News Archive / Tagged: The Range

• The Orion Crew Module: A conversation with Lockheed Martin’s Mike Hawes

  Scott JohnsonDecember 11th, 2022

  In the lead-up to the first Artemis 1 Space Launch System launch attempt, Spaceflight Insider had the opportunity to speak with a number of people involved in its design, construction, assembly, and flight.

• The Orion Crew Module: A conversation with NASA’s Jason Hutt

  Scott JohnsonNovember 21st, 2022

  In the lead-up to the first Artemis 1 Space Launch System launch attempt, Spaceflight Insider had the opportunity to speak with a number of people involved in its design, construction, assembly, and flight. One of those people is Jason Hutt -- NASA's human-rating, systems engineering, and integration lead for the Orion crew module.

• The European Service Module: A conversation with NASA’s Jim Withrow

  Scott JohnsonNovember 12th, 2022

  During the first Artemis 1 launch attempt, Spaceflight Insider had the opportunity to speak with Jim Withrow, NASA's deputy propulsion functional area manager for the European Service Module.

• Lunar Gateway HALO module taking shape in Italy

  Derek RichardsonOctober 26th, 2022

  Structural welding is ongoing for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost module for the Lunar Gateway with the docking section ring formed.

• Experience delivers: Moving SLS with the crawler-transporter

  Theresa CrossOctober 12th, 2022

  Meet Bob Myers, one of NASA’s crawler drivers that transport rockets to and from the Vehicle Assembly Building and Launch Complex 39B.

• Scientists propose Ceres sample return mission

  Laurel KornfeldSeptember 14th, 2022

  Planetary scientists have recommended NASA send a sample return mission to Ceres, the only dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

• 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.

• Crawling before launch: NASA evaluates new robotic crawlerway grader

  Theresa CrossJuly 29th, 2022

  Before NASA’s crawler-transporter can move the Space Launch System to the launch pad, the “crawlerway” road it travels on needs to be properly prepared.

• Study suggests digging down to uncover evidence of life on Mars

  Cullen DesforgesJuly 23rd, 2022

  A study conducted by NASA suggests that in order to find evidence of life on Mars, exploration missions might have to start looking deep below the surface.

• Artemis on the move: What it takes to get SLS to the pad

  Theresa CrossJuly 21st, 2022

  With tentative launch dates penciled in for the Artemis 1 mission, what does it take to get the SLS rocket from the assembly building to the launch pad?

• Two super-Earth exoplanets to be among future Webb targets

  Laurel KornfeldJuly 13th, 2022

  Scientists have identified two relatively close super-Earth exoplanets to be studied by the now operational James Webb Space Telescope.

• NASA launches sounding rocket from Australia

  Theresa CrossJune 29th, 2022

  The first of three science missions launching atop a NASA sounding rocket left Earth from the Arnhem Space Center in the Northern Territory of Australia.

• The People of Artemis: Jose Perez Morales

  Scott JohnsonJune 26th, 2022

  At the first rollout of NASA's Space Launch System rocket, Spaceflight Insider spoke with several people involved with the program -- The People of Artemis.

• Webb telescope’s first full-color photos coming next month

  Theresa CrossJune 15th, 2022

  The 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.

• Early solar system may have had a 5th giant planet

  Laurel KornfeldJune 4th, 2022

  Billions of years ago, when the Sun was still a proto-star that had not yet ignited, the young solar system may have contained a fifth giant planet in addition to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.