While many cultures celebrated their respective holiday traditions on Earth, the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) carried on with their busy schedules high above. December 2021 saw three major visiting vehicle movements, one spacewalk, and many of the research and maintenance tasks that allow the ISS to function as one of the world’s most important scientific laboratories.
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November was an eventful month for the International Space Station (ISS) and its crew members.…
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The launch of the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observatory is now targeting December 13,…
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Firefly Aerospace’s maiden flight of Alpha launch vehicle ends in failure
by Mihir NealFirefly Aerospace suffered a failure during the first orbital flight of their small satellite launch…
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NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) and prime launch processing contractor Jacobs hoisted the in-space stage…
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The first Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage is now being readied for the program’s…
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Small satellite launch company Virgin Orbit has successfully launched it’s LauncherOne rocket on its first…
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Northrop Grumman launches second classified US government mission in two days with NROL-111
Northrop Grumman launched three national security payloads for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on the…
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After a month of thermal protection system foam repairs and other preparations, workers with NASA’s…
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The Core Stage of NASA’s first Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle arrived at the Kennedy…
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Ten month schedule to ready SLS for Artemis 1 launch after Core Stage arrives at KSC
by Philip SlossNASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program is looking at a wide range of forecasts for…
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A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launched from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base…
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Artemis
NASA SLS Green Run testing complete, Boeing readies Core Stage for tow to Florida
by Philip SlossNASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and prime Core Stage contractor Boeing wrapped up the…
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Artemis
Aerojet Rocketdyne refurbishing RS-25 engines for Artemis 1 launch and production restart testing
by Philip SlossWith the completion of another single-engine RS-25 development test, Aerojet Rocketdyne is now refurbishing five…
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ArtemisBoeing/Starliner
NASA looking to confirm certification objectives as SLS Core Stage completes second static fire
by Philip SlossNASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and Core Stage prime contractor Boeing conducted the second…
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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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Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage Green Run team members are working on new procedures…
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Solid rocket stages and how they perform mission-precise orbit insertions
Most rocket launches culminate with liquid-fueled upper stage engines turning off at exactly the precise…
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The law of averages caught up to the New Orleans area and the two NASA…
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Final preparations are in work to ready the first Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage…