SLS returns to the pad for next Artemis launch attempt Original Publication Date: 2022-11-05 03:05 SLS and Orion arrived at Launch Complex 39B at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Nov. 4. The rollout was the fourth for the vehicle since March. Next Artemis 1 launch attempt scheduled for Nov. 14, with liftoff ...

FCC proposes new bureau for space activities Original Publication Date: 2022-11-03 15:04 FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announces plans to reorganize agency. She wants to create a bureau devoted to the commission's increasing work with space systems. Rosenworcel: reorganization would give ...

China’s mystery spaceplane releases object into orbit Original Publication Date: 2022-11-02 13:27 China's spaceplane has released an object into orbit, according to tracking data from the U.S. Space Force. China carried out the second launch of its “reusable experimental spacecraft” from ...

Perseverance to establish sample cache for later return to Earth Original Publication Date: 2022-10-31 11:18 NASA and the European Space Agency have selected a location on Mars to cache samples. It's one step in the overall process of returning those samples to Earth. The sample cache is part ...

DoD eyeing options to provide satcom in Ukraine as it continues talks with SpaceX Original Publication Date: 2022-10-15 17:01 Pentagon says it is looking at options to provide satellite communications services for Ukraine. Deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh declined to comment on substance of ...

NASA postpones Artemis 1 launch because of tropical storm Original Publication Date: 2022-09-24 16:05 NASA won't proceed with the next launch opportunity for the Artemis 1 mission. It cited the threat posed by Tropical Storm Ian, currently in the Caribbean Sea. NASA deferred a decision on ...

NASA continues to study issues that caused Artemis 1 launch scrub Original Publication Date: 2022-08-29 21:08 NASA officials say they are keeping open the possibility of attempting another launch. Initial launch attempt was scrubbed Aug. 29 due to a hydrogen bleed line issue. Engineers are ...

ESA ends efforts to recover Sentinel-1B Original Publication Date: 2022-08-03 15:05 European Space Agency ends efforts to restore operations of Sentinel-1B satellite. Sentinel-1B malfunctioned more than half a year ago. Agency will instead move up the launch of a replacement satellite. A new ...

NASA revises requirements for ISS private astronaut missions Original Publication Date: 2022-08-02 11:36 NASA announces changes in requirements for future solicitations for private astronaut missions. One of the biggest changes is a requirement that such missions have a former NASA astronaut. ...

NASA revises requirements for ISS private astronaut missions Original Publication Date: 2022-08-02 11:36 NASA announces changes in requirements for future solicitations for private astronaut missions. One of the biggest changes is a requirement that such missions have “a former flown NASA ...