April 11, 2019 SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successful in commercial debut SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at NASA’s… Read More
April 2, 2019 Concerning Orion – Amid SLS push, Orion requires Life Support testing While NASA pushes it Space Launch System (SLS) to make a mid-2020 debut,… Read More
April 1, 2019 Astronauts say NASA up to challenge of near-term moon landings STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronauts… Read More
March 28, 2019 Examining NASA’s challenge to SLS as ‘Moon, soon’ becomes the latest bold goal Vice President Mike Pence has instructed NASA to land Americans on… Read More
March 26, 2019 Pence calls for NASA to land astronauts on the moon within five years Vice President Mike Pence speaks at NASA’s Johnson Space Center… Read More
March 13, 2019 Facing more delays, NASA opens door to launching lunar mission with commercial rockets Artist’s illustration of NASA’s Orion spacecraft… Read More
March 11, 2019 NASA unveils $21 billion Trump administration fiscal year 2020 budget request STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA Administrator… Read More
March 11, 2019 Lockheed Martin assembling EM-2 structures for NASA’s first crewed Orion flight While final assembly continues on the Orion spacecraft that will … Read More
February 28, 2019 Lockheed Martin getting NASA’s EM-1 Orion modules ready for final mate The two modules that will fly NASA’s first solo Orion flight… Read More
February 8, 2019 NASA working to minimize shutdown impact to Springtime Orion abort test NASA, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Air Force have resumed preparations… Read More
December 28, 2018 Crewed Orion spacecraft passes critical design review In early December, NASA’s Orion Program completed a “Delta”… Read More
December 14, 2018 “Plan D for Outer Space” — NASA updates EM-2 mission baseline Coming off this year’s manifest changes to the early missions… Read More
November 21, 2018 Following ESM arrival at KSC, Orion kicks off final assembly for EM-1 The 404-day clock to connect, checkout, and test the first integrated… Read More
October 29, 2018 Orion test article completes key White Sands firings for ESM shipment Testing of the Propulsion Qualification Module (PQM) for NASA’s… Read More
September 24, 2018 Fits checks and transport runs ahead of AA-2 test One of the major milestones for allowing humans to fly on NASA’s… Read More
September 12, 2018 Orion conducts final parachute drop test in a decade-long program The Orion Program has concluded its drop test series for the spacecraft’s… Read More
September 11, 2018 NASA updates Lunar Gateway plans NASA management updated the agency’s human exploration plans… Read More
September 1, 2018 Photos: SLS mobile launch platform rolls to pad 39B The Space Launch System’s mobile launch platform approaches… Read More
August 27, 2018 SLS mobile launch platform to go on the move this week The Space Launch System’s mobile launch platform is pictured… Read More
August 21, 2018 Lockheed Martin readies Orion EM-2 Pressure Vessel for trip to KSC The crew compartment for NASA’s first crewed Orion spacecraft… Read More
August 13, 2018 Digging into the details of Orion’s EM-1 test flight As NASA continues to analyze and refine the profile for the Exploration… Read More
June 13, 2018 Airbus performing Orion ESM checkout for trip to U.S. launch site Airbus Defence and Space is in the home stretch of work to ship the first… Read More
