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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has completed the final clean room procedures needed before the transfer of a NASA solar probe to the launchpad, from where it will embark on a voyage to the study the sun. APL on July 11 mated the Parker Solar Probe to the Northrop Grumman-built Star 48BV rocket motor that would […] More
A NASA satellite designed to explore outer space for potentially life-supporting exoplanets entered service on July 25 and is expected to transmit science data back to Earth in August. The space agency said Saturday the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite will work to periodically send data every 13.5 days after the TESS Science Team receives the […] More
NASA has commenced the in-space commissioning test and adjustment period for a planet identification satellite in preparation for the start of space endeavors by the end of July. The agency started tests on the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite to make sure that it is functioning properly and to determine if modifications to it would be […] More
The team of NASA and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has fully integrated a spacecraft that is scheduled to launch in August on a mission to study the sun up close. NASA said Thursday an eight-foot-diameter heat shield was reinstalled on Parker Solar Probe last week after engineers initially attached the system to the spacecraft as part of tests […] More
SpaceXÂ launched Friday a spacecraft that contains equipment NASA intends to aid activities onboard the International Space Station, including research on artificial intelligence, cellular biology and Earth science. The Dragon spacecraft, propelled by the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, is the 15th ISS cargo flight SpaceX has […] More
Officials from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have reviewed SpaceX’s proposal to expand its facilities in the spaceport to support more rocket refurbishments and other operations, Spaceflight Now reported Monday. KSC officials stated in an environmental assessment that the Hawthorne, Calif.-based firm’s expansion would include sites for booster and fairing processing, storage, launch and landing control, flown […] More
Lockheed Martin has completed a series of launch environment tests for its fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite designed to provide protected communications capabilities for U.S. and allied warfighters operating on maritime, aerial and ground platforms. Lockheed said Monday it subjected the AEHF-5 satellite to extreme heat and cold temperatures as part of the 39-day […] More
SpaceX‘s Dragon capsule splashed down into the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, carrying more than 4,000 pounds’ worth of payload from the International Space Station. The company said Saturday Dragon’s return from ISS marked the completion of its 14th cargo resupply mission. The spacecraft embarked on the mission–its second trip to the space station–aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape […] More
A satellite that Orbital ATK built for NASA’s Astrophysics Explorer mission lifted off Wednesday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is designed to identify planets nearby host stars to facilitate characterizations of those planets and their atmospheres through the use of four wide-field cameras, […] More
A SpaceX-built Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday to deliver 5,800 pounds of crew supplies and scientific experiments, Space.com reported Wednesday. Astronauts aboard ISS used the Canadarm2 robotic arm to capture Dragon at 6:40 a.m. Eastern time. On Monday, SpaceX launched the capsule atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in […] More
A weather satellite that Lockheed Martin built for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration took off Thursday aboard a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S system will be called GOES-17 once it reaches the geostationary orbit within two weeks and will undergo a checkout and validation phase […] More
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket took off Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. Eastern time from a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of its inaugural test flight, Reuters reported Tuesday. The space vehicle has 27 engines that generated at least 5 million pounds of thrust during takeoff. The rocket’s two side boosters […] More
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