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NASA Awards Space and Earth Sciences Data Analysis-V Contract
NASA has awarded the Space and Earth Sciences Data Analysis-V (SESDA-V) contract to ADNET Systems, Inc.…
NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Commercial Crew Space Station Launch
Media accreditation is now open for the launch of the sixth SpaceX commercial crew mission to…
NASA to Host Media Briefing on Space Station Spacecraft Leak Probe
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 22, to discuss…
NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science
NASA’s InSight mission has ended after more than four years of collecting unique science on Mars. NASA’s…
NASA Awards Contract for Aircraft Support Services
NASA has awarded a contract to Yulista Solutions LLC of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide support for…
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Sentinel-6B Mission
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the…
NASA to Air Live Coverage of US Spacewalk for Solar Array Installation
NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk on Wednesday, Dec. 21, to…
NASA Awards Contract for Liquid Hydrogen
NASA has awarded a contract to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to supply…
NASA Taps Collins Aerospace to Develop New Space Station Spacesuits
NASA has awarded a task order to Collins Aerospace to deliver a spacewalking system for potential…
NASA Selects Eastern Region Protective Services Contractor
NASA has selected Chenega Global Protection, LLC. of Chantilly, Virginia, to receive the NASA Protective Services…
Michigan Students to Hear from Current NASA Space Station Astronaut
Students in Charlevoix, Michigan, will have an opportunity next week to hear from a NASA astronaut…
NASA Commits to Future Artemis Moon Rocket Production
NASA has finalized its contract with Boeing of Huntsville, Alabama, for approximately $3.2 billion to continue…
Splashdown! NASA’s Orion Returns to Earth After Historic Moon Mission
NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:39 a.m.…
NASA’s Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More
2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year. 2022 is one…
NASA, AST & Science Sign Joint Spaceflight Safety Agreement
NASA and AST & Science, a subsidiary of AST SpaceMobile, Inc., have signed a joint agreement…
NASA Awards Contract to Maintain Webb Telescope Operations
NASA has selected Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Redondo Beach, California, to support the James Webb…
NASA Launches International Mission to Survey Earth’s Water
A satellite built for NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) to…
NASA Awards Safety, Mission Assurance Support Services Contract
NASA has selected A-P-T Research, Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide safety and mission assurance support…
NASA Sets Coverage for SWOT Water Survey Mission Launch
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the international Surface Water…
NASA to Discuss Climate Research, Mitigation Efforts
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will discuss the agency’s climate portfolio at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday,…
NASA Administrator, Astronauts Bring Space to Washington Schools
NASA is supporting a nationwide initiative to provide nutritious and hands-on educational kits to children, teachers,…
NASA Administrator Names New Leadership at Two Agency Centers
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has named Bradley Flick director of the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center…
NASA Sets Coverage of Orion’s Historic Moon Mission Return, Splashdown
NASA will provide live coverage of the Artemis I uncrewed Orion spacecraft’s return flyby of the…
NASA Awards Environmental Compliance, Restoration Services Contract
NASA has awarded the Architect-Engineer Services Contract for Environmental Compliance and Restoration Services to Jacobs Engineering…
NASA to Provide Live Coverage of US Spacewalks Outside Space Station
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a pair of U.S. spacewalks in December to…
US Vice President, French President Visit NASA Headquarters
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris and French President Emmanuel Macron to NASA…
NASA Responds to Independent Review of Earth System Observatory
NASA shared a response Wednesday on an independent review board established to assess plans and goals…
NASA to Cancel GeoCarb Mission, Expands Greenhouse Gas Portfolio
NASA announced Monday it intends to cancel development of its GeoCarb mission, and instead implement a…
NASA, ICON Advance Lunar Construction Technology for Moon Missions
As NASA plans for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis, new technologies are required…
Moon Microscope, Solar Arrays Launch on NASA’s SpaceX Cargo Ship
SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply mission for NASA is on its way to the International Space Station. SpaceX’s…
NASA to Share Artemis I Update with Orion at Farthest Point from Earth
NASA will host a news conference at 5 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 28, from the agency’s…
NASA Awards Launch Services Task Order for TROPICS CubeSats Mission
NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to provide the launch service…
NASA Updates Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 2:20 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 26, to launch the company’s…
NASA Invites Public Comment on Plans for Mars Sample Return Campaign
NASA is seeking public comments on a draft environmental impact statement for the agency’s Mars Sample…
NASA Awards Contract for NASA Financial Support Services
NASA has awarded the NASA Financial Support Services (NFSS) contract to MM Technologies LLC (MMT) of…
CAPSTONE Forges New Path for NASA’s Future Artemis Moon Missions
NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft has completed final maneuvers to place it in its target orbit around the…
NASA to Share Orion Update Today After Spacecraft Flies by Moon
NASA will host a news conference at 5 p.m. EST today, Monday, Nov. 21, from the…
NASA Awards Extension for Space, Earth Science Data Analysis Contract
NASA has awarded a six-month extension to ADNET Systems Inc. of Bethesda, Maryland, for the Space…
NASA Awards Contract for Liquid Helium Acquisition at Kennedy
NASA has selected Air Products and Chemicals, Inc of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to supply 33 million liters…
Maryland, Oklahoma Students to Hear from Space Station Astronauts
Students from Maryland and Oklahoma will have the opportunity next week to hear from astronauts aboard…
NASA to Provide Update on Orion Ahead of Powered Outbound Moon Flyby
NASA will host a news conference at 5 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 18, from the agency’s…
NASA, Japan Announce Gateway Contributions, Space Station Extension
NASA and the Government of Japan on Thursday announced further contributions by Japan to Gateway, a…
Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
Following a successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the…
NASA Receives 12th Successive ‘Clean’ Financial Audit Rating
For the 12th consecutive year, NASA has received an unmodified or “clean” opinion from an external…
NASA Awards SpaceX Second Contract Option for Artemis Moon Landing
NASA has awarded a contract modification to SpaceX to further develop its Starship human landing system…
NASA to Share First Results of Inflatable Heat Shield Technology Test
NASA will host a media briefing on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. EST to share…
Experts Available to Discuss NASA Webb Telescope Science Results
Experts from NASA and other institutions will be available by teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on…
NASA Plans Coverage of Roscosmos Spacewalks at Space Station
NASA will provide coverage as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a series of spacewalks in November and…
NASA Sets Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 4:19 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 21, to launch the company’s 26th…
NASA Awards Commercial Small Satellite Data Acquisition Agreement
NASA has selected GeoOptics Inc. of Pasadena, California, to provide commercial small constellation satellite data products…
NASA Awards Contracts for Acquisition of Liquid Hydrogen
NASA has awarded contracts to Air Products and Chemicals Inc. of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Linde Inc.…
NASA Sets New Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch
NASA Sets New Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch NASA Sets New Coverage for Artemis I…
NASA to Brief Status of Artemis I Moon Mission Today
NASA to Brief Status of Artemis I Moon Mission Today NASA to Brief Status of Artemis I…
NASA, ULA Successfully Launch Weather Satellite, Re-entry Tech Demo
NASA successfully launched the third in a series of polar-orbiting weather satellites for the National Oceanic…
Pioneering Astronaut Bob Behnken Retires from NASA
NASA astronaut and former U.S. Air Force Col. Bob Behnken is retiring from NASA after 22…
NASA to Brief Media on First Earth Water-Monitoring Satellite Mission
NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 10:30 a.m. EST (7:30 a.m. PST) Nov. 14,…
NASA Updates Coverage of JPSS-2 Weather Satellite, LOFTID Tech Demo
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the National Oceanic and…
NASA Administrator Names Glenn Research Center Director
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson named Dr. Jimmy Kenyon director of the agency’s Glenn Research Center in…
NASA Science, Cargo Launches on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with…
NASA, USAID Partnership Strengthens Global Development
NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) signed an agreement Friday strengthening the collaboration…
As Psyche Mission Moves Forward, NASA Responds to Independent Review
NASA and the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, which leads Psyche, shared a…
NASA Leaders to Participate in Annual Global Climate Conference
NASA will participate in the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in…
NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch
NASA is targeting Monday, Nov. 14, for the launch of the Artemis I Moon mission during…
NASA to Discuss Psyche Independent Review Board Results
NASA will host a community townhall at 12 p.m. EDT on Friday, Nov. 4, followed by…
NASA to Provide Coverage of Preview Briefing, US Spacewalks
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a series of U.S. spacewalks in November and…
NASA Invites Media to Discuss Space Station Science, Experiments
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 9, to discuss the…
NASA to Provide Update on Artemis I Moon Mission
NASA will host a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT Thursday, Nov. 3, to discuss the…
NASA Sets TV Coverage for Cargo Launch to International Space Station
NASA and commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman are targeting 5:50 a.m. EST, Sunday, Nov. 6, for…
NASA Invites Media to Simulated Artemis Moon Mission Site in Arizona
Media are invited to visit NASA’s Desert Research and Technology Studies (Desert RATS) team members on…
NASA to Discuss Science on Next Northrop Grumman Space Station Mission
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 25, to discuss…
NASA to Participate in ASCEND Conference, Brief Media on Tech Demo
NASA leaders, including Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, will participate in the 2022 ASCEND conference, hosted by…
NASA to Discuss Latest EMIT Findings, Helps Address Climate Change
NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 25, to discuss the…
NASA to Host Briefing on InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Findings
NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 27, to…
NASA Coverage Set for NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 Launch
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the National Oceanic and…
NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking
NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying…
Maryland Students, Navy Pilots to Hear from NASA Astronauts in Space
Pilots from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland, and students across southern…
NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 26th Resupply Launch to Space Station
Media accreditation is open for SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply mission for NASA to the International Space…
NASA’s Economic Benefit Reaches All 50 States
NASA released the results of its second agencywide economic impact report on Thursday, demonstrating how its…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 to Discuss Mission After Returning to Earth
Astronauts of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission, consisting of crew members from the agency as well as…
NASA: Charla en directo con el astronauta Frank Rubio desde el espacio
El astronauta de la NASA Frank Rubio discutir? su primer mes viviendo y trabajando en la…
CORRECTION: Apollo Astronaut James McDivitt Dies at Age 93
Former NASA astronaut James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Gemini IV mission and flew around the…
Apollo Astronaut James McDivitt Dies at Age 93
Former NASA astronaut James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Gemini IV mission and flew around the…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Launches to International Space Station
The crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission are in orbit following their launch to…
NASA Invites Media to Learn About Inflatable Heat Shield Demo
NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) will host a media briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at…
NASA to Provide Update on DART, World’s First Planetary Defense Test
NASA will host a media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 11, to discuss the…
El impacto de DART cambi? el movimiento de un asteroide en el espacio
El an?lisis de los datos obtenidos en las ?ltimas dos semanas por el equipo de investigaci?n…
NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid’s Motion in Space
Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)…
NASA TV to Air Crew Activities as Astronauts Prepare, Return to Earth
NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission…
NASA Awards Contracts to Assess Near-Space Communications Capabilities
NASA has selected two companies – Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) USA of Denver and SpaceLink Corporation…
NASA Awards Contract for Facilities Operations, Maintenance Service
NASA has selected TBP & JJ Worldwide Services of Leesburg, Virginia, to provide facilities operations and…
NASA Invites Media to Launch of Water-Monitoring Satellite
Media accreditation is now open for the upcoming launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Safely Splash Down in Atlantic
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts aboard the Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down Friday off the coast of…
NASA, USGS Map Minerals to Understand Earth Makeup, Climate Change
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will map portions of the southwest United States for…
NASA Awards Contract for Acquisition of Gaseous, Liquid Helium
NASA has selected three companies to supply 1.4 million liters of liquid helium and 87.7 million…
Coverage Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Events, Broadcast, Launch
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-5…
NASA Science Leadership to Hold Town Hall Meeting Thursday
NASA will hold a community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen and…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts to Discuss Mission, Splashdown
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts will answer media questions at 11:55 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 11, about…
NASA Awards Contracts in Support of Entry, Descent, Landing Technology
NASA has awarded a total of seven contracts to six companies including Airborne Systems North America…
NASA Awards Contracts in Support of Entry, Decent, Landing Technology
NASA has awarded a total of seven contracts to six companies including Airborne Systems North America…
NASA Awards Commercial Small Satellite Data Acquisition Agreement
NASA has selected GHGSat, Inc., of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to provide commercial small constellation satellite products…
NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s Antares Cargo Resupply Launch
Media accreditation is open for the launch of the next commercial resupply services mission to deliver…
NASA Awards Laboratory Support Services Contract
NASA has selected Engineering Research and Consulting of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide laboratory services in support…
NASA to Provide Media Update on Artemis I Rollback
NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 27, to discuss the…
NASA’s DART Mission Hits Asteroid in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test
After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first…
Cobertura de la misi?n Soyuz con tripulaci?n a la estaci?n espacial
La NASA ofrecer? cobertura en directo el mi?rcoles 21 de septiembre de los principales acontecimientos del…
NASA to Televise Artemis I Demonstration Test, Host Media Call
NASA will provide live coverage with commentary of the upcoming Artemis I cryogenic demonstration test beginning…
NASA Pursues Astronaut Lunar Landers for Future Artemis Moon Missions
NASA is seeking proposals for sustainable lunar lander development and demonstration as the agency works toward…
Texas Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station
Houston area students will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the…
NASA’s Stakeholder Collaborations Help Inform Moon to Mars Planning
NASA Releases Revised Moon to Mars Objectives NASA Releases Revised Moon to Mars Objectives Read More
NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday, bringing its…
NASA to Provide Media Update on Demonstration Test, Artemis I Mission
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23, to discuss the…
NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Crew Activities
Three cosmonauts living aboard the International Space Station are set to return to Earth Thursday, Sept.…
NASA to Cover Crew Arrival to Launch Site, Flight Readiness Review
NASA will host two media briefings Monday, Sept. 26, in preparation for the fifth crew rotation…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain
NASA’s Perseverance rover is well into its second science campaign, collecting rock-core samples from features within…