Orion completes lunar flyby maneuver Original Publication Date: 2022-11-20 02:52 NASA's Orion spacecraft performed a critical maneuver Nov. 21 that will send the spacecraft into a distant retrograde orbit around the moon. The two-and-a-half-minute burn took place at 7:44 a.m. Eastern while the ...

Space Force opens door to Blue Origin with new cooperative agreement Original Publication Date: 2022-11-20 11:10 The cooperative research and development agreement does not include any government funding. New Glenn is still in development and Blue Origin has no target date for the first launch. ...

Japan agrees to space station extension and Gateway contributions Original Publication Date: 2022-11-18 12:30 Japan will provide components for several modules and a cargo resupply mission. NASA, in turn, will fly a Japanese astronaut to the Gateway on a future Artemis mission. Japan will still ...

Japan agrees to space station extension and Gateway contributions Original Publication Date: 2022-11-18 12:30 Japan will provide components for several modules and a cargo resupply mission. NASA, in turn, will fly a Japanese astronaut to the Gateway on a future Artemis mission. Japan still ...

NASA awards SpaceX $1.15 billion contract for second Artemis lander mission Original Publication Date: 2022-11-16 00:52 NASA awards SpaceX a $1.15 billion contract to develop a lunar lander. The contract includes a second crewed demonstration landing mission. NASA is currently soliciting ...

NASA awards SpaceX $1.15 billion contract for second Artemis lander mission Original Publication Date: 2022-11-16 00:52 NASA has awarded SpaceX a $1.15 billion contract to develop a lunar lander. The contract includes a second crewed demonstration landing mission. NASA is currently soliciting ...

Space Perspective acquires ship for ocean-based balloon launch platform Original Publication Date: 2022-11-15 11:07 Space Perspective is buying a ship it plans to use as an oceangoing launch platform for its balloons. Florida-based company announced Nov. 15 it acquired a ship called MS Voyager. ...

X-37B space plane completes its sixth mission, lands after nearly 30 months in orbit Original Publication Date: 2022-11-12 19:38 The X-37B space plane landed Nov. 12 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. It set a new endurance record after spending 908 days on orbit. This was the sixth ...

X-37B space plane completes its sixth mission, lands after nearly 30 months in orbit Original Publication Date: 2022-11-12 19:38 The X-37B space plane landed Nov. 12 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. It set a new endurance record after spending 908 days on orbit. This was the sixth ...

JPSS-2 deploys solar array after delay Original Publication Date: 2022-11-11 13:03 NASA launched the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) 2 spacecraft early Nov. 10. Spacecraft initially stated that the spacecraft extended its single solar array. Telemetry was unable to confirm the deployment. ...