{"id":40588,"date":"2021-01-04T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-463471"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:59:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:59:31","slug":"nasa-perseveres-through-pandemic-looks-ahead-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\/nasa-perseveres-through-pandemic-looks-ahead-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Perseveres Through Pandemic, Looks Ahead in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none 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id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\" hidden><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/gallery\/clps-gallery\/\">Gallery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\/clps-videos\/\">Videos<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\/press-kits\/\">Press Kits<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/np-2023-12-019-jsc-clps-artemis-brochure-2024-web-2-14-24.pdf?emrc=a56cc7\">Brochure<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASA Perseveres Through Pandemic, Looks Ahead in 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With 2020 behind us, NASA is gearing up for a busy year in 2021, looking forward to more exploration firsts. The agency is working toward sending the first woman and next man to the Moon in 2024 and and will establish sustainable lunar exploration by the end of the decade as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\">Artemis<\/a> program, while getting ready for human exploration of Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/human_landing_system_2024_surface_astronauts.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1866\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/human_landing_system_2024_surface_astronauts.jpg?w=1866\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Human Landing System 2024 Surface Astronauts Concept\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/human_landing_system_2024_surface_astronauts.jpg 1866w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/human_landing_system_2024_surface_astronauts.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/human_landing_system_2024_surface_astronauts.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/human_landing_system_2024_surface_astronauts.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/human_landing_system_2024_surface_astronauts.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/human_landing_system_2024_surface_astronauts.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/human_landing_system_2024_surface_astronauts.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/human_landing_system_2024_surface_astronauts.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/human_landing_system_2024_surface_astronauts.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1866px) 100vw, 1866px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy putting the health and safety of the NASA team first, we\u2019ve been able to safely navigate the challenges of COVID-19 and keep our missions moving forward as much as possible,\u201d said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. \u201cWe will hit several key milestones for Artemis this year, including conducting a major test of our Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Last year we grabbed an asteroid sample and launched an ocean studying satellite. These stunning NASA achievements were made possible thanks to strong commitments from the president and Congress to fund and support NASA budgets and will usher in a new era of exploration for America\u2019s space agency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Video:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_fRSaLAEW2s&feature=youtu.be\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cNASA 2021: Let\u2019s Go to the Moon\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In 2020, NASA Persevered<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1541\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.png?w=1541\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.png 5472w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.png?resize=226,300 226w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.png?resize=768,1021 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.png?resize=771,1024 771w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.png?resize=1156,1536 1156w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.png?resize=1541,2048 1541w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.png?resize=301,400 301w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.png?resize=451,600 451w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.png?resize=677,900 677w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.png?resize=903,1200 903w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/nw-2020-07-010-jsc_iss_crew-1_poster_300dpi.png?resize=1505,2000 1505w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1541px) 100vw, 1541px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On Nov. 15, 2020, NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-s-spacex-crew-1-astronauts-headed-to-international-space-station\/\">SpaceX Crew-1<\/a> mission launched from the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station, following certification of the system by NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program. The mission is the first in a series of regular, rotational flights with astronauts to the orbital laboratory, which marked 20 years of continuous human presence aboard the station Nov. 2. Flying four crew members on Crew-1 expands the station\u2019s crew to seven, effectively doubling the amount of time for crew members to support research investigations that advance scientific knowledge and prepare for human exploration farther into space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On Oct. 20, America\u2019s first asteroid sample return mission, NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/osiris-rex\">OSIRIS-REx<\/a>, \u201ctagged\u201d the asteroid Bennu to collect a small sample to return to Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA also continued to make significant progress toward the first uncrewed flight test of SLS and the Orion spacecraft and plans to conduct a hot-fire test early in 2021. This critical milestone, known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/systems\/sls\/sls-core-stage-green-run-tests-critical-systems-for-artemis-I.html\">Green Run<\/a>, includes firing up the rocket\u2019s massive core stage and four RS-25 engines in a test stand. Stacking operations began with the solid rocket boosters on the mobile launcher in the late fall and will continue when the core stage arrives. Engineers were putting finishing touches on Orion so it will be ready for stacking, making us one step closer to sending astronauts to walk on the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, on Nov. 21 the agency launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sentinel-6\">Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite<\/a>, which will collect the most accurate data yet on sea levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Video:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HgHr_1DOrrU\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cWe Peservered This Year @NASA\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2021 to Bring More Firsts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This year is shaping up to be one of NASA\u2019s busiest yet. Boeing is on deck to conduct a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/commercial\/crew\/index.html\">second uncrewed flight test<\/a> for the Commercial Crew Program, before flying a crewed flight test to meet program certification requirements. This is an important step in ensuring multiple commercial partners are providing access to the space station from American soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Following an initial design phase, NASA is expected to announce whether Blue Origin, Dynetics and\/or SpaceX are moving forward with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-selects-blue-origin-dynetics-spacex-for-artemis-human-landers\/\">human landing systems<\/a>, one of which will be the first private company to safely land American astronauts on the Moon in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-feature\/jezero-crater-landing-site-for-the-mars-perseverance-rover\">Perseverance rover<\/a> lands on Mars on Feb. 18, the robotic astrobiologist and geologist will search for signs of ancient life and collect rock and soil samples. As part of the mission, NASA will deploy the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/news.php?feature=7703\" rel=\"noopener\">Ingenuity<\/a> helicopter from the rover in the first demonstration of rotorcraft on another planet. The agency also will attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/mars2020\/spacecraft\/instruments\/moxie\/\" rel=\"noopener\">produce oxygen<\/a> from the Martian atmosphere \u2013 a critical step for future human exploration of the Red Planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"DART at the Didymos system\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_1.jpg 4800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_1.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_1.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_1.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_1.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_1.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_1.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_1.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/dart-zoom_bkg-nologos1_1.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In late July, NASA will launch the first test for planetary defense. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/planetarydefense\/dart\">Double Asteroid Redirection Test<\/a>, about the size of a small car, will deliberately crash into an asteroid moon in fall 2022 to change its motion.\u202fThis is just a test, as the asteroid Didymos nor its targeted moon Dimorphos, pose any threat to our planet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA will ship the SLS core stage to Kennedy early in the year for integration with the Orion spacecraft. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artemis I<\/a>, the first uncrewed flight test of SLS and Orion, is on track to launch on its month-long mission around the Moon by fall. NASA will begin joining the core stage components for the SLS rocket to launch Artemis II and is in the process of manufacturing the core stage for Artemis III as well as the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stages, and stage adapters that connect the parts of the rocket. Engineers will also continue testing RS-25 engines and casting solid rocket booster segments for future missions as well. The Orion crew module for Artemis III will be delivered to Kennedy, where the crew module for Artemis II is already undergoing preparations for its mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/first-commercial-moon-delivery-assignments-to-advance-artemis\">Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines<\/a> will each launch their first Commercial Lunar Payload Services flights to the Moon in the fall, delivering a suite of payloads to the lunar surface ahead of future Artemis missions with crew. This will be the first American robotic missions to land on the Moon in 50 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In October, NASA will launch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/goddard\/lucy-overview\">Lucy<\/a> as the first mission to study the Trojan asteroids \u2013 remnants of ancient material that formed the outer planets, now orbiting the Sun at the distance of Jupiter. By the end of that month NASA will launch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/webb\/main\/index.html\">James Webb Space Telescope<\/a>, the flagship astrophysics mission exploring distant worlds and studying the first generation of galaxies formed at the beginning of the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Also this year, NASA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/aeronautics\/index.html\" target=\"_BLANK\u7ffc\" rel=\"noopener\">aeronautics<\/a> teams will complete construction and prepare for the first flight of the X-59 QueSST, our low-boom supersonic X-plane that will provide data that could lead to faster long-distance travel throughout the world. The X-57 Maxwell, the agency\u2019s first all-electric experimental aircraft, will also conduct its first flight. The agency\u2019s aero researchers also will launch an effort to advance electric propulsion for large commercial transports with an electric powertrain flight demonstration, helping to develop a fuel- and cost-efficient alternative to traditional jet-engine-powered aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/afrc2020-0038-39_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/afrc2020-0038-39_0.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA engineers put the X-57 Maxwell, NASA\u2019s first all-electric X-plane, through its initial telemetry tests at NASA\u2019s Armstrong \" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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