Update: Pandora was launched on 11 January 2026 at 8:44 am ET. A new NASA spacecraft called Pandora is awaiting launch ahead of its journey to study the atmospheres of […]
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NSF-funded Microgravity Research Heads To The international Space Station On SpaceX CRS-32
Three investigations funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS International Space Station) National Laboratory are launching on SpaceX’s 32nd Commercial Resupply […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Commercial & Private Sector, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Press Release
NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Pandora Exoplanet Mission
NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Pandora mission, which will study at least 20 known exoplanets and their host stars to […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Sample Return, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine, Status Report
Collection Of Biospecimens From The Inspiration4 Mission Establishes The Standards For The Space Omics And Medical Atlas (SOMA)
The SpaceX Inspiration4 mission provided a unique opportunity to study the impact of spaceflight on the human body. Biospecimen samples were collected from four crew members longitudinally before (Launch: L-92, […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Cryobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Titan, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Launch Services Contract Awarded For Dragonfly Astrobiology Mission
NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Dragonfly mission, a rotorcraft lander mission under NASA’s New Frontiers Program, designed to explore Saturn’s moon Titan. The mission will […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Europa, Icy Worlds, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Astrobiology Mission To A Water World: NASA’s Europa Clipper Is Ready to Launch
In less than 24 hours, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is slated to launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket. Its sights are set […]
Posted inEuropa, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
Europa Clipper Launch No Earlier Than Monday, 14 October
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting no earlier than Monday, Oct. 14, for the launch of Europa Clipper.
Posted inEuropa, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
Europa Clipper Launch Delayed Due To Hurricane Milton
NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Thursday, Oct. 10, launch attempt of the agency’s Europa Clipper mission due to anticipated hurricane conditions in the area. Hurricane Milton is […]