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Marcia Smith

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Space policy analyst and SpacePolicyOnline editor, covering civil and commercial space policy.

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Artemis II Crew Freed, SLS/Orion Set for VAB Return
Social•Feb 22, 2026

Artemis II Crew Freed, SLS/Orion Set for VAB Return

Weather permitting, NASA will roll the SLS/Orion stack back to the VAB on Tuesday. The Artemis II crew was released from quarantine last night and remain in Houston. https://t.co/Fc41XfWvG7

By Marcia Smith
Artemis II Delayed; March Launch Ruled Out
Social•Feb 21, 2026

Artemis II Delayed; March Launch Ruled Out

Updated with Isaacman's clarification that March definitiely is off the table and they will roll back to the VAB. Artemis II Delayed Due to Upper Stage Problem https://t.co/r8yzfcIJ9Q

By Marcia Smith
NASA Flags SLS Upper-Stage Issue, Possible VAB Rollback
Social•Feb 21, 2026

NASA Flags SLS Upper-Stage Issue, Possible VAB Rollback

NASA just said there's a problem with the SLS upper stage and they may have to roll back to the VAB. https://t.co/jS1avhZOkR

By Marcia Smith
Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal On Track, Launch Window Opening Soon
Social•Feb 20, 2026

Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal On Track, Launch Window Opening Soon

Artemis II WDR still proceeding well. Closeout crew has left the pad. Just over one hour to opening of simulated launch window. https://t.co/Yi2WnQb4m5

By Marcia Smith
NASA Admits Starliner Missteps, Reclassifies Mishap, Vows Leadership Overhaul
Social•Feb 19, 2026

NASA Admits Starliner Missteps, Reclassifies Mishap, Vows Leadership Overhaul

News conf upshot: NASA acknowledges poor decision making thruout Starliner prog and esp while crew was on orbit. Now correctly classified as Type A mishap. NASA still committed to Starliner, but will be leadership and other changes at NASA. Rpt...

By Marcia Smith
SLS Core Stage Fully Fueled, Leak‑Free Progress
Social•Feb 19, 2026

SLS Core Stage Fully Fueled, Leak‑Free Progress

The SLS Core Stage is 100% full with liquid hydrogen, reaching that step without the leaks experienced in the first Wet Dress Rehearsal. Core stage LOX also full. Upper stage in progress. https://t.co/l57ViNyv7v https://t.co/osaGFUDs2r

By Marcia Smith
HTV‑X1 Leaves ISS for Three‑Month Free‑Flight Experiments
Social•Feb 19, 2026

HTV‑X1 Leaves ISS for Three‑Month Free‑Flight Experiments

HTV-X1 will depart the ISS on Mar 6, 12:05 pm EST (Mar 7, 2:05 am JST) and then spend 3 months in free flight conducting several experiments as described in this JAXA press release.

By Marcia Smith
NASA Schedules Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal for Feb 19
Social•Feb 16, 2026

NASA Schedules Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal for Feb 19

NASA is planning the next Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) for Thursday, Feb 19. Call to stations is tmrw (Tuesday) at 6:40 pm ET. Simulated launch time is 8:30 pm ET on Feb 19 w/4-hour window. https://t.co/KCJUL9c800

By Marcia Smith
NASA Withholds SLS Confidence Test Details Until Evening
Social•Feb 14, 2026

NASA Withholds SLS Confidence Test Details Until Evening

NASA Admin Isaacman replying to Eric Berger @SciGuySpace about the "confidence test" they did on SLS on Thursday (Feb 12) and why NASA didn't share info until last night (Friday, at 7:51 pm ET) about it or the problem they...

By Marcia Smith
NASA Tests SLS LH2 Flow, Fixes Equipment Issue
Social•Feb 14, 2026

NASA Tests SLS LH2 Flow, Fixes Equipment Issue

As reported by Bill Harwood (@cbs_spacenews) and others, on Thurs NASA flowed LH2 thru the new seals on SLS. Now there's a blog post explaining that ground support equipment problem reduced the flow. Working on it this weekend. https://t.co/PbuyJHZMNV

By Marcia Smith
FAA Clears New Airspace for Starship Launches
Social•Feb 13, 2026

FAA Clears New Airspace for Starship Launches

FAA has completed the Final Tiered Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision for updates to airspace closures for additional launch trajectories and Starship landings at Starbase, TX. https://t.co/WvzFoXualX

By Marcia Smith
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Social•Feb 12, 2026

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Senate Cmrc approved the SAT Streamlining bill after RM Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Chr Ted Cruz (R-TX) reached agreement over "deemed granted" prvsn that originally meant FCC had 18 months to rule on a satellite appl or it wld be...

By Marcia Smith
Vast Secures First ISS Private Astronaut
Social•Feb 12, 2026

Vast Secures First ISS Private Astronaut

Vast just won its first private astronaut mission (PAM) to the ISS. Will be the 6th PAM. (Axiom's done 4 and got contract for the 5th last month.) https://t.co/wMfSkzsZTU NASA Admin Isaacman's own private astronaut missions, Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, didn't visit...

By Marcia Smith
Vulcan Launch Anomaly Reported, Payload Still Delivered
Social•Feb 12, 2026

Vulcan Launch Anomaly Reported, Payload Still Delivered

ULA statement re anomaly on this morning's Vulcan launch. Payload reached its destination nonetheless. https://t.co/J8cN2YByhj

By Marcia Smith

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