NASA Selects Futuristic Space Technology Concepts for Early Study

An astronaut steps into a body scanner and, hours later, walks on Mars in a custom-made spacesuit, breathing oxygen that was extracted from Mars' carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere.

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NASA to Host Virtual Future of Aviation Showcase

Members of the media and public are invited to participate in NASA’s imaginAviation, a three-day virtual event that will focus on the future transformation of aviation that begins Tuesday, March 1.

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NASA, Axiom to Discuss First Private Astronaut Space Station Mission

NASA experts will join a virtual news conference hosted by Axiom Space to preview the launch of Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. The briefing will take place at 11 a.m. EST Monday, Feb. 28.

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NASA to Provide Media Update on Artemis I Moon Mission

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, to provide an update on progress toward the launch of the agency’s uncrewed Artemis I mission.

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Northrop Grumman Sends NASA Science, Cargo to International Space Station

A fresh supply of 8,300 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 12:40 p.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 19, aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft, and is now traveling to the International Space Station.

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NASA TV to Air NOAA’s GOES-T Launch, Prelaunch Activities

NASA will provide coverage of the prelaunch and launch activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next weather observing and environmental monitoring system satellite.

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NASA Offers Up to $200 Million to Help Push New Technologies to Market

Companies with technologies that may advance exploration but need a little extra push to finalize development have two new opportunities to partner with NASA to make it over the finish line.

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Colorado Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station

Students from Colorado will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.

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NASA Advisory Council Welcomes New Members, Sets 2022 Goals

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Wednesday he appointed new members to the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), which provides leadership counsel and advice on a variety of important and complex agency programs and topics.

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NASA Awards Mission Operations Center Support Contract

NASA has awarded the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation-2 (ICESat-2) Mission Operations Center Support contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Dulles, Virginia.

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NASA Awards Rapid IV On-Ramp II Contracts for Spacecraft Systems

NASA has awarded three contracts under the on-ramp feature of the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid IV) contract. These multi-agency contracts are available to support all NASA centers and other federal agencies.

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New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun Environment

NASA has selected two science missions – the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm – to help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space environment.

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NASA Sets Coverage, Opens Virtual Experience for Next Cargo Launch

NASA and commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman are targeting 12:40 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 19, for the launch of the company’s 17th resupply mission to the International Space Station from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.

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NASA to Discuss Webb Telescope Progress, Mirror Alignment

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 11, to share progress made in the early stages of aligning the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors.

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NASA Television to Cover Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft delivering almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station.

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NASA Selects Developer for Rocket to Retrieve First Samples from Mars

NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight rocket to launch rock, sediment, and atmospheric samples from the surface of the Red Planet.

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NASA Statement on Meeting with US Ambassador to Poland

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski’s visit Friday, Feb. 4, to NASA Headquarters in Washington:

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NASA Astronauts to Call Indiana, Texas, Virginia Students from Space

Students across the country will have three opportunities to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

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NASA Invites Media to Learn About Mission Studying Snowstorms

NASA will hold a briefing for members of the media to learn more about an airborne science campaign studying snowstorms at 11 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 10. The agency will stream audio of the call live online.

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NASA, SpaceX to Provide Update on Crew-4 Space Station Mission

NASA and SpaceX will hold a joint media teleconference at noon EST Friday, Feb. 4, to provide an update on progress toward the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station.

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NASA to Hold Science Town Hall Meeting

NASA will hold a community town hall meeting at 1:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 8, with Thomas H. Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

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NASA Highlights Science on Next Northrop Grumman Space Station Mission

NASA will host a media call at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 10, to discuss the science and technology demonstrations bound for the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft on the company’s 17th commercial resupply mission.

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NASA, Space Station Partners Approve First Axiom Mission Astronauts

NASA and its international partners approved crew members for Axiom Space’s first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

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NASA Invites Media to Uncrewed Artemis Moon Mission Update

NASA will host a media teleconference at noon EST today, Wednesday, Feb. 2, to discuss progress toward the launch of the agency’s uncrewed Artemis I mission.

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NASA Awards Contract for Custodial Services

NASA has selected Native Resource Development Company Inc. of Bernalillo, New Mexico, to provide custodial services at the agency’s Johnson Space Center, Ellington Field, and Sonny Carter Training Facility in Houston.

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Wisconsin Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station

Wisconsin Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station

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