News Archive / Tagged: NASA
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NG-13 Cygnus departs ISS for extended mission
Derek RichardsonMay 11th, 2020After 83 days attached to the International Space Station, the three-person Expedition 63 crew today bid farewell to the NG-13 Cygnus cargo ship after it supplied the outpost with some 3,400 kilograms of supplies and equipment.
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NASA selects three companies to develop lunar landers
Cullen DesforgesMay 1st, 2020NASA announced on April 30, 2020 that it had selected three companies to develop lunar landers for its Artemis program.
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Progress 75 resupply ship docks at International Space Station
Sean CostelloApril 25th, 2020At 1:12am EDT on April 25, 2020, the uncrewed Progress 75 Russian resupply ship successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS).
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Kepler data reveals Earth-like planet in star’s habitable zone
Laurel KornfeldApril 21st, 2020Scientists who took a second look at data returned by NASA’s Kepler space telescope have discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of a red dwarf star.
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SpaceX to conduct first crewed launch in late May
Cullen DesforgesApril 17th, 2020On Friday April 17,2020, NASA and SpaceX announced that astronauts will launch from American soil for the first time in nearly nine years on SpaceX’s DM-2 mission in late May 2020.
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Boeing to fly uncrewed Starliner mission for second time
Theresa CrossApril 6th, 2020Boeing 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.
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COVID-19 precautions lead to Stage 4 site restrictions at NASA’s Stennis, Michoud facilities
Matt HaskellMarch 20th, 2020NASA’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.
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COVID-19 concerns see all NASA centers elevated to Response Framework Stage 3
Matt HaskellMarch 18th, 2020Throughout 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.
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Artemis I Orion spacecraft advancing through tests at Plum Brook Station
Michael ColeJanuary 31st, 2020SANDUSKY, 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.
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NASA broadcast celebrates Spitzer telescope’s accomplishments
Laurel KornfeldJanuary 24th, 2020In 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.
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Gallery: SpaceX’s Dragon clears safety check paving way for crewed missions
Michael McCabeJanuary 19th, 2020CAPE 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.
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SuperDraco engines set to be tested during SpaceX in-flight abort
Theresa CrossJanuary 19th, 2020KENNEDY 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.
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No in-flight abort for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft today
SpaceFlight InsiderJanuary 18th, 2020SpaceX has been forced to stand down from today's attempt to test out a critical element of the company's crew-rated spacecraft.
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SpaceX poised to take large step toward human space flight
Cullen DesforgesJanuary 17th, 2020SpaceX 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.
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Boeing releases video from recent OFT mission
Cullen DesforgesJanuary 16th, 2020Boeing has released video from its failed attempt to send its "Starliner" spacecraft to the International Space Station.
