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NASA Awards Commercial Small Satellite Data Acquisition Agreement

By |2022-09-28T14:37:00-04:00September 28th, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA has selected GHGSat, Inc., of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to provide commercial small constellation satellite products for evaluation to determine the utility for advancing NASA’s science and application goals. GHGSat will provide a comprehensive catalogue of Earth Observation data High Resolution Gas Detection Commercial Earth Observation Data

Teams Prepare for Hurricane Arrival, Assess Artemis I Forward Plan

By |2022-09-28T09:59:00-04:00September 28th, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

With the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft safety in the Vehicle Assembly Building after rolling back from Launch Pad 39B Monday night, NASA continues to prioritize its employees as Hurricane Ian approaches the Kennedy Space Center area.  As part of NASA’s hurricane preparedness protocol, a “ride out” team will remain in a [...]

Assessment Underway on Electrical System in Vehicle Assembly Building

By |2022-09-27T20:22:00-04:00September 27th, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

At approximately 11:45 a.m. today, a fire alarm was triggered in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The notification came when an arc flash event occurred at a connector on an electrical panel in High Bay 3. A spark landed on a rope marking the boundary of the work [...]

NASA Adjusts Crew-5 Launch Date Due to Hurricane Ian

By |2022-09-27T16:16:00-04:00September 27th, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Dragon Endurance spacecraft for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission arrives at the hangar at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Sept. 23, 2022. The capsule arrived at the launch complex after making the short journey from its nearby processing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Photo credit: SpaceXNASA and SpaceX [...]

NASA’s Moon Rocket and Spacecraft Arrive at Vehicle Assembly Building

By |2022-09-27T09:23:00-04:00September 27th, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher as it returns to the Vehicle Assembly Building from Launch Pad 39B, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA made the decision to rollback based on the latest weather predictions associated with [...]

NASA to Provide Media Update on Artemis I Rollback

By |2022-09-27T09:04:00-04:00September 27th, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 27, to discuss the agency’s decision to roll the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis I is a flight test to launch SLS and send [...]

Artemis I Moon Rocket Departs Launch Pad 39B Ahead of Hurricane Ian

By |2022-09-26T23:29:00-04:00September 26th, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as teams configure systems for rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA made the decision to rollback based on the latest [...]

NASA’s DART Mission Hits Asteroid in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test

By |2022-09-26T20:09:00-04:00September 26th, 2022|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space.

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