched its CRS-23 Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station during the early-morning hours of Sunday.
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New Shepard rocket launches to test new space technologies
Theresa CrossAugust 26th, 2021Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard rocket flew its 17th mission, which was dedicated to testing payloads related to the future of space travel and lunar surface missions.
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Blue Origin suing NASA over Moon lander contract
Theresa CrossAugust 17th, 2021Blue Origin has taken legal action against NASA in Federal court over the agency’s decision to award SpaceX a sole contract to build the agency’s Human Landing System as part of the Artemis program.
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Boeing’s OFT-2 Starliner mission will not launch in August
Cullen DesforgesAugust 14th, 2021Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for the second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test requires “deeper-level troubleshooting” on its propulsion system and will be returned to its processing facility.
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GALLERY: Cygnus spacecraft soars spaceward toward the ISS
Derek RichardsonAugust 12th, 2021On Aug. 10, 2021, Northrop Grumman launched its NG-16 Cygnus spacecraft atop the company’s Antares rocket into Virginia’s perfectly blue skies.
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NG-16 Cygnus arrives at International Space Station
Derek RichardsonAugust 12th, 2021Two days after launching from Virginia, Northrop Grumman’s NG-16 Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station for a three-month stay.
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Blue skies welcome NG-16 Cygnus cargo ship, now en route to ISS
Theresa CrossAugust 10th, 2021Northrop Grumman’s NG-16 Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station following a successful launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.
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NASA’s Lucy Trojan asteroid spacecraft arrives in Florida
Cullen DesforgesAugust 10th, 2021NASA’s first spacecraft to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, Lucy, has arrived in Florida in advance of its October 2021 launch.
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NG-16 Cygnus to launch supplies to International Space Station
Theresa CrossAugust 9th, 2021Northrop Grumman and NASA are set to fly the 16th contracted Cygnus commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.
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UPDATE: Propulsion system issue delays OFT-2 Starliner launch
Derek RichardsonAugust 3rd, 2021Several hours before the planned launch of Boeing’s uncrewed OFT-2 Starliner spacecraft, the company called off the flight.
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GOES-17 weather satellite recovers from brief anomaly
Theresa CrossAugust 1st, 2021On July 22, 2021, NOAA’s GOES-17 weather satellite experienced a brief anomaly and entered into safe mode prompting engineers to perform troubleshooting tasks, ultimately recovering the satellite less than 24 hours later.
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Nauka drama: Module thrusters fire errantly while docked to ISS
Derek RichardsonJuly 29th, 2021Just hours after safely docking with the International Space Station, the Nauka module's thrusters began firing unexpectedly, causing the outpost to lose attitude control.
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Europa Clipper mission to launch atop a Falcon Heavy
Michael McCabeJuly 28th, 2021After years of debating on a launch vehicle Europa Clipper spacecraft, NASA has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy for the mission to Jupiter’s icy moon.
