Fri, 24 Sep 2021 18:15:51 +0000
Axiom 1: Private mission to International Space Station launching February 21
Shortly after the all-civilian Inspiration4 mission returned to Earth, associate administrator of Space Operations Mission Directorate Kathy Lueders announced that Axiom will be launching its private mission to the ISS on February 21, 2022.
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Wed, 22 Sep 2021 20:29:36 +0000
OFT-2 launch likely delayed to 2022, service module may be replaced, nobody is surprised
To put it bluntly, Boeing’s attempts at an Orbital Flight Test of their CST-100 Starliner capsule have been a complete wreck. The success of Starliner is imperative so NASA will have redundant systems for access to the ISS, but a delay to 2022 is unsurprising.
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Tue, 21 Sep 2021 21:05:12 +0000
Rocket Lab to launch orbital debris removal mission for Astroscale
Rocket Lab, an American small sat launcher, won a contract to launch a demonstration mission for Astroscale. The mission will demonstrate Astroscales active debris removal for phase one of JAXA’s Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration Project.
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Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:25:42 +0000
Asteroid named for NASA Science Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen
The WGSBN(a Working Group for the International Astronomical Union) is responsible for naming small planets and comets. On Monday, they released their latest bulletin, which included new names for a number of small planets. Among those, was a small asteroid being named in honor of Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate.
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Sun, 19 Sep 2021 23:16:41 +0000
Inspiration4 all civilian mission to orbit, West Coast Starlink, Falcon Heavy on display, & more Top stories
This week Inspiration4 launched into orbit and returned to Earth, SpaceX launched polar Starlink satellites from the West Cost, and a Falcon Heavy side booster will be put on display.
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