NASA Makes the Moon Great Again, Needs 12 Orion Spacecraft for Artemis Missions
24 Sep 2019, 15:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA awards Artemis contract to Lockheed Martin, plans to build at least six and at most twelve Orion capsules for the program
Russian Skybot F-850 Robot Ends Its Astronaut Career
16 Sep 2019, 15:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Russian Skybot F-850 has had a very short astronaut career, as it will be retired after its first and only mission to the ISS
These Stunning Photos of Earth Were Taken by a Solar-Powered Spacecraft
18 Jul 2019, 15:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Planetary Society's LightSail 2 takes two photos of Earth from a distance of 720 km (447 miles) and sends them back for us to enjoy
Archinaut Project to 3D-Print Spacecraft in Orbit
18 Jul 2019, 13:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For the 2020 test, NASA and its commercial partners will attempt to manufacture in orbit two 10-meter solar arrays needed to power a small satellite
Japan Lands Spacecraft on an Asteroid a Second Time, Photos Show the Alien World
12 Jul 2019, 08:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Hayabusa2 mission lands on Asteroid Ryugu for a second time, this time sends back more and much clearer photos of the asteroid surface
Watch NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Ace Its Launch Abort Test
2 Jul 2019, 13:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA’s Orion Spacecraft passes launch abort test with flying colors, sending the spacecraft on direct course to its first true mission next year
NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock Is a Huge Leap for Spacecraft Positioning Systems
6 Jun 2019, 09:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Deep Space Atomic Clock will help future spacecraft determine their position with the same accuracy as GPS systems presently do
Mars 2020 Spacecraft Has All the Air Sucked from Around It, Survives
24 May 2019, 09:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA completes acoustic and thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing of the Mars 2020 spacecraft, all systems go for launch next year
NASA Shows Spacecraft That Will Carry the 2020 Rover to Mars
20 May 2019, 09:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The spacecraft was photographed in the Space Simulator Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, nearly complete
Asteroid Apophis Nears Earth on April 13, 2029, Spacecraft Could Greet It
1 May 2019, 14:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On Friday, April 13, 2029 an asteroid named after the Egyptian God of Chaos will come 31,000 km (19,000 miles) from Earth
Metal Puzzle at JPL Begins Coming Together to Form the Mars 2020 Spacecraft
19 Apr 2019, 09:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA engineers put together the spacecraft that will carry the 2020 Mars Rover to its destination, ship undergoing acoustic testing
NASA Orion Spacecraft Conducts First Altitude Abort System Test
29 Mar 2019, 15:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Northrop Grumman Orion capsule performed on March 20 a static hot-fire test of the Launch Abort System Attitude Control Motor
Fastest Spacecraft in History Completes First Orbit of the Sun
4 Feb 2019, 15:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / During its 24 runs around the Sun, the probe will use four instrument suites to gather data relevant to the understanding of the Sun’s fundamental physics
NASA's Orion Spacecraft Starts Critical Design Review for Crewed Flight
31 Dec 2018, 09:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The December Critical Design Review (CDR) was meant to highlight the needed hardware changes between the uncrewed and crewed missions
NASA InSight Sends Back New High-Res Photos from Mars
7 Dec 2018, 10:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA engineers have started testing the InSight lander’s systems to see if everything is in working order, beginning with the robotic arm
Lunar Landers Selected by NASA for Payload Delivery to the Moon
30 Nov 2018, 11:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nine U.S. companies have been chosen to bid for delivering science and technology payloads for NASA to the Moon on a regular basis
Orion Spacecraft Assembly to Begin as Engines Arrive to the U.S.
7 Nov 2018, 10:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ESA has completed the delivery of the European Service Module to NASA, the Americans to begin assembly on the Orion spacecraft.
Orion Spacecraft to Have Engine Delivered by the End of October
9 Oct 2018, 14:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is ready to deliver the European Service Module to NASA, complete with a repurposed shuttle engine
New Horizons Fires Engine for Historic Encounter Billions of Miles from Home
7 Oct 2018, 10:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Engineers made the last optical navigation engine burn of the New Horizons spaceships as it nears the Ultima Thule Kuiper belt object.
NASA Installs Largest Ever Heat Shield on Orion Spacecraft
22 Aug 2018, 13:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle got its heat shield this month, taking another huge step towards its first mission to the Moon