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Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

Artemis II astronauts rehearse launch countdown, ride rewrapped 'Astrovan II' to pad

On Dec. 20, NASA's four Artemis II astronauts completed a launch‑day dress rehearsal—boarding Orion inside the Vehicle Assembly Building and riding a rewrapped Boeing Starliner 'Astrovan II' to the pad—to validate crew ingress, pad egress and ground‑team procedures ahead of the February lunar‑flyby mission.

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2025-12-20T16:24:07.495409-08:00
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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

IMAP Achieves First Light on All 10 Instruments, Confirming Instrument Functionality

By Universe Today: During the deployment of new space telescopes that are several critical steps each has to go through. Launch is probably the one most commonly thought of, another is “first light” of all of the instruments on the telescope.

2025-12-20T04:43:56.587700-08:00
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NASA • Jessica Taveau

NASA Welcomes 15th Administrator Jared Isaacman

By NASA: Jared Isaacman was sworn in Thursday as NASA's 15th administrator by District Judge Timothy J. Kelly. The oath was taken during a ceremony held at the.

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2025-12-18T10:11:06.248552-08:00
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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Safety panel urges NASA to reassess Artemis lunar landing architecture and review Starliner incident response

By SpaceNews.com: NASA’s safety advisers are recommending that the agency reconsider its Artemis lunar landing architecture as well as how it handled the Starliner incident.

2025-12-19T16:03:57.784172-08:00