NASA Invites Comment on Initial Plans for Mars Sample Return Program

NASA is requesting public comment on the scope of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the agency’s proposed Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign.

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NASA Chooses Small Businesses to Continue Exploration Tech Development

NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has chosen 110 U.S. small businesses for continued technology development.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Launch to International Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station at 3:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 27, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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NASA Selects Investigation Teams to Join Geospace Dynamics Mission

NASA has selected three investigation teams to join the agency’s Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission science team in studying Earth’s upper atmosphere, as well as five additional investigations that will be under consideration for inclusion in the mission.

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Coverage Updated for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Briefing, Events, Broadcast

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission, which will send astronauts to the International Space Station.

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NASA Updates Coverage for Axiom Mission 1 Departure from Space Station

NASA will provide live coverage of the undocking and departure of the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) prior to its return to Earth from the International Space Station.

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NASA, Industry to Collaborate on Space Communications by 2025

NASA selected six American satellite communications (SATCOM) providers on April 20 to begin developing and demonstrating near-Earth space communication services that may support future agency missions.

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NASA Administrator Statement on White House ASAT Announcement

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released this statement Tuesday following Vice President Kamala Harris’ announcement the U.S. will not conduct destructive anti-satellite missile testing (ASAT):

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NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Every #NASAEarthling

NASA’s space exploration continues to inspire us to be better stewards of our planet and Earth Day is a great time to celebrate what we’ve done and can do to keep Earth everyone’s favorite planet in the universe.

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NASA to Discuss Status of Artemis I Moon Mission

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 18, to discuss the status of the next wet dress rehearsal test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission.

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NASA Coverage Set for Axiom Mission 1 Departure from Space Station

NASA will provide live coverage of the undocking and departure of the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) prior to its return to Earth from the International Space Station.

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NASA Invites Media to Cover Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 Mission

Media accreditation is open for prelaunch and launch activities for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station, the second uncrewed flight test of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

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NASA to Discuss Initial Findings from Artemis Moon Mission Modified Test

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 15, to discuss the wet dress rehearsal test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission.

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Coverage Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Briefing, Events, Broadcast

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission sending astronauts to the International Space Station.

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NASA Releases Equity Action Plan to Make Space More Accessible to All

In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to advance racial equity in the federal government, NASA has released its first-ever Equity Action Plan.

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La NASA publica un Plan de acción para la equidad, para hacer el espacio más accesible a todos

En apoyo a las iniciativas de la administración Biden-Harris para fomentar la equidad racial en el gobierno federal, la NASA ha publicado su primer Plan de acción para la equidad.

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NASA Science Mission Directorate to Hold Town Hall Meeting

NASA's Science Mission Directorate will hold a community town hall meeting at 12:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, April 19, with NASA Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen and his leadership team.

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NASA Sets Coverage for Russian Spacewalks Outside Space Station

NASA will provide coverage of spacewalks Monday, April 18, and Thursday, April 28, as Russian cosmonauts venture outside the International Space Station to activate a new robotic arm attached to the Nauka module.

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NASA Awards Contracts for Aerospace Testing and Facilities Operations

NASA has awarded a contract to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tennessee, to provide the agency’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California with support services for ground-based aerospace test facilities at the center.

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts to Discuss Mission, Splashdown

As they prepare to return to Earth later this month, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts will answer media questions about their time aboard the International Space Station during an in-orbit news conference at 1:20 p.m. EDT Friday, April 15.

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NASA to Discuss Plans Today for Artemis Moon Mission Modified Test

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today, Monday, April 11, to provide an update on the final major test of the agency’s mega Moon rocket and spacecraft on the launch pad at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission.

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Axiom Private Astronauts Headed to International Space Station

Four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

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NASA Awards Contract for Modeling, Simulation Capabilities to ANSYS

NASA has awarded ANSYS Inc of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, a contract to provide a suite of modeling and simulation tools including capabilities in the following engineering disciplines: structures, crash, thermal, fluids, photonics, semiconductors, electromagnetics, materials, mission, test, evaluation, and orbit determination.

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NASA Selects Universities for Space Station Research Opportunities

Five universities were chosen by NASA for grants to provide students with opportunities to design research experiments that will be conducted on the International Space Station.

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NASA to Discuss Final Test Status Today Before Artemis Moon Mission

NASA to Discuss Final Test Status Today Before Artemis Moon Mission

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NASA to Provide Update Today on Last Major Artemis Test Before Launch

NASA to Provide Update Today on Last Major Test Before Artemis Launch

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NASA to Participate in Space Symposium, Broadcast Select Panels

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Associate Administrator Bob Cabana are among the agency’s speakers at the Space Foundation’s 37th Space Symposium from Wednesday, April 5 to Thursday, April 7 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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NASA Astronaut to Discuss American Space Record in News Conference

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, back on Earth after breaking the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American, will participate in a virtual news conference at 10 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 5, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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