August 2021 – Page 6 – Spaceflight Now

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Breaking News

[ April 2, 2026 ] Artemis 2 crew blasts off on historic moon mission Artemis
[ April 1, 2026 ] Live coverage: NASA to launch Artemis 2, its first Moon-bound mission with astronauts since 1972 Artemis
[ March 30, 2026 ] Falcon 9 booster launches for record 34th time on Starlink delivery mission Falcon 9
[ March 30, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 119 payloads on smallsat rideshare mission from California Falcon 9
[ March 26, 2026 ] SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from the West Coast Falcon 9

GAO dismisses lunar lander contract protests

August 2, 2021 William Harwood

The Government Accountability Office ruled Friday that NASA did not violate procurement law or regulations when it awarded a single $2.9 billion moon lander contract to SpaceX, denying appeals from competitors Dynetics, a Leidos company, and Blue Origin, owned by Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos.

Live coverage: Launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft scrubbed

August 2, 2021 Stephen Clark

The planned liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was scrubbed Tuesday. The unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station is a prerequisite for launching astronauts on the next Starliner mission. The next launch attempt is expected at 12:57 p.m. EDT (1657 GMT) Wednesday.