https://spacewatch.global/tag/nicky-fox/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:29:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/nicky-fox/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/nasa-selects-prima-far-infrared-telescope-as-first-probe-explorers-mission/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78217 NASA has selected PRIMA, the PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics, as the first mission in its new Probe Explorers class, bridging the observational gap between infrared and radio observatories.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/nasa-launches-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-to-map-the-universe-at-unprecedented-scale/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77098 NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on 30 August on a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy, beginning a three-month journey to L2, from where its wide-field infrared surveys will map the Universe at unprecedented scale.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/nasa-contracts-katalyst-space-to-attempt-orbit-boost-of-swift-observatory-in-low-earth-orbit/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67998 NASA has awarded Katalyst Space Technologies a contract to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Katalyst’s robotic servicing spacecraft will rendezvous with the Observatory and raise it to a higher altitude, demonstrating a key capability for the future of space exploration and extending the Swift mission’s science lifetime.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/nasa-selects-blue-origin-to-deliver-viper-rover-to-moons-south-pole/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 06:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67930 NASA has awarded Blue Origin a CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) task order with an option to deliver a rover to the Moon’s South Pole region, as part of the agency’s Artemis campaign. The CLPS task order has a total potential value of $190 million.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/esa-and-nasa-join-forces-to-land-europes-rover-on-mars/ Fri, 17 May 2024 12:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55238 ESA and NASA have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to formalize the provision of key elements for the Rosalind Franklin rover mission. The space Agencies are consolidating their cooperation on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission with an agreement that ensures important US contributions, such as the launch service, elements of the propulsion system needed for landing on Mars and heater units for the Rosalind Franklin rover. Furthermore, ESA is working to launch its most ambitious exploration mission to search for past and present signs of life on Mars in 2028. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/03/sst-committee-expresses-cautious-support-for-msr-mission/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 07:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54347 The Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology (SS&T) Committee held a hearing on NASA’s science programs, which revolved around the fate of the Mars Sample Return mission (MSR). The JPL had earlier cut back on its activities around the mission in light of a federal budget that could limit spending on the Mars Sample Return mission.]]>