Last Thursday, SpaceX performed its first full-blown fairing recovery test during the Falcon 9 launch of PAZ and two Starlink demonstration satellites. The attempt involved a new addition to the SpaceX recovery fleet, Mr. Steven, complete with a giant net that is designed to catch returning fairings. While the catch during the PAZ mission was unsuccessful, the other phases of the recovery process showed significant progress.
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Artemis
Boeing finishing expansion of NASA SLS Core Stage production facilities at KSC
by Philip SlossNASA and Space Launch System core stage prime contractor Boeing are working to finish activating…
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Blue OriginCommercial
Blue Origin returns crew flights to New Shepard with NS-25 mission
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The Hubble Space Telescope continues to operate to this day in part due to the…
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Artemis
NASA, Lockheed Martin working to resolve Artemis II Orion issues, deliver spacecraft around summer’s end
by Philip SlossNASA is working with Orion spacecraft prime contractor Lockheed Martin to resolve a handful of…
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Artemis
Boeing ramps up final assembly to complete Artemis II SLS Core Stage by year end
by Philip SlossFollowing a cost-saving summer slowdown, NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage prime contractor Boeing…
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OtherScienceUncrewed
Webb peers at young star’s dusty disk, discovers an exoplanet, and uncovers star formation
At the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) on Jan. 11, three teams…
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ArtemisEuropeanInternational
Airbus talks ESM delivery process for upcoming Artemis flights
by Adrian BeilThe European Space Agency (ESA) is providing the European Service Module (ESM), the provider of…
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The arrival of the second Orion European Service Module (ESM) at the Kennedy Space Center…
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CommercialISSSpaceX
SpaceX CRS-22 delivers new solar arrays & science to International Space Station
The CRS-22 cargo mission to the International Space Station lifted off right on time at…
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and Stages prime contractor Boeing are collaborating on optimizing…
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ArtemisBoeing/Starliner
MAF continues tornado/hurricane recovery while building SLS stages under pandemic restrictions
by Philip SlossBoeing is moving into the final phases of standalone integration and outfitting of Core Stage-2…
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The successful landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars on February 18 was not just…
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ArtemisBoeing/Starliner
NASA, Boeing approaching first major join of second SLS Core Stage
by Philip SlossOperations for the first major join of the main elements of the second Space Launch…
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Artemis
NASA, Boeing looking to begin SLS Exploration Upper Stage manufacturing in 2021
by Philip SlossManufacturing and assembly development work for the Space Launch System (SLS) Exploration Upper Stage (EUS)…
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ArtemisBoeing/Starliner
NASA completes Exploration Upper Stage CDR, focuses new office on SLS Block 1B development
by Philip SlossNASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program and prime contractor Boeing have a new framework in…
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NASA stood down from a second attempt to complete a critical propellant loading and countdown…
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program rescheduled the final two tests that will culminate the…
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Artemis
SLS continues post-hurricane cleanups and prepares for Core Stage Green Run valve repair
by Philip SlossNASA and Boeing continued troubleshooting issues with the Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage found…
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The law of averages caught up to the New Orleans area and the two NASA…