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NASA agrees to fly astronauts on reused Crew Dragon spacecraft

June 23, 2020 Stephen Clark

NASA has agreed to allow its astronauts to fly on reused Crew Dragon spaceships and Falcon 9 boosters beginning as soon as SpaceX’s third launch of a crew to the International Space Station, a mission expected to launch next year.

China launches final Beidou navigation satellite

June 23, 2020 Stephen Clark

China launched the capstone satellite for the Beidou navigation constellation Tuesday, adding the final piece to a global network to rival the U.S. military’s GPS fleet providing positioning, timing, and search and rescue services.

SLS booster segments arrive in Florida, but stacking on hold until core stage test

June 22, 2020 Stephen Clark

Fueled segments of the solid rocket boosters that will lift off on the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System have arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but officials will hold off on stacking the boosters until the SLS core stage completes a crucial test-firing later this year.

Atlas 5 rocket runs through practice countdown before Mars rover launch

June 22, 2020 Stephen Clark

The Atlas 5 rocket that will send NASA’s Perseverance rover toward Mars next month aced a countdown rehearsal Monday at Cape Canaveral, helping ensure the United Launch Alliance-built rocket is ready for liftoff during the rover’s 23-day launch window.

U.S. military to award smallsat launch contracts using COVID-19 relief funds

June 19, 2020 Stephen Clark

The U.S. military said this week it plans to award rideshare small satellite launch contracts to six U.S. companies using funds appropriated to help stabilize the defense industrial base amid the coronavirus pandemic.

New NASA spaceflight chief makes no guarantees about 2024 moon landing goal

June 18, 2020 William Harwood

Kathy Lueders, NASA’s newly appointed head of human spaceflight operations, said Thursday that without a crystal ball, she could not give a yes-or-no answer when asked whether she believes NASA can put astronauts back on the moon by the end of 2024 as called for by the Trump administration.

NASA agrees to fly astronauts on reused Crew Dragon spacecraft

China launches final Beidou navigation satellite

SLS booster segments arrive in Florida, but stacking on hold until core stage test

Atlas 5 rocket runs through practice countdown before Mars rover launch

U.S. military to award smallsat launch contracts using COVID-19 relief funds

New NASA spaceflight chief makes no guarantees about 2024 moon landing goal

Vega rocket’s return-to-flight launch waits for improved wind conditions

Photos: NASA’s Perseverance rover buttoned up for launch

NASA’s space station program manager retiring from agency

China launches Earth observation satellite