There are several key milestones during launch coverage of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
NASA Roman Space Telescope: Key Milestones for 7:26 a.m. EDT Launch
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope: Launch Updates
NASA's live online coverage of the launch of the agency's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is underway. NASA and SpaceX are targeting 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday for liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-13 Launch Date
NASA and SpaceX are adjusting the launch date for the agency’s Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station to address an oxidizer leak on Dragon’s propulsion system which was detected during standard prelaunch spacecraft processing. Joint NASA and SpaceX teams are performing additional tests and data review and will complete any necessary rework prior to […]
NASA Roman Arrives at Launch Pad, Mission Briefings Scheduled
On Saturday, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope rolled out from the hangar to Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
U.S. President Speaks to Expedition 75 Crew after Awarding Artemis II Crew
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to the Expedition 75 crew today from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. [Possible quote here]. While at the center, the president also awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the four-member Artemis II crew that flew around the Moon in April.
NASA’s Swift Restarts Science Observations
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has resumed operating two of its three science instruments, following the scaling back of a commercial mission that would have boosted Swift to a higher orbital altitude. That mission is now focused on demonstrating rendezvous technologies for in-space servicing. The Swift team turned on the mission’s Ultraviolet/Optical and X-ray telescopes […]
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope ‘Go’ for Launch
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is “go” for launch following completion of the agency and SpaceX’s Launch Readiness Review Friday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Spacewalk Preps, Biomedical Science as Station Boosts Orbit on Thursday
Preparations are ongoing for a spacewalk next week to continue external maintenance on the International Space Station. The Expedition 75 residents are also keeping up biomedical research while maintaining orbital outpost systems. Also, a U.S. cargo craft fired it engines on Thursday boosting the station’s orbit.
NASA Starts Artemis III Engine Install; Boosters, Crew Training Advance
Technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida began the installation of the four RS-25 engines in the core stage of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the Artemis III crew next year. The milestone on Aug. 24 marks the next phase of core stage integration following the mating of the engine […]