“This is great news for us. We’re staffing up. We’re accelerating.” A test unit for DAVINCI’s entry probe is moved […]
Category: NASA
NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations
This is problematic because SpaceX has said it plans to retire the Crew Dragon spacecraft as soon as possible, and […]
If you’re looking, here’s a “good deal” for NASA and the European Space Agency
“We are in the era of people interested in having good deals, and LISA is a very good deal for the […]
Why is NASA bringing 7,500 contractors back to work as civil servants?
“The administrator’s directive is a coherent and necessary vision for the future.” Civil servants are sworn in as part of […]
SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew mission
With Crew-13, Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a mission into space. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Grace” spacecraft […]
NASA squeezed Treasury, vibe coded, and broke the mold in bid to save Swift
“We did some really, really cool stuff. I’m absolutely gutted we weren’t able to get further.” Katalyst engineers attach Link […]
NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers
So is SpaceX just being selfish or what? A close-up view of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket vertical with the […]
Boeing “incredibly excited” to serve as nation’s only astronaut transportation
Facing a difficult decision With the retirement of Dragon likely by or before 2030, NASA faced a difficult decision. As […]
NASA, for the time being, is unable to move the space station’s large robotic arm
The arm has a mass of nearly two metric tons and can handle payloads of up to 116 tons. For […]
With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time
NASA’s PRIMA mission will use spare parts from Webb to do major science at a lower cost. Artist’s illustration of […]