Any problems that take place over the next month would likely further delay the launch. “We are a ‘green light’ schedule from here on out. In other words, any major perturbations could affect the launch date,” said Omar Baez, launch director for the mission in NASA’s Launch Services ...
"The progression of the Mars 2020 rover project is on schedule," said NASA's Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate Thomas Zurbuchen. "The decision to begin fueling the MMRTG is another important milestone in keeping to our timetable for a July 2020 launch," he said. Essen...
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and is scheduled to dock to the space station at 11:39 a.m. Thursday, May 28. This will be SpaceX’s final test flight for NASA’...
The liftoff of the Perseverance Mars rover has been pushed back three days to deal with a faulty crane at the launch site.
— SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket failure forces NASA to evaluate astronaut launch schedule for ISS "It also allows us to put two crew missions pretty close together, back-to-back, and see where we are if we need to do that," he added. "So I think it's it's neat to have a backup capab...
When ready, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket will launch with Orion atop it from the space agency’s spaceport at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Photo credit: NASA) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s massive new rocket won’t be ready for a moon shot next year, the space agency...
Launches for the projects are delayed by an average of 13 months – the longest schedule delay since GAO began its annual report on the agency in 2009. The report singled out the James Webb Space Telescope and the Space Launch System program as the major projects with problems. The ...
NASA’s schedule planning doesn’t stop with the Crew-3 mission, either, with NASA targeting April 15, 2022, for the launch of SpaceX’s Crew-4 launch to the space station. As things stand, Crew-4 comprises NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines, along with ESA astronaut Samantha ...
Now that Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley have safely splashed down after the Crew Dragon test mission, NASA and SpaceX are pivoting to the next mission: Crew-1.
Boeing’screwed Starliner flight test delayed to May 6, NASA said, which “optimizes space station schedule of activities planned toward the end of April.”–NASA ULA may switch payload for the second Vulcan launch, because Sierra Space’s cargo Dream Chaserspacecraft currently won’t be ready...