Firefly puts Alpha rocket NASA mission on hold to study data
03 Jul
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Firefly puts Alpha rocket NASA mission on hold to study data

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NASA Space Technology Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA005 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) in support of the “Noise of Summer” mission. Image: Firefly Aerospace / Sean ParkerUpdate 9:30 p.m. EDT: Firefly puts launch on hold to allow “more time to evaluate data and test systems from the first attempt.” No new launch date has been announced.Firefly Aerospace is taking more time before launching its fifth Alpha rocket following a last minute ground systems issue Monday night. This will be Firefly’s first mission with NASA as the customer. When it launches, the two-stage, 29.48 meter (96.7-foot) tall rocket will send eight CubeSats from multiple universities and NASA centers to a sun-synchronous Earth orbit.In a social media post, the company stated that it’s standing down “to give the team more time to evaluate data and...
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SpaceX wins NASA contract to launch gamma-ray astronomy mission
03 Jul
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SpaceX wins NASA contract to launch gamma-ray astronomy mission

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NASA Space Technology The Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) will study gamma-ray emissions in the galaxy using a spacecraft in low Earth orbit. Credit: UC BerkeleyWASHINGTON NASA has selected SpaceX to launch a small gamma-ray astronomy mission on a Falcon 9 in 2027.NASA announced July 2 that it awarded a contract to SpaceX to launch the Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) spacecraft, a small Explorer-class, or SMEX, mission into low Earth orbit. The contract, valued at about $69 million, covers the August 2027 launch and related activities.A NASA spokesperson told SpaceNews the agency could not release details on the number of companies that bid on the launch, which was done as a task order through the NASA Launch Services 2 contract vehicle. Such information is considered source selection sensitive, the agency said.NASA selected...
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NASA assessment suggests potential additional delays for Artemis 3 lunar lander
03 Jul
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NASA assessment suggests potential additional delays for Artemis 3 lunar lander

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NASA Space Technology SpaceX Starship on the Moon Credit: SpaceXWASHINGTON — As NASA pushes ahead with a crewed lunar landing on the Artemis 3 mission in September 2026, the agency’s own analysis estimates a nearly one-in-three chance the lander will be at least a year and a half late.That assessment came from a confirmation review for the Human Landing System (HLS) Initial Capability project, which is supporting the development of SpaceX’s Starship lunar lander that will be used on Artemis 3. The confirmation review, known in agency parlance as Key Decision Point (KDP) C, sets cost and schedule commitments for NASA projects.The confirmation review, which took place in December 2023, set a schedule baseline of February 2028 for that project at a 70% joint confidence level. That means there is a 70% chance that Starship...
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Webinar Replay – Race to the Moon
03 Jul
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Webinar Replay – Race to the Moon

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NASA Space Technology Posted inNewsJoin our expert panelists as they dive into the growing race for moon resources. With nations and companies now vying for water, metals, and minerals across the lunar surface, will NASA’s commercial strategy prove effective? And can countries coexist in this new frontier?Webinar IntroductionPanelistsMike GoldChief Growth OfficerRewireYao SongCo-CEO, Co-founderOrienspaceBlaine CurcioFounderOrbital GatewayConsultingNamrata GoswamiAuthor, Professor, FounderPete WordenExecutive DirectorBreakthrough StarshotModeratorDavid AriostoHostSpaceNewsRelated
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