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This marks the final preparation stage before its upcoming launch, targeted for a multi-day window opening no earlier than February 26 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free has announced his retirement, effective Saturday, Feb. 22, concluding a distinguished career spanning more than three decades at the agency.
NASA’s Artemis II mission has reached a significant milestone as engineers at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida have successfully completed the stacking of the twin solid rocket boosters (SRBs) for the Space Launch System (SLS) inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).
In a surprising turn of events, NASA did not proceed with a widely anticipated layoff of at least 1,000 employees on Feb. 18.
Teams at NASA’s Stennis Space Center have successfully lifted RS-25 engine No. E20001 onto the Fred Haise Test Stand, marking a major milestone in the production of new engines that will power the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
Firefly Aerospace is preparing for a historic lunar landing, with its Blue Ghost lander targeting touchdown no earlier than 3:45 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 2.
NASA has confirmed it will continue using the electric transport vans it acquired from Canoo Technologies for Artemis astronaut transport, despite the vehicle manufacturer going out of business.
NASA is finalizing plans to bring two of its astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, back to Earth as early as March 19—nearly two weeks ahead of the publicly announced timeline.
NASA is seeking U.S. industry partners to deliver and operate the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) on the surface of the Moon.
Asteroid 2024 YR4, a potential "city killer" asteroid has been discovered and early risk assessments have revealed a 1.9% chance that it could collide with Earth on December 22, 2032; raising concerns among scientists and planetary defense experts worldwide.
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