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Wednesday, Dec 13

15

NG-20 Cygnus spacecraft service module on its way to Florida

The service module for Northrop Grumman’s next Cygnus resupply spacecraft is en route to Florida for launch atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.

Monday, Dec 4

21

Amazon’s Project Kuiper inks deal for 3 SpaceX Falcon 9 launches

In a move to support the deployment of its low Earth orbit broadband network, Project Kuiper, a venture by tech giant Amazon.com, has entered into a contract with SpaceX for three Falcon 9 launches.

Sunday, Dec 3

13

Progress MS-25 brings fresh supplies to space station crew

Russia’s uncrewed Progress MS-25 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station to resupply the seven-person crew living aboard the outpost.

Wednesday, Nov 22

22

Canadian Space Agency announces two astronaut flight assignments

Two Canadian Space Agency astronauts received flight assignments for missions, one to the International Space Station and another as a backup for Artemis 2.

Saturday, Nov 18

20

Starship soars to new heights, reaching space for first time

SpaceX’s massive Super Heavy Starship rocket made it all the way to space during its second integrated flight test before being intentionally destroyed roughly eight minutes after launch.

Tuesday, Nov 14

16

Decades of dedication: Bob Cabana set to retire from NASA

NASA Associate Administrator and former astronaut Bob Cabana is retiring effective Dec. 31 after an illustrious 38-year career with the space agency.

Friday, Nov 10

19

SpaceX’s CRS-29 cargo Dragon launches to space station

SpaceX’s autonomous CRS-29 cargo Dragon is on its way to resupply the International Space Station and its seven-person Expedition 70 crew.

Tuesday, Oct 31

16

Shenzhou-16 taikonauts return to Earth after 5 months in space

The fifth long-duration crew mission to China’s Tiangong space station has concluded after the three-person Shenzhou-16 landed in China following a 154-day stay aboard the outpost.

Monday, Oct 30

21

Blue Moon ‘Mark 1’ lander mockup unveiled by Blue Origin

Blue Origin unveiled its Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander, a cargo delivery system the company plans to use to test and refine features for its much larger human lander.

Thursday, Oct 26

19

China launches Shenzhou 17 crew to Tiangong space station

China’s Shenzhou 17 mission with three taikonauts launched to the country’s Tiangong space station, docking with the outpost some six hours later.

Monday, Oct 23

20

India’s Gaganyaan crew capsule completes in-flight abort test

The Indian Space Research Organization achieved a significant milestone in its Gaganyaan program with the successful completion of a high-altitude abort test for its crewed spacecraft.

Friday, Oct 13

17

Pedal to the metal: NASA’s Psyche launches to metallic asteroid

After an initial boost from SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, NASA’s Psyche mission has begun a six-year journey to metal-rich asteroid "16 Psyche," a body that may be the exposed core of a protoplanet.

Thursday, Oct 12

20

Two NASA spacewalks postponed after Russian radiator leak

NASA flight controllers have opted to postpone two spacewalks as the agency and Roscosmos continue to review data associated with a recent coolant leak on the Russian side of the International Space Station.

18

Bennu bounty: NASA releases first details from asteroid samples

Less than three weeks after samples from asteroid Bennu returned to Earth, NASA has revealed some of the first details from the cosmic cache.

Wednesday, Oct 11

21

New Horizons to remain a planetary mission through decade’s end

NASA's New Horizons mission, which flew by Pluto in 2015 and Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth in 2019, will remain funded as a planetary mission through the end of the decade, according to a recent announcement by the agency's Science Mission…

Monday, Oct 9

22

Coolant leak detected on Russia’s Nauka science module

Coolant appears to have leaked from an external radiator on Russia’s Nauka science module at the International Space Station.

20

Northrop, Nanoracks team on commercial space station project

Northrop Grumman has decided to withdraw from an agreement with NASA to build a commercial space station and will instead join forces with Nanoracks to develop "Starlab."

Friday, Oct 6

23

What’s next for NASA’s Artemis program?

Last year, NASA launched its first Space Launch System rocket with Artemis 1. What is the status of the next Artemis missions: Artemis 2 and Artemis 3?

Wednesday, Sep 27

15

A record ride: Soyuz MS-23 trio return to Earth after a year in orbit

Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut returned to Earth after a 371-day stay in space -- the third longest mission in human spaceflight history.

Monday, Sep 25

21

SLS booster segments for Artemis 2 arrive in Florida

A journey of more than a million miles began by rail as the solid rocket booster segments for NASA’s Artemis 2 mission made their way to Florida’s Space Coast.

Sunday, Sep 24

19

Asteroid Treasure: OSIRIS-REx returns with Bennu samples

After a seven-year, 3.86-billion-mile odyssey, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully delivered to Earth samples from asteroid Bennu.

Wednesday, Sep 20

12

Methane, carbon dioxide discovered in exoplanet atmosphere

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope shows evidence of “carbon-bearing” molecules in the atmosphere of K2-18 b, an exoplanet located some 120 light years away around its host star’s habitable zone.

Tuesday, Sep 19

23

Rocket Lab Electron fails to reach orbit

The eighth orbital launch attempt of 2023 for Rocket Lab's Electron ended in failure because of an anomaly that occurred moments after stage separation, some 2.5 minutes into flight.

12

SpaceX completes engine tests for Lunar Starship

In a NASA update, the agency detailed two engine tests completed by SpaceX for the Starship human landing system, which is expected to be used for the Artemis 3 and 4 Moon landings later this decade.

Monday, Sep 18

First engine installed on Artemis 2 Moon rocket

Technicians have installed the first engine on the core stage of the second Space Launch System rocket, which is tasked with sending the first people to the Moon in more than a half century.

Friday, Sep 15

23

Soyuz MS-24 launches fresh trio to International Space Station

Russia has launched its first crewed flight in nearly a year with the flight of Soyuz MS-24 with two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut for a multi-month stay aboard the International Space Station.

Monday, Sep 11

22

NASA’s Frank Rubio breaks US spaceflight duration record

During the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2023, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio broke the record for the longest single spaceflight by an American citizen.

20

FAA closes SpaceX Starship investigation, orders fixes

It’s been more than four months since the first integrated flight test of SpaceX’s Starship Super Heavy rocket, which resulted in the vehicle breaking apart several minutes into flight.

Friday, Sep 8

23

NASA’s MOXIE wraps up oxygen production on Mars

NASA’s microwave-oven-sized oxygen-generating MOXIE technology demonstrator has completed its mission on Mars aboard the Perseverance rover.

Monday, Sep 4

16

SpaceX Crew-6 mission returns to Earth after 186 days in orbit

Three astronauts and one cosmonaut returned to Earth in a SpaceX Dragon capsule after spending roughly six months aboard the International Space Station.