https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/nasa/ The latest Flip News stories on NASA. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:25 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/nasa-new-science-investigations-moon-base/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/nasa-new-science-investigations-moon-base/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:10:00 GMT NASA has selected three new PRISM science investigations — LEMS-SP, GIMLI and DISCO — to fly to the Moon on commercial landers, scouting resources, shelters and hazards for its first lunar outpost. James Calloway NASA Moon Base Artemis PRISM CLPS lunar science NASA https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/nasa-awards-orbital-safety-contract-omitron/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/nasa-awards-orbital-safety-contract-omitron/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:45:00 GMT NASA has awarded a five-year, $23.5 million contract to Omitron Inc. for orbital safety analysis services protecting NASA spacecraft and astronaut lives. James Calloway NASA orbital safety Omitron space contracts conjunction assessment NASA https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/nasa-adds-blue-origin-new-glenn-9x4-launch-contract/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/nasa-adds-blue-origin-new-glenn-9x4-launch-contract/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:29:00 GMT NASA has added Blue Origin's New Glenn 9x4 launch service to its NLS II contract under an on-ramp clause, making the vehicle available to its Launch Services Program for future missions. James Calloway NASA Blue Origin New Glenn launch contract space NASA https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/nasa-ascent-dual-mode-propulsion-cubesat-october-launch/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/nasa-ascent-dual-mode-propulsion-cubesat-october-launch/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has completed ground testing of a shoebox-sized CubeSat that runs high-thrust and low-thrust engines off one non-toxic propellant tank, ahead of an October 1 Falcon 9 launch. Tom Ellery NASA CubeSat propulsion ASCENT Marshall Space Flight Center SpaceX NASA https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/spacex-falcon-heavy-crew13-oct1-doubleheader/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/spacex-falcon-heavy-crew13-oct1-doubleheader/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT SpaceX plans two launches from Florida's Space Coast on Thursday Oct 1: NASA's four Crew-13 astronauts at 11:10 a.m. EDT, then a Falcon Heavy carrying the NRO's first-ever Falcon Heavy payload at 11:53 p.m. Tom Ellery SpaceX NASA Crew-13 Falcon Heavy NROL-97 Florida Today https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-swift-telescope-rescue-fails/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-swift-telescope-rescue-fails/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Katalyst Space Technologies' Link spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere on Friday, ending NASA's $30 million bid to boost the 22-year-old Swift observatory to a higher orbit. Swift is expected to follow in early November. Priya Raman NASA Swift Observatory Katalyst Space space rescue Geo News / Associated Press https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-deep-space-food-challenge-winners/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-deep-space-food-challenge-winners/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:35:00 GMT NASA has awarded $650,000 to the winners of its Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table, with the top $300,000 prize going to Chinyere Ukeje of Philadelphia for a modular food ecosystem named ANI. Priya Raman NASA space Mars food systems Centennial Challenges NASA https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-farmflux-colorado-research-flights/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-farmflux-colorado-research-flights/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NASA's new FarmFlux mission has started low-altitude research flights over Colorado, the first in a series measuring farm emissions including methane, ammonia and ozone. Sarah Whitfield NASA Colorado FarmFlux P-3 Orion air quality agriculture NASA https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-prima-far-infrared-telescope/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-prima-far-infrared-telescope/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NASA has selected PRIMA, a far-infrared space telescope, as the first mission in its new Probe Explorers class, targeting a 2033 launch on a five-year mission capped at $1.2 billion. Priya Raman NASA space telescope astrophysics NASA https://flipnews.co.uk/science/crew-13-launch-oct-1/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/crew-13-launch-oct-1/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NASA and SpaceX are targeting 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, 1 October, for the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station, after a September attempt was scrubbed over a propellant leak. Tom Ellery NASA SpaceX Crew-13 International Space Station Dragon Falcon 9 NASA space station blog https://flipnews.co.uk/science/hubble-200000-orbits-supernova/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/hubble-200000-orbits-supernova/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NASA's Hubble Space Telescope completed its 200,000th orbit of Earth on 19 September; it is now watching for the reappearance of the gravitationally lensed supernova Athena, discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2025. Sarah Whitfield Hubble Space Telescope NASA supernova gravitational lensing astronomy NASA (Hubble Mission Team, Goddard Space Flight Center) https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/albania-artemis-accords-signatory/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/albania-artemis-accords-signatory/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NASA has announced that Albania has signed the Artemis Accords, welcoming the country as the newest signatory to the framework governing the peaceful exploration of space. James Calloway NASA Albania Artemis Accords space policy NASA https://flipnews.co.uk/science/roman-telescope-first-light/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/roman-telescope-first-light/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's 300-megapixel camera has captured its first photons of starlight — a blurry but landmark test image as the flagship observatory wakes up en route to L2. Sarah Whitfield NASA Roman Space Telescope astronomy space NASA https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-mars-water-systems/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-mars-water-systems/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rocks in Jezero Crater's Margin Unit show water interacted with them on at least three separate occasions, a new study in Communications Earth & Environment reports. Priya Raman Mars NASA Perseverance rover Jezero Crater water on Mars astrobiology NASA