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NASA Plans for More SLS Rocket Boosters to Launch Artemis Moon Missions

June 29, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Human spaceflight, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, NASA, NASA Artemis program, Northrop Grumman, Solid rocket, Space Launch System (SLS), USA

NASA has taken the next steps toward building Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters to support as many as

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Americas Space 

Northrop Grumman Rocket Boosters Arrive at Kennedy Space Center for NASA’s Artemis I Mission

June 16, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments NASA, NASA Artemis program, NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Northrop Grumman, Space Launch System (SLS), USA

Northrop Grumman announced that the segments for the two rocket boosters that will be used to help launch NASA’s first

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Asia-Pacific Space 

Rocket Lab Launches ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ Mission for NASA, NRO and UNSW Canberra Space

June 13, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments ANDESITE satellite, Electron rocket, M2 Pathfinder satellite, NASA, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), New Zealand, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Satellite, UNSW Canberra Space

Rocket Lab launched its ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ mission carrying satellites for NASA, the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and

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Americas Space 

NASA Selects Astrobotic to Fly VIPER Water-Hunting Rover to Moon

June 12, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Astrobotic, Lunar exploration, Lunar rover, NASA, NASA Artemis program, NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS), NASA VIPER rover, USA

NASA has awarded Astrobotic of Pittsburgh $199.5 million to deliver NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon’s South Pole in

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Americas Space 

U.S. DOE Delivers Nuclear Power System for NASA’s Perseverance Rover

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Interplanetary mission, Mars 2020, Mars rover, NASA, NASA Perseverance rover, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), USA

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) successfully delivered its latest nuclear power system to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida

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Asia-Pacific Space 

Rocket Lab to Launch ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ Mission Carrying Satellites for NASA, NRO and UNSW Canberra Space

June 11, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments ANDESITE satellite, Boston University, Electron rocket, M2 Pathfinder satellite, NASA, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), New Zealand, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, UNSW Canberra Space, USA

Rocket Lab is preparing to launch the ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ mission carrying satellites for NASA, the U.S. National Reconnaissance

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Americas Space 

Northrop Grumman Awarded NASA Contract to Provide First Crew Module for Artemis Program Gateway

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Cygnus (spacecraft), Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), Human spaceflight, Lunar Gateway, NASA, NASA Artemis program, NASA NextSTEP-2, Northrop Grumman, USA

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by NASA to execute the preliminary design and development of the Habitation and

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Americas Space 

SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft Arrives at International Space Station

June 1, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Crew Dragon, Human spaceflight, International Space Station (ISS), NASA, NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP), SpaceX, SpaceX/Crew Dragon Demo-2, USA

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS)

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Americas Space 

Dynetics/RUAG Space Universal Stage Adapter Team Completes Manufacturing Test Demonstrator

May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Dynetics, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, NASA, RUAG Space, Space Launch System (SLS), USA

The Dynetics/RUAG Space USA team recently completed the Universal Stage Adapter (USA) composite panel Manufacturing Test Demonstrator (MTD) for NASA’s

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Americas Space 

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Lifts Off With Crew Dragon Spacecraft Marking First Crewed Launch from U.S. Soil Since 2011

May 30, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Human spaceflight, NASA, NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC), SpaceX, SpaceX/Crew Dragon Demo-2, USA

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft abroad, lifted off from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at

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