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STS-128 Scrubbed due to unacceptable weather – 24 hour turnaround

Unacceptable weather over the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) has caused the scrub of STS-128 for 24 hours. NASA managers had worked through a few minor last-minute issues with Discovery…

SpaceX and Boeing in home stretch for Commercial Crew readiness

With just one year to go until the scheduled completion of all uncrewed and crewed test flights for SpaceX and Boeing’s commercial crew transportation services, the NASA Advisory…

SpaceX Falcon 9 conducts static fire as Falcon Heavy waits in the wings

SpaceX has conducted a Static Fire test on the Falcon 9 set to launch the CRS-12 Dragon to the International Space Station (ISS). A successful test on Thursday…

TDRS-M given priority over CRS-12 Dragon as launch dates realign

Launch delays are sometimes part of the equation in determining when specific missions launch in relation to each other.  Sometimes, those delays occur to missions for the same…

Wallops launch sounding rocket to create light show

A Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket has provided people on the mid-Atlantic coast with a luminescent cloud light show. The launch came after several attempts were scrubbed due to cloud…

Commercial Crew providers making “significant progress” toward first flights

As the mid-way point of 2017 arrives, both of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program service providers are making significant progress toward the first uncrewed test flights of their Dragon…

ASAP on board with NASA’s DSG as stepping stone to Mars

NASA’s major push towards building a new outpost near the Moon has received encouraging words from its key safety advisory body. NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) was…

MAF in major push to bring SLS production back to full thrust

Impacted by significant disruptions in recent months, a wide range of assembly and production work for the Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage nevertheless continues at the Michoud…

Commercial Crew on tight but achievable timeline for crewed flights in 2018

The long and arduous process of achieving commercial crew transportation services to space is closing in on an important milestone.  At a recent update to the NASA Advisory…

NASA finally sets goals, missions for SLS – eyes multi-step plan to Mars

After years without concrete missions beyond the current EM-2 test flight, NASA has finally unveiled a plan for multiple missions of its SLS rocket.  The plan would see…

India’s PSLV deploys a record 104 satellites

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket has launched what a record haul of 104 satellites on Wednesday in a morning launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre….

Boeing and NASA prepare for the assembly of the first SLS rocket

Prime contractor Boeing recently discussed the current progress of assembly and production for the first Core Stage elements of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). With assembly of the…

Research on Space Station is “excellent”, faces a backlog of requests

While a great deal of attention was paid to ISS during its construction phase, the Station – a National Lab of the United States – has been entrenched…

Space Station in good health, prepares for busy Expedition 50 period

As part of the normal review process, NASA has updated the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) on the status of the International Space Station – including its overall health,…

Atlas V successfully launches with GOES-R advanced weather satellite

An Atlas V rocket has successfully deployed a next-generation weather satellite for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Saturday. The United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket launched…

Software and Service Module cited as main critical paths to EM-1 launch date

A top level overview at NASA’s Advisory Council (NAC) has shown most of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft flows are on track for a 2018…

Atlas V launches WorldView-4 out of Vandenberg

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket – interrupted by a wildfire – finally conducted a rare commercial launch on Friday, tasked with orbiting the WorldView-4 Earth-imaging…

Vega launches with Peru Sat-1 & SkySat 4, 5, 6, 7 payload

Arianespace were in action on Thursday, with the launch of a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying the Peru Sat-1 and SkySats…

Atlas V begins OSIRIS-REx’s round trip to the asteroid Bennu

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has began a seven-year round trip to the asteroid Bennu on Thursday, beginning its journey via a launch aboard the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas…