13 November 2020
NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission gets ready for launch tomorrow
... is possible on the 14th, although a 70 percent chance of favourable weather conditions for the launch have been predicted. NASA will hold a "countdown clock briefing" today (13 November) at 10 am EST (1500 GMT) to discuss the upcoming launch. From...
26 February 2021
Lunar levitation track system among new ideas funded by NASA
... being funded by other agency programs,” said Jenn Gustetic, director of early-stage innovations and partnerships within NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD). “We don’t expect them all to come to fruition but recognise that providing...
10 August 2021
NASA-funded commercial Moon mission to launch from New Zealand
...NRHO), an important and innovative lunar orbit planned for NASA’s Gateway lunar orbiting outpost. The ORTs simulate critical launch...view of Earth from the NRHO makes it an ideal orbit for NASA’s lunar Gateway – an outpost that is part of the Artemis ...
05 November 2021
Blue Origin loses NASA lawsuit over SpaceX lunar lander contract
... Blue Origin who subsequently filed protests with the US’s Government Accountability Office (GAO) to lodge their dissatisfaction. “In NASA’s own words, it has made a ‘high risk’ selection,” said Blue Origin back in April “Their decision eliminates...
02 April 2020
Thousands Apply to Join NASA’s Artemis Generation, #BeAnAstronaut
...are excited to start reviewing astronaut applications to identify the next class of astronaut candidates.” Since the 1960s, NASA has selected 350 people to train as astronaut candidates for its increasingly challenging missions to explore space. With...
29 April 2020
NASA's new solar sail system to be tested on-board NanoAvionics' satellite
... the solar sail during and after deployment. "I'm tremendously proud and excited that NanoAvionics will be part of NASA's effort to validate a new beam-powered propulsion system, eventually leading to more marvelous deep-space missions following...
