March 2021
Building SLS - a contractual odyssey
...System (SLS), designed for a new era of human exploration beyond Earth orbit. Equipped to launch crews of up to four in NASA’s Orion spacecraft, its first significant test is Artemis, the much-publicised mission to land American astronauts “including...
22 February 2019
NASA selects experiments for possible lunar flights in 2019
... yield resources, such as water and oxygen,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “Its proximity to Earth makes... Clarke, SMD’s deputy associate administrator for Exploration at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “The selected payloads, along with...
10 June 2019
NASA opens ISS to space tourists
...the station to be defunded by the government by 2025. NASA will continue research and testing in low-Earth orbit to... partner with industry to achieve a strong ecosystem in which NASA is one of many customers purchasing services and capabilities at ...
01 April 2020
JAXA and NASA astronauts announced for first operational Crew Dragon flight
... mission to the International Space Station. Walker will join NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr., as well ... shuttle with Rockwell Space Operations Co. She became a NASA employee in 1995, working on robotics and avionics hardware...
12 June 2020
NASA picks Astrobotic to fly VIPER to the Moon
... next man to the lunar surface in 2024 through the Artemis program.” VIPER’s flight to the Moon is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, which leverages the capabilities of industry partners to quickly deliver scientific...
12 November 2020
ESA and NASA to partner on Mars sample return mission
... status of the multi-year international partnership, together with NASA’s response to its the report’s recommendations. The Board,... success. It is the earliest independent review of any NASA science mission. The Board was comprised of 10 experienced ...
