NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Collects Significant Amount of Asteroid
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Two days after touching down on asteroid Bennu, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission team received on Thursday, Oct. 22, images that confirm the spacecraft has collected more than enough material to meet one of its main mission requirements – acquiring at least 2 ou
NASA Invites Media to Briefing on OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Collection
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NASA will host a media teleconference at 5:00 p.m. EDT today, Friday, Oct. 23, to provide an update on the status of the agency’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft and the sample i
NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, Crewmates Land Safely Back on Earth
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After 196 days living and working in Earth’s orbit aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy returned from his third space mission Wednesday, Oct. 21, with cosmonauts Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian space agency R
NASA will announce an exciting new discovery about the Moon from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) at a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT Monday, Oct. 26.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Touches Asteroid
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NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft unfurled its robotic arm Tuesday, and in a first for the agency, briefly touched an asteroid to collect dust and pebbles from the surface f
NASA, Department of Energy Expand on More Than 50 Years of Collaboration
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NASA’s longstanding partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE) has enabled notable space exploration, from revealing more about the Moon to propelling the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft into interstellar space.
NASA Selects Intuitive Machines to Land Water-Measuring Payload on the Moon
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NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston approximately $47 million to deliver a drill combined with a mass spectrometer to the Moon by December 2022 under the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.
Landing Coverage Set for NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, Space Station Crew
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NASA will provide live coverage of the return to Earth for agency astronaut Chris Cassidy and two Russian cosmonauts Wednesday, Oct. 21, after six months aboard the International Space Station.
NASA to Broadcast OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Collection Activities
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NASA will broadcast coverage of a first for the agency as its Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission attempts to collect a sample of asteroid Bennu on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6:12 p.m. EDT.
NASA Announces Partners to Advance ‘Tipping Point’ Technologies for the Moon, Mars
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NASA has selected 14 American companies, including several small businesses, as partners to develop a range of technologies that will help forge a path to sustainable Artemis operations on the Moon by the end of the decade.
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station
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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts arrived aboard the International Space Station on Oct. 14, returning a medical researcher to the orbiting laboratory ahead of the 20th anniversary of uninterrupted human presence in space.
NASA, International Partners Advance Cooperation with First Signings of Artemis Accords
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International cooperation on and around the Moon as part of the Artemis program is taking a step forward today with the signing of the Artemis Accords between NASA and several partner countries.
NASA Administrator to Announce New Space Tech Public-Private Partnerships
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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will give a keynote address at the virtual fall Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium meeting at 11:45 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 14.
NASA to Provide Coverage of 71st International Astronautical Congress
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NASA will broadcast key events, including an Artemis program update, of the 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC), which takes place virtually Monday, Oct. 12, through Wednesday, Oct. 14.
NASA Hosts Virtual Destination Station with Astronaut Christina Koch, Scientists
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch, along with other representatives from the agency and the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory, will participate in a virtual panel Wednesday, Oct. 14, to highlight how the International Space Station’s unique f
NASA, Boeing Announce Crew Changes for Starliner Crew Flight Test
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Veteran NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore will join astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, the inaugural crewed flight of the CST-100 Starliner launching to the International Space Station in 2021.
While advancing its Artemis program – which includes sending the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 – NASA wants to know what you would pack for a trip to the Moon.
NASA Science, Cargo Heads to Space Station on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission
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A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with nearly 8,000 pounds of scientific investigations, technology demonstrations, commercial products, and other cargo after launching at 9:16 p.m. EDT Friday from
NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station to Answer Questions from High School Students
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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, currently aboard the International Space Station, will answer questions posed by high school students from across the nation this week.
NASA has selected AECOM Technical Services Inc. of Orlando, Florida; Infrastructure Solution Service of Viera, Florida; and Jones Edmunds & Associates Inc. of Titusville, Florida; to provide architecture-engineer services for civil engineering infrastructure
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for IMAP Mission
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NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission, which includes four secondary payloads.
NASA Report Details How Agency Significantly Benefits US Economy
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NASA released Friday the results of its first-ever agencywide economic impact report. The report shows that, through all NASA activities, the agency generated more than $64.3 billion in total economic output during fiscal year 2019, supported more than 312,00
NASA Invites Media, Public to Watch Cargo Launch to Space Station
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NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is targeting 10:27 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the launch of its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station.
NASA Invites Media to Hot Fire Test for Mega Rocket to Support Moon Missions
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Media accreditation is now open for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Green Run hot fire test – the test of the rocket’s core stage and all of its integrated systems before its flight on the Artemis I lunar mission, scheduled for 2021.
NASA to Provide Update on Agency’s First Asteroid Sample Collection Attempt
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NASA is hosting a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 24, to provide an update on the agency’s first attempt to contact the surface of asteroid Bennu and collect a sample next month.
NASA, US Space Force Establish Foundation for Broad Collaboration
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While advancing plans for unprecedented lunar exploration under the Artemis program, NASA also is building on a longstanding partnership with the Department of Defense with a new memorandum of understanding announced today by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstin
NASA Highlights Science, Business on Next Northrop Grumman Mission to Space Station
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NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 24, to discuss science investigations, technology demonstrations, and commercial products launching on Northrop Grumman’s 14th commercial resupply mission for the agency to the Internationa
NASA to Discuss Early Artemis Exploration Plans with Media
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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will discuss the agency’s latest Artemis program exploration plans during a media teleconference today at 5 p.m. EDT.
NASA Invites Media to Launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite from West Coast
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Media accreditation is open for the launch of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, an international collaboration between NASA and several partners.
NASA to Host Preview Briefings, Interviews for First Crew Rotation Mission with SpaceX
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NASA will highlight the first crew rotational flight of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station with a trio of news conferences beginning 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 29.
NASA Administrator to Discuss Collaboration with US Space Force
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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will participate in a virtual discussion on the agency’s collaboration with the United States Space Force at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 22.
NASA Awards Contract in Support of Simulation Model Development
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NASA has awarded a contract to MacLean Engineering & Applied Technologies of Houston to provide simulation model development, integration, verification, validation, analysis, documentation, maintenance, and troubleshooting support of Trick-based non-real-tim
NASA Missions Spy First Possible ‘Survivor’ Planet Hugging White Dwarf Star
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An international team of astronomers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and retired Spitzer Space Telescope has reported what may be the first intact planet found closely orbiting a white dwarf, the dense leftover of a Sun-like star,
Solar Cycle 25 Is Here. NASA, NOAA Scientists Explain What That Means
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Solar Cycle 25 has begun. During a media event on Tuesday, experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discussed their analysis and predictions about the new solar cycle – and how the coming upswing in space weather wil
NASA Kicks Off New School Year with Join Artemis Week
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NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement is kicking off the new school year with Join Artemis Week, today through Sept. 18, with resources and opportunities to inspire and engage students of all ages in the future of space exploration.
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Available for Interviews Before Her Return to Space
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NASA astronaut and biologist Kate Rubins is participating on Friday, Sept. 25, in a final round of media interviews before her October launch to the International Space Station, the second space mission of her NASA career.
NASA, NOAA to Discuss Solar Cycle Prediction During Media Teleconference
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NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will discuss predictions for the upcoming solar cycle during a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 15. Tracking the solar cycle is a key part of better understanding the Sun an
