Launch contracts will be awarded later in each mission's development.[95] 【参考译文】2021年6月2日,美国国家航空航天局(NASA)局长比尔·尼尔森宣布,DAVINCI+和VERITAS任务被选中,将于2020年代末发射至金星,这两个任务击败了木星火山卫星木卫一和海王星大卫星海卫一的探测任务提案,而这些提案也在2020年初被选为...
In the fall, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced the space agency was targeting mid-February to launch its moon-bound rocket and the Orion spacecraft. However, that has shifted to possibly mid-March due to an issue discovered with one of the rocket engine controllers. When it does happen...
There is also another meeting –“Key Decision Point E”– where they give the formal go ahead to launch. I’d ask NASA PAO to clarify the wording – but they won’t respond to me – and if they do respond they will punt and tell me to wait a few weeks for the press event. So...
NASA originally hoped to launch the MSR mission, with a projected life cycle cost of nearly $6 billion, in 2028. But in September 2023, the independent review board concluded the project was not feasible given current budget projections, unrealistic schedules and a mana...
While late 2025 remains the official Artemis III launch target, NASA already was re-assessing the flight schedule. Agency officials have raised the possibility of "repurposing" the Artemis III mission if it turns out a moon landing isn't feasible in the near-term timeframe. ...
Keith’s note: According to the NASA TV schedule: “Friday, June 3 5:15 a.m. – Coverage of the launch of the ISS Progress 81 cargo craft (Launch scheduled at 5:32 a.m. EDT)” Apparently NASA is going to air live video that clearly shows a rocket with Russian propaganda regarding...
Despite the schedule set by NASA, the future of the mission has been in question after an independent review board reviewed the federal space agency's plans and goals for the MSR mission and presented areportin September 2023. In the report, the mission was described as having...
The exact terms of the contract, including the launch schedule, were not disclosed in the announcements. Lunar Outpost has assembled a contractor team under the banner “Lunar Dawn” to execute the company’s LTV solution. The collaborative development program includes in industry leaders Leidos, ...
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft could launch on its first crewed flight to the International Space Station in April next year, NASA has revealed. However, that’s merely a target date and so we’ll have to continue to wait for official confirmation of a detailed launch schedule. ...
The last NASA spacewalk took place in November 2023, but including Thursday’s, there will be three taking place over the next three weeks, with the other two scheduled for June 24 and July 2. There’s been one other spacewalk at the station this year, in April, though that one was...