Author: David Bullock

WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — New technology is a key to helping NASA advance its long-term exploration goals for the benefit of all. To support its effort, the agency announced Thursday it will create two new institutes to develop technology in critical areas for engineering and climate research.   Two new Space Technology Research Institutes (STRIs) will…

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Space Systems Command (SCC) through its partnership with NASA, successfully launched the Space Test Program-Houston 9 (STP-H9) mission, which will deliver eight DoD Space Test Program (STP) experimental payloads to NASA’s International Space Station (ISS).   In the next few days robotic operators at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and in Japan Exploration…

WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — NASA and Axiom Space have signed a mission order for the third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than November 2023 from the agency’s NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “The diversity of currently available commercial orbital human spaceflight opportunities is truly astounding….

WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — To carry multiple payloads to the far side of the Moon including a satellite to orbit that area, NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas. The commercial lander will deliver two agency payloads, as well as communication and data relay satellite for lunar orbit, which is an ESA…

Helsinki, FINLAND – March 6 2023 – ICEYE, a world-leading provider of natural catastrophe solutions and insights, has received the Top Startup Partner award at the 2023 Esri Partner Conference (EPC) held in Palm Springs, California March 4–6, 2023. This award was presented to ICEYE for substantial opportunities for growth with Esri. ICEYE owns and operates…

IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, EMMY AWARD WINNING FELIX & PAUL STUDIOS LAUNCH “WOMEN IN SPACEFLIGHT” A SPECIAL FEATURE FROM THE SPACE EXPLORERS SERIES ON META QUEST DISCOVER GROUNDBREAKING ACHIEVEMENTS OF FEMALE ASTRONAUTS WHAT: Join the Emmy Award-Winning Felix & Paul Studios on International Women’s Day to celebrate the accomplishments of the female spacefarers of yesterday and today….

Satellites manufactured by LeoStella delivered to Spaceflight for final integration Bellevue, Wash. March 1, 2023 –  Spaceflight Inc., a premier launch and in-space transportation services provider, announced it will launch two BlackSky(NYSE: BKSY) satellites aboard Rocket Lab’s next mission called “The Beat Goes On,” from Mahia, New Zealand. The spacecraft, now in New Zealand for the final stage of integration,…

Mission 1 Lunar Lander Enters Second Phase of Transit, Becomes Farthest Commercial Operating Spacecraft to Travel into Deep Space TOKYO—February 28, 2023—ispace, inc., (“ispace”) a global lunar exploration company, released an interim success report and announced that its HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander has entered the second phase of its mission, having traveled to its farthest…

Leveraging Mission 1 Interim Success, Full-Scale Development for Mission 2 and Mission 3 Under Way TOKYO—February 28, 2023—ispace, inc., (“ispace”) a global lunar exploration company, released significant updates on the progress of its Mission 2, planned for 2024, and Mission 3, planned for 2025. Valuable feedback such as data and operational experience obtained to this…

WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Dr. Nicola Fox will serve as the associate administrator for the agency’s Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, effective immediately. “As the director of our Heliophysics Division, Nicky was instrumental in expanding the impacts and awareness of NASA’s solar exploration missions and…