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Artemis II will test NASA's human deep space exploration capabilities for the first time with astronauts.
Ariane 5 successfully launched the James Webb Space Telescope for NASA on 2021-12-25.
The Delta IV Medium configuration completed 29 launches from 2002 to 2019, including 25 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions, three NASA missions, and one commercial mission.
The inaugural launch of HASTE took place on June 17 at 21:24 Eastern local time from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 2 at Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
Rocket Lab USA successfully launched the second of two dedicated Electron launches to deploy a constellation of storm monitoring satellites for NASA.
Artemis 4, the first launch of the SLS Block 1B and the first planned use of ML-2, is scheduled for fall 2028 according to a NASA Artemis mission manifest published in March.
Astrobotic is part of the Blue Origin National Team that won a contract for NASA’s Artemis program to develop and provide human and large cargo lunar landing services.
Bill Nelson worked to secure most of what NASA requested in fiscal year 2023.
Quantic Wenzel completed delivery of a space-qualified frequency synthesizer assembly for NASA’s Europa Clipper mission.
A high-energy variant of Rocket Lab’s Photon was developed and launched in 2022 and successfully deployed the CAPSTONE spacecraft to lunar orbit for NASA.
A high-energy variant of Photon was developed and launched by Rocket Lab in 2022 and successfully deployed the CAPSTONE spacecraft to lunar orbit for NASA.
Artemis 1 was the inaugural flight of NASA’s Space Launch System and launched in November 2022.
NASA proposed a record $8,260,000,000 budget for its science programs in fiscal year 2024.
Electron has been providing access to orbit since 2018 and has successfully deployed satellites for NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office, DARPA, and the U.S. Space Force.
Draper completed the first milestones of a NASA award to perform the first commercial landing on the far side of the Moon in 2025.
In July 2000, Stephen Bowen became the first submarine officer selected as an astronaut by NASA.
Most current activities in cislunar space are led by NASA, the European Space Agency, and Japan.
After the first launch carrying two TROPICS cubesats failed, Astra retired the Rocket 3.3 vehicle, forcing NASA to select a new launch provider for the remaining satellites.
The first Commercial Lunar Payload Services missions by Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines are scheduled to launch in 2023 carrying NASA payloads to the surface of the Moon.
NASA is moving ahead with plans to launch the Crew-6 Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station on 2023-02-26 at 2:07 a.m. Eastern.