Following a series of issues over the last year with the Core Stage for the first flight of the Space Launch System rocket, the launch dates for both the EM-1 and EM-2 flights are beginning to align, with EM-1 now targeting No Earlier Than 15 December 2019 and EM-2 following on 1 June 2022. Additionally, the EM-3 flight has gained its first notional mission outline, detailing a flight to Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit to deploy the Hab module for the new Deep Space Gateway.
NASASpaceflight interviewed two speakers and subject matter experts about Orion, the European Service Module (ESM),…
NASA has selected three companies to develop Human Landing Systems (HLS) to support future crewed…
The NASA Orion spacecraft that will fly the Artemis 1 lunar orbit mission is about…
In a major milestone for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), all four RS-25 engines –…
Private industry is partnering with NASA to develop technologies and vehicles for crewed missions to…
Last Sunday (October 6th) the annual ESA-ESTEC open house day was held on the grounds…
NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and contractor personnel conducted an Abort To Orbit (ATO) test…
A new amendment to the White House’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget request increases NASA’s federal…
NASA has been tasked with returning humans to the surface of the moon by 2024.…
NASA is officially still deciding whether or not to take the time to conduct the…
With a mid-2020 Administration deadline for Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) fast approaching, NASA tasked its Launch…
Vice President Mike Pence has instructed NASA to land Americans on the Moon within the…
Alongside last week’s Trump Administration budget proposal to cancel future Space Launch System (SLS) upgrades,…
NASA’s vision of returning to the moon is getting clearer. With small, robotic missions en…
In early December, NASA’s Orion Program completed a “Delta” Critical Design Review (CDR) of the…
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems continues production of solid rocket booster (SRB) segments for the first…
This year’s decision to increase and extend use of the initial “Block 1” operating configuration…
NASA management updated the agency’s human exploration plans for the 2020s to the NASA Advisory…
At a recent media event, NASA’s Orion Program Manager provided a brief update on development…
