News Archive / Tagged: The Range

• 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.

• Pluto’s ice volcanoes may still be active today

  Laurel KornfeldMay 14th, 2022

  A new study of Pluto's surface returned by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015 has confirmed the presence of ice volcanoes on the dwarf planet's surface.

• The people of Artemis: Brad McCain

  Scott JohnsonMay 12th, 2022

  Brad McCain is the vice president and deputy general manager for the Test and Operations Support Contract at Jacobs, the prime contractor for NASA's EGS.

• The People of Artemis: Chris Cianciola, NASA Space Launch System deputy manager

  Scott JohnsonApril 23rd, 2022

  During the rollout of NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System moon rocket, Spaceflight Insider had the opportunity to speak with the SLS deputy manager.

• Ceres may have formed in the outer solar system

  Laurel KornfeldApril 3rd, 2022

  Ceres is located in the asteroid belt, but its makeup and large water content suggest it formed in the outer solar system where other dwarf planets orbit.

• The People of Artemis: Jeremy Parsons, NASA Exploration Ground Systems Deputy Manager

  Scott JohnsonApril 2nd, 2022

  During the rollout of NASA's Artemis 1 SLS rocket, Spaceflight Insider spoke with Exploration Ground Systems Deputy Program Manager Jeremy Parsons.

• A 2nd NASA SLS Moon rocket takes shape in New Orleans

  Cullen DesforgesMarch 28th, 2022

  While the first Space Launch System rocket is being readied for its maiden flight, the core stage for a second SLS reached a new assembly milestone.

• First exoplanet targets recommended for Webb observation

  Laurel KornfeldMarch 27th, 2022

  Now that the James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror has been aligned successfully, scientists are identifying the first exoplanets for observation.

• Study of Pluto’s subsurface ocean drives potential return mission

  Laurel KornfeldMarch 12th, 2022

  A $3 billion return mission to Pluto with an orbiter is being proposed to further study the subsurface oceans of both Pluto and its large moon Charon.

• SLS Program Manager provides update on Artemis I

  Scott JohnsonMarch 11th, 2022

  NASA is working toward a March 17 rollout of its Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly building in Florida for an early-April wet dress rehearsal at nearby Launch Complex 39B in anticipation of a summer 2022 launch.

• NASA expanding heat shield technology this fall

  Cullen DesforgesMarch 10th, 2022

  As humanity prepares to face the extreme challenges of deep space, NASA engineers are hard at work researching new and innovative ways to safely land large payloads, including astronauts, on Mars.

• Boeing tests all-composite cryogenic propellant tank

  Theresa CrossFebruary 23rd, 2022

  At the end of 2021, Boeing completed a series of tests on a “large, fully-composite, linerless cryogenic tank” at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama.