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NASA Updates TV Coverage for First Crew Rotation Flight on US Commercial Spacecraft

NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 15, for liftoff of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with astronauts to the International Space Station. November 14, 2020 from NASA https://ift.tt/3nnH51k

NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, Crewmates Land Safely Back on Earth

After 196 days living and working in Earth’s orbit aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy returned from his third space mission Wednesday, Oct. 21, with cosmonauts Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos. October 22, 2020 from NASA https://ift.tt/3dJQooE

NASA Science, Cargo Heads to Space Station on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with nearly 8,000 pounds of scientific investigations, technology demonstrations, commercial products, and other cargo after launching at 9:16 p.m. EDT Friday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. October 03, 2020 from NASA https://ift.tt/3cVmP31

Crew Dragon Safely Returns Astronauts

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NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico. from NASA https://ift.tt/3k6NAor

NASA Administrator, Sen. Cruz, Rep. Babin to Discuss Crew Dragon Test Flight at Briefing in Houston

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Brian Babin of Texas will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. CDT Sunday, May 31, at Space Center Houston, the official visitor center of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, to discuss the successful docking of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Robert May 30, 2020 from NASA https://ift.tt/3eEgcln

Demo-2 Launch: Setting Forth on a Historic Journey

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched from Launch Complex 39A on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. from NASA https://ift.tt/3gEg9ru

NASA Astronauts Meir, Morgan, Crewmate Skripochka Return from Space Station

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan returned to Earth Friday, along with Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos. April 17, 2020 from NASA https://ift.tt/2VGQTr4

March 19 Administrator Statement on Agency Response to Coronavirus

March 19 Administrator Statement on Agency Response to Coronavirus March 19, 2020 from NASA https://ift.tt/3df4FsH

SpaceX Dragon Heads to Space Station with NASA Science, Cargo

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 11:50 p.m. EST Friday. Dragon will deliver more than 4,300 pounds of NASA cargo and science investigations, including a new science facility scheduled to be installed to the outside of the station during a spacewalk this spring. March 07, 2020 from NASA https://ift.tt/333MSQz

Solar Orbiter Launch Takes Solar Science to New Heights

Solar Orbiter, a new collaborative mission between ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA to study the Sun, launched at 11:03 p.m. EST Sunday on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. February 10, 2020 from NASA https://ift.tt/2UzphFg

Launch of the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter

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Launch of the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter mission to study the Sun from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Feb. 9, 2020. from NASA https://ift.tt/2vmPwE5

NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner Orbital Flight Test Reviews

NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 7, to discuss the status of the joint independent review team investigation into the primary issues detected during the company’s uncrewed Orbital Flight Test in December as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. February 07, 2020 from NASA https://ift.tt/2Sp7TAb

NASA Television to Air Boeing Starliner Spacecraft Landing

NASA and Boeing will provide live coverage of the landing on Sunday, Dec. 22, of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, on return from its Orbital Flight Test for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. December 22, 2019 from NASA https://ift.tt/2Zf7ROv

NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner Orbital Flight Test Status

NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EST Saturday, Dec. 21, to discuss the status of the Boeing Orbital Flight Test, and the test objectives that have been, and are expected to be, accomplished related to NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. December 21, 2019 from NASA https://ift.tt/2ZfwKK2

NASA to Provide Coverage of Boeing Orbital Flight Test for Commercial Crew

The launch of Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test (OFT) to the International Space Station, as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, is targeted for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20. The uncrewed flight test will be the Boeing CST-100 Starliner’s maiden mission to the space station. December 13, 2019 from NASA https://ift.tt/2PGDegB

Vice President Pence to Visit NASA’s Ames Research Center, Discuss Lunar Exploration

Vice President Mike Pence, along with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, will visit NASA's Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley Thursday, Nov. 14, to discuss the role the center will play in the agency’s plans to return astronauts to the Moon. November 12, 2019 from NASA https://ift.tt/2QfSEdw

NASA Spacecraft Launches on Mission to Explore Frontier of Space

After successfully launching Thursday night, NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) spacecraft is in orbit for a first-of-its-kind mission to study a region of space where changes can disrupt communications and satellite orbits, and even increase radiation risks to astronauts. October 11, 2019 from NASA https://ift.tt/2Vx4h06

NASA Astronaut Anne McClain, Crewmates Return from Space Station Mission

NASA astronaut Anne McClain and two of her Expedition 59 crewmates returned to Earth from the International Space Station Monday, landing safely in Kazakhstan at 10:47 p.m. EDT (8:47 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, local time) after months of science and four spacewalks aboard the microgravity laboratory. June 25, 2019 from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2X575pp

NASA to Announce Selection of Science Commercial Moon Landing Services, Hold Media Teleconference

NASA will announce the next major step in the Artemis program’s lunar surface exploration plans during a NASA Science Live broadcast at 1 p.m. EDT Friday, May 31. May 30, 2019 from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2ELOJ1v

Pennsylvania Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut on International Space Station

Students from Pennsylvania will have an opportunity to speak live with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station at 1:40 p.m. EDT Monday, June 3. May 30, 2019 from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2JMU2Ss