04 May 2020
NASA commits to future Artemis missions with more SLS rocket engines
...many as six additional SLS flights. “This contract allows NASA to work with Aerojet Rocketdyne to build the rocket engines...SLS rocket leverages the assets, capabilities, and experience of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program, using 16 existing RS-25 shuttle ...
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...
29 July 2020
NASA announces astronauts to fly on SpaceX Crew-2 mission to ISS
... will be the second operational SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively, for...
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 ...
17 November 2020
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts arrive at the ISS
...-1 astronauts will join Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA, and station Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Flight Engineer Sergey Kud-Sverchkov... the crew from the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and JAXA ...
20 January 2021
"Mole" on NASA's InSight mission to dig no more
... heritage. What we attempted to do – to dig so deep with a device so small – is unprecedented,” said Troy Hudson, a scientist and engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California who has led efforts to get the mole deeper into the...
