Spacecraft's Thruster Pods Failed To Initialize Properly Once In Orbit
After a perfect launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket Friday morning, the SpaceX Dragon supply capsule carrying stores and experiment to the ISS hit a glitch. The spacecraft reached orbit on time at 1010 EST Friday, but a problem with the capsule's thruster pods delayed the deployment of the spacecraft's solar arrays.
Plan Would Institute A 6-Year Term For NASA's Administrator
The House Subcommittee on Space held its first hearing of the 113th Congress Wednesday to evaluate NASA’s policies, priorities and goals for human space exploration, as the Committee works toward reauthorizing the agency.
Delta II Booster Will Carry The Spacecraft Into Orbit
NASA's Launch Services Program at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has selected United Launch Services, LLC of Englewood, CO, to provide Delta II launch services for the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat)-2 mission, currently scheduled for July 2016. A firm fixed-price launch service task order has been awarded under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract.
Would Send One Man And One Woman On A 501-Day Orbital Journey
The Inspiration Mars Foundation led by former space tourist Dennis Tito announced Wednesday that it is planning a challenging manned mission to Mars and back. This 501-day journey around the Red Planet is made possible by a rare planetary alignment that occurs five years from now. Under the scenario outlined by Tito in a news release, two professional crew members – one man, one woman – flying as private citizens would embark on what is known as a “fast, free-return” mission, passing within 100 miles of Mars before swinging back and safely returning to Earth. The target launch date is Jan. 5, 2018.
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