22 April 2019
Anomaly during SpaceX test could delay its first crewed flight
... the main reasons why we test. Our teams are investigating and working closely with our NASA partners." In a statement posted to Twitter, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine followed with a similar reassuring message echoing that from SpaceX: "The...
20 December 2019
Trouble for Starliner's inaugural flight as burn maneouver fails
...Canaveral Air Force Station. "It was stunning to see," NASA spokesperson Marie Lewis said. "We could feel the rumble." ... this issue. **Latest update** 14:00 GMT; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says the Starliner spacecraft consumed more fuel...
12 July 2022
Star billing for first Webb picture
The international NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope ...tiny sliver of the vast Universe," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “This mission was made possible by human ingenuity – the incredible NASA Webb team and our international partners at the...
23 December 2019
Starliner lands successfully despite problems during inaugural flight
... teams on a bullseye landing of the Starliner. The hardest parts of this orbital flight test were successful,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “This is why we conduct these tests, to learn and improve our systems. The information gained...
20 January 2020
SpaceX complete final major flight test of crew spacecraft
...begins carrying astronauts to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The launch escape test ... American soil,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “We are thrilled with the progress NASA’s Commercial Crew Program ...
18 January 2021
NASA's SLS engine test ends early
...mission, and to carry crew on future missions,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, who attended the test. “Although the...began in January 2020, when the stage was delivered from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and installed in the...
