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July 05, 2022

NASA, SpaceX Target Update Launch Date for Cargo Mission

SpaceX Made The Decision To Replace The Main Parachutes On This Spacecraft

It took a few weeks, but NASA now seems ready to launch the next CargoDragon mission. NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Thursday, July 14, for launch of the CRS-25 commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The new target launch date supports ongoing Dragon spacecraft inspections as well as repair and replacement of any components that could have degraded by exposure to mono-methyl hydrazine (MMH) vapor found during testing in early June.

CAPSTONE Will Arrive To Its Lunar Orbit On November 13, 2022

Rocket Lab USA reports that it has successfully deployed a satellite for NASA, setting it on a course to the Moon. The deployment marks the successful completion of Rocket Lab’s first deep space mission, paving the way for the Company’s upcoming interplanetary missions to Mars and Venus. Owned and operated by Advanced Space on behalf of NASA, the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) will be the first spacecraft to test the Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) around the Moon.