News Archive / Tagged: NASA

• CAPSTONE spacecraft regains attitude control

  Cullen DesforgesOctober 12th, 2022

  Following a month troubleshooting a spin anomaly, NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft has been returned to normal operations as it continues toward the Moon.

• NASA’s DART asteroid collision mission a smashing success!

  Derek RichardsonOctober 11th, 2022

  Two weeks after a NASA spacecraft purposely collided with an asteroid, the agency confirmed the impact changed its orbit much greater than initially expected.

• Crew-5 Dragon launches astronauts, cosmonaut to Space Station

  Theresa CrossOctober 5th, 2022

  Three astronauts and one cosmonaut are bound for the International Space Station after launching atop a Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Crew-5 mission.

• SpaceX, NASA looking at potential to reboost Hubble telescope

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 29th, 2022

  NASA has signed a contract with SpaceX to study the possibility of reboosting the Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit using Crew Dragon.

• IMPACT: NASA DART mission successfully collides with asteroid

  Sean CostelloSeptember 26th, 2022

  For the first time, a NASA spacecraft was purposefully slammed into an asteroid in order to change the small body’s orbital period.

• Artemis 1 SLS to shelter from Hurricane Ian in assembly building

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 26th, 2022

  NASA has opted to return the Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket to the Vehicle Assembly Building to shelter from the potential effects of Hurricane Ian.

• NASA targets Tuesday to fly Artemis 1, despite weather outlook

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 23rd, 2022

  While keeping an eye on the weather, NASA has opted to proceed with a Sept. 27 launch attempt for Artemis 1 following the completion of a tanking test.

• Russian-American Soyuz MS-22 crew arrives at Space Station

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 21st, 2022

  Three new crew members arrived at the International Space Station following their launch in Soyuz MS-22 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

• NASA plans Artemis 1 SLS tanking test on Wednesday

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 19th, 2022

  Following repair work on a hydrogen quick disconnect seal for the Artemis 1 SLS rocket, NASA looks to perform a cryogenic loading test on the vehicle.

• Uncrewed New Shepard mission experiences in-flight abort

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 12th, 2022

  In a reminder that rocket launches are not routine events, Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard rocket system suffered an anomaly during its 23rd flight.

• UPDATE: Artemis 1 likely not launching until October

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 3rd, 2022

  After hours of troubleshooting a hydrogen leak, NASA called off its second attempt to get the Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket off the ground.

• NASA calls off first attempt at launching its mega Moon rocket

  Derek RichardsonAugust 29th, 2022

  The first attempt at flying NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket was called off because of a problem with one of the core stage’s engines.

• NASA’s Artemis 1 mega Moon rocket to launch next week

  Derek RichardsonAugust 26th, 2022

  Artemis 1, the first combined flight of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, is set to occur next week to begin a trip to the Moon and back.

• The first few miles of Artemis 1 starts with the crawler

  Theresa CrossAugust 22nd, 2022

  NASA’s Space Launch System rocket has returned to the pad for the Artemis 1 mission after a 10-hour trek via the crawler-transporter.

• Are all astronauts eligible for Artemis moon missions?

  Scott JohnsonAugust 9th, 2022

  In 2020, NASA selected an "Artemis Team" of 18 astronauts for its Moon missions. It turns out all 42 active astronauts in corps are eligible selection.