Electron launches second NASA PREFIRE cubesat Original Publication Date: 2024-06-05 09:40 Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches second of two NASA cubesats. Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment ( PREFIRE) cubesat deployed. Both spacecraft are in similar sun-synchronous orbits but ...

Antares launches Cygnus cargo mission to ISS Original Publication Date: 2022-11-07 11:15 A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station. The rocket placed a Cygnus spacecraft into orbit that is set to arrive at the ISS early Nov. 9. The launch was ...

Interview with Luigi Pasquali, CEO of Telespazio Original Publication Date: 2022-09-12 00:04 Telespazio and Inmarsat signed a new deal involving the Moon in July. The agreement details the services they intend to offer together as the main operators of communication and navigation services for ...

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 ...

Next Artemis 1 launch attempt set for Sept. 3 Original Publication Date: 2022-08-31 02:08 NASA reschedules next attempt to launch Artemis 1 mission for Sept. 3. A faulty temperature sensor may be at the root of the problem that scrubbed the first launch attempt. One reason for the additional ...

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 ...