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Social•Jan 15, 2026
NASA Press Conference Begins Minutes After Splashdown
NASA's post splashdown press conference with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and deputy Assoc Admin for Space Operations (and former ISS program mgr) Joel Montalbano should start in 5 minutes. https://t.co/27sV8KFVgh
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 15, 2026
Crew‑11 Completes Deorbit Burn, Heads for San Diego Splashdown
Crew-11's deorbit burn just finished. It was nominal, the trunk has been jettisoned, and the crew continues on its way to splashdown off the coast of San Diego at 3:41 am ET.
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 14, 2026
Artemis II Rolls Out Saturday, Jan 17, with Dual News Conferences
SLS/Orion Artemis II roll-out to the launch pad is *on* for Saturday, Jan 17, at 7:00 am ET. News conf the day before, Jan 16, 12:00 pm ET, and another on Saturday at 9:00 am ET w/the crew and...
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 14, 2026
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Streamline US Satellite Regulation
Sens Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Peter Welch (D-VT) have introduced the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act to update FCC appl process and remove reg barriers and uncertainty that could threaten investments in US cmrcl satellite industry. https://t.co/yyp6hg7qCj https://t.co/WvQMqVbB6e
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 14, 2026
Trump Re‑nominates NASA Deputy Amid Confirmation Delays
President Trump has re-nominated Matt Anderson to be NASA Deputy Administrator amid a long list of resubmitted noms (any nom that doesn't clear the Senate one year must be resubmitted the next). His didn't get far bc of the delay...
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 14, 2026
Crew‑11 Undocking Slightly Delayed, Crew All Healthy
NASA's Rob Navias says on the NASA webcast that Crew-11's undocking may be delayed a few minutes (was 5:05 pm ET) because of late stowage of cargo on Dragon. Not a problem. All four crew members are feeling "very...
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 13, 2026
Boeing Adds Strakes to SLS to Curb Unexpected Vibrations
Don't remember hearing about this before, but Boeing says on Artemis I, SLS "faced higher-than-expected vibrations" near the SRB attach points. They've fixed it by adding "four strakes--thin fin-like metal structures" as shown in photo. https://t.co/0lj4l5SpIH https://t.co/SYAXk6i2Q9
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 12, 2026
NASA Announces Crew‑12’s Nine‑Month ISS Mission
An interesting tidbit from NASA's ISS update today: Crew-12 will stay for NINE months. https://t.co/utvlXiW5Kj https://t.co/QTytbTqczJ
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 12, 2026
ISS Change‑of‑Command Ceremony Begins Soon – Watch Live
The ISS Change-of-Command ceremony should start in a few minutes at 2:35 pm ET. Watch on NASA's YouTube channel: https://t.co/oJhxxboDKW
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 11, 2026
Pete Hegseth Joins Elon Musk at SpaceX Visit
Pete Hegseth will visit SpaceX in Brownsville tomorrow (Monday) and "deliver remarks to the workforce and leaders at SpaceX, alongside its founder, Elon Musk." It's part of his Arsenal of Freedom tour. https://t.co/cNf7ohcSQp
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 10, 2026
NASA Reveals Artemis II Launch Window Options Through April
NASA is sharing a lot of information about preps for the Artemis II launch including the potential launch dates/times in February, March and April. https://t.co/QvClDD3nVg
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 10, 2026
NASA Schedules Crew-11 Undocking for Jan 14, Splashdown Jan 15
NASA is targeting 5:00 pm ET Wednesday, Jan 14, for the undocking of Crew-11 with splashdown at 3:20 am ET on Jan 15. https://t.co/CrcVLu2Ol9
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 8, 2026
NASA Holds ISS Update Press Conference Today at 5 PM
NASA will have a press conference at 5:00 pm ET today (Thursday) re the situation on the ISS. NASA Admin Isaacman will participate along with Assoc Admin Amit Kshatriya and James Polk, Chief Health and Medical Officer. Watch...
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 7, 2026
NASA Delays Spacewalk over Crew Member's Medical Issue
NASA is postponing tomorrow's spacewalk because of a "medical concern with a crew member that arose Wednesday afternoon." https://t.co/QQ83VS716l
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 6, 2026
Weather Satellites Critical to National Security Operations
House SS&T will hold a hrg next wk (Jan 13, 10:00 am ET) on "From Orbit to Operations: How Weather Satellites Support the National Security Mission." Witnesses: https://t.co/xCfXyGuaBp
By Marcia Smith