Space News for Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Falcon 9 leading candidate to launch European science mission Original Publication Date: 2022-10-18 07:55 Euclid was to launch on a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana in 2023. Plans changed after Russia invaded in Ukraine in February, leading to a series of sanctions. Russia halting Soyuz launches ...

Space News for Monday, September 19, 2022

NASA requests proposals for second Artemis crewed lunar lander Original Publication Date: 2022-09-18 11:03 NASA has released a request for proposals for a second human lunar lander. The lander would join the Starship lander under development by SpaceX. The winning company would carry out an ...

Space News for Friday, September 09, 2022

NASA selects Axiom Space to develop Artemis spacesuit Original Publication Date: 2022-09-08 11:00 NASA awarded $228.5 million task order to Axiom Space to develop spacesuit. Space suit will be used on first Artemis landing mission, although design of suit remains under wraps. Axiom and Collins ...

Space News for Wednesday, September 07, 2022

China performs two launches inside two hours Original Publication Date: 2022-09-06 12:27 China conducted its 36th and 37th orbital launches of 2022 within a couple of hours of each other starting late Monday. A Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket lifted off into clear skies from a transport erector ...

Space News for Tuesday, August 02, 2022

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 ...

Space News for Thursday, July 21, 2022

NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch Roman Space Telescope Original Publication Date: 2022-07-19 23:10 NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The contract is valued at $255 million for the launch and other mission-related costs. Roman is the next large, or ...

Space News for Tuesday, July 19, 2022

NASA delays VIPER lunar rover launch by a year Original Publication Date: 2022-07-19 11:01 NASA has delayed the launch of an ice-prospecting lunar rover by a year. The one-year delay is to conduct additional ground testing of the Griffin lunar lander. The rover is designed to land near Nobile ...