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Endeavour moved to 39A as astronauts arrive and Crew-2 mission is cleared for launch April 16, 2021 Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Thomas Pesquet, and Akihiko Hoshide have arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for their upcoming launch to the International Space Station on the same day their spaceship, the Crew Dragon Endeavour, was moved to its sea-side launch pad. NASA and SpaceX are currently targeting launch of the Crew-2 mission on Thursday, April 22 at 06:11 EDT / 10:11 UTC from LC-39A ahead of docking 23 hours later on Friday, April 23rd. Ticking off important milestones fo...

Date Time NASA Adds Vulcan Centaur Launch Services to Launch Services Contract NASA has awarded a contract modification to United Launch Services LLC of Centennial, Colorado, to add Vulcan Centaur launch services to the company’s NASA Launch Services II (NLS II) contract, in accordance with the contracts on-ramp provision. The Vulcan Centaur launch service will be available to NASAs Launch Services Program to use for future missions in accordance with the on-ramp provision of NLS II. The NLS II contracts are multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts with an ordering ...

Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency's SpaceX Crew-2 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station. This is the second crew rotation flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon and the first with two international partners. The flight follows certification by NASA for regular flights to the space station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. The launch, on a Falcon 9 rocket, is targeted for 6:11 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 22, from Launch Complex 39A a...

Date Time NASA Awards Contract for Engineering, Programmatic Support Services NASA has awarded the Spectrum and Resource Management, Engineering and Programmatic Support Services (SpectRE) contract to Agile Decision Sciences LLC of Beltsville, Maryland. The maximum ordering value of this indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is $74.8 million. The period of performance runs from April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2026. The work under this contract will be performed at NASA Headquarters and at the contractors facility. Agile will provide domestic and international spectrum management a...