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The Same Company Supporting Artemis II Launch Operations for NASA is Also Operating a Troubled ICE Detention Camp
On Monday, NASA announced it is targeting Thursday, February 19th, for the next wet dress rehearsal (WDR) for Artemis II, a key step in validating SLS for its crewed launch to the Moon. Prime Artemis contractor Amentum plays a significant role in the test and launch operations supporting the mission, but what isn’t widely reported
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How to Watch Boeing’s Crew Flight Test of Starliner
6/3/24 Update: Teams have announced a new launch time for Boeing’s Starliner Crew Flight Test of 9:52 am CDT on June 5th, 2024. New dates and times are reflected below. 5/31/24 Update: The launch of Boeing’s Starliner CFT is now scheduled for NET Saturday, June 1st at 11:25 am CDT. New dates and times are
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Photos: ULA Rolls Boeing Starliner to the Launch Pad
In preparation for Boeing’s Crew Flight Test of the Starliner spacecraft, ULA rolled its Atlas V rocket to SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral on Saturday, May 4th. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station in the spacecraft, named Calypso, on Monday, May 6th at 9:34 pm CST.
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How to Watch Soyuz MS-25 Launch a New Crew to the Space Station
Roscosmos is preparing to launch a new crew to the Space Station aboard Soyuz MS-25 on March 21st, 2024, at 8:21 am CDT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA will provide coverage of launch activities on its website, NASA+, NASA TV, and the NASA YouTube channel beginning at 7:20 am CDT. The international crew
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Crew-7 Splashdown Marks End to Six Month Mission to the ISS.
Crew-7 astronauts safely splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico at 4:47 am CDT on March 12th to mark the end of a six-month mission to the International Space Station. Following the arrival of Crew-8, the two crews completed Station handover responsibilities and Crew-7 undocked from the ISS at 10:20 am CDT on March 11th
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How to Watch Intuitive Machines Attempt the First Commercial Moon Landing
Intuitive Machines’ is attempting to land their Nova-C lunar lander, named Odysseus, on the surface of the Moon today. If the landing is successful, it will be the first time the United States has soft-landed a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon since the end of the Apollo program. Odysseus is expected to attempt
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How to Watch the IM-1 Mission to the Moon
UPDATE: Wednesday’s launch attempt has scrubbed due to “off-nominal methane temperatures prior to stepping into methane load“. SpaceX is now targeting launch on Thursday, February 15th at 1:05 a.m. ET. Live broadcast will begin about 45 minutes prior to launch at 12:20 a.m. ET. Intuitive Machines is ready to launch its lunar lander to the
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How to Watch the NG-20 Cygnus Launch to the Space Station
Northrop Grumman is ready to launch the NG-20 Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station for NASA. Launch is targeted for no earlier than 11:07 a.m. CST on Tuesday, January 30th aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. NASA will provide prelaunch activities and launch coverage live on its website, NASA+, NASA TV, and the NASA
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NASA’s New HERA Crew Begins 45 Day Simulated Mars Mission
On Friday, a new HERA crew began a 45-day simulated mission to Mars inside NASA’s ground-based habitat. The four-person crew is designated as Campaign 7, Mission 1, and will live together for their analog mission as part of the agency’s Human Research Program, HRP. NASA selected and trained the four-person crew to participate in the
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NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends After Three Years on Mars
After nearly three years of flying around the surface of Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission has come to an end. According to NASA, Ingenuity suffered rotor damage during descent on its 72nd flight and is “no longer capable of flight”. On January 18th, the final flight of Ingenuity was going to be a simple vertical
