Tag: NASA
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Boeing insists NASA criticism will reinforce efforts on Starliner
Following NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s stark assessment of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner program’s troubled history—pinning the blame not just on technical flaws but on systemic failures in decision-making and leadership that he warned could erode the agency’s culture of safety in human spaceflight—Boeing reacted by saying the report will reinforce ongoing efforts to improve its…
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Moon mission fueling test concludes with no major problems
The countdown clock at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site stops at T-29 seconds at the end of the second terminal countdown demonstration, bringing an end to the wet dress rehearsal tanking test on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now NASA and contractor engineers pumped more than 750,000 gallons of supercold propellants into…
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Independent report sharply criticizes NASA management, Boeing for troubled Starliner flight
A file photo shows Boeing’s Starliner capsule docked to the International Space Station as the two spacecraft fly over northern Africa toward the Nile Delta. Image: NASA An independent review of the first, and so far only, piloted flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft concluded the test represented a potentially life-threatening “type A” mishap resulting from…
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NASA to attempt second full fueling test of its Space Launch System rocket
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is seen at Launch Complex 39B in the midst of pre-launch testing for the Artemis 2 mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now NASA will try again to fully load its Space Launch System rocket with more than 700,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen this week at the conclusion of…
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Axiom Space Secures $350 Million to Advance Commercial Space Station and Lunar Spacesuits
Axiom Space said on Thursday it had raised $350 million in new financing to support construction of a commercial space station intended to succeed the International Space Station (ISS) and to advance development of next-generation spacesuits for future U.S. lunar missions. The funding round was co-led by Type One Ventures and the Qatar Investment Authority,…
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Replacement crew docks at space station, boosts crew back to seven
The Crew 12 fliers cavort aboard the International Space Station shortly after floating inside Saturday. They joined station commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, back left in black shirt, NASA astronaut Chis Williams and cosmonaut Sergey Mikaev, both wearing black shirts. The Crew 12 astronauts, from left to right, are cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev (upside down), Jack Hathaway, Jessica…
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NASA Targets April Cargo Flight for Starliner, Crewed Mission Possible This Fall
NASA is aiming to launch an uncrewed mission of Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station (ISS) as early as April, with a potential crewed flight later in the year if technical issues are resolved, officials said. The upcoming mission, known as Starliner-1, will carry cargo rather than astronauts after the spacecraft failed to achieve…
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NASA Selects Two Earth Missions to Improve Climate Monitoring and Disaster Forecasting
NASA has selected two next-generation satellite missions for continued development to enhance understanding of Earth’s systems and improve the ability to predict environmental hazards. The STRIVE (Stratosphere Troposphere Response using Infrared Vertically-resolved light Explorer) mission will provide near-daily, high-resolution measurements of atmospheric temperature, aerosols and trace gases from the upper troposphere to the mesosphere. The…
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DiskSat Gains Commercial Traction After Successful Launch to Orbit
A newly developed disc-shaped satellite platform known as DiskSat has entered commercial use shortly after reaching orbit, with two companies signing agreements to adapt the design for specialized missions. Developed with support from NASA and the Space Systems Command, DiskSat is engineered for rapid deployment via rideshare launches and optimized for operations in very low…
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DLR to Build Human Exploration Control Center for Moon and Mars Missions
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) will establish a new Human Exploration Control Center (HECC) at its Oberpfaffenhofen site near Munich to support future human and robotic missions to the Moon and Mars. The facility will expand the existing German Space Operations Center and is intended to manage complex, long-duration missions beyond low Earth orbit. Officials…