Astronomical News

22 September 2021

• NASA Awards Orion Main Engine Contract for Future Artemis Missions
  NASA has awarded a contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. of Redmond, Washington, for the development of the Orion Main Engine (OME), which will be used on the Orion spacecraft as part of the agency’s...
• New York, New Jersey Students to Hear from NASA’s Space Station Crew
  Students from New York and New Jersey will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
• NASA Leadership Positions Agency for Future
  NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Tuesday the agency is creating two new mission directorates that will best position the agency for the next 20 years.
• NASA’s Artemis Rover to Land Near Nobile Region of Moon’s South Pole
  In 2023, NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land near the western edge of the Nobile Crater at the Moon’s South Pole to map and explore the region’s surface and...