In early December, NASA’s Orion Program completed a “Delta” Critical Design Review (CDR) of the crewed spacecraft configuration that will first fly on Exploration Mission-2 (EM-2). This CDR focused on the changes between the uncrewed spacecraft configuration that will fly on Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) and EM-2.
Coming off this year’s manifest changes to the early missions in NASA’s Exploration campaign, the…
The 404-day clock to connect, checkout, and test the first integrated Orion spacecraft for its…
At a recent media event, NASA’s Orion Program Manager provided a brief update on development…
The crew compartment for NASA’s first crewed Orion spacecraft is headed to its launch site…
As NASA continues to analyze and refine the profile for the Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) test…
NASA has started updating plans and schedules for additional SLS Block 1 launches in the…
Firmly entrenched in its utilization phase, the International Space Station is in excellent science shape,…
In a year that should see both SpaceX and Boeing conduct the uncrewed test flights…
Construction of the living and working area for the first crewed Orion spacecraft is well…
As US Vice President Mike Pence visited the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), one of the…
In what is a highly welcomed, if not somewhat surprising decision, NASA has officially announced that…
The long and arduous process of achieving commercial crew transportation services to space is closing…
Boeing has revealed the space suit astronauts will wear on missions aboard the Starliner spacecraft.…
As part of the normal review process, NASA has updated the NASA Advisory Council (NAC)…
As part of its comprehensive review to the NASA Advisory Council, the US space agency…
While continuing to impress even themselves with their ability to successfully propulsively land Falcon 9…
NASA’s key advisory body has warned the agency that schedule pressure, in combination with cost…
A November meeting of the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) Advanced Exploration Systems division…
In the face of political uncertainty and public apathy, NASA is beginning to push the…