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 critical minerals using advanced airborne imaging.

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NASA Updates Crew Assignments for First Starliner Crew Rotation Flight

NASA has added two astronauts to the agency’s Boeing Starliner-1 launch to the International Space Station, the spacecraft’s first mission following completion of its flight tests and certification.

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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 standard cubic feet of gaseous helium for use at facilities across the agency.

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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 of Santa, Ana California, CFD Research Corporation of Huntsville, Alabama, Jackson Bond Enterprises LLC of Dover, New Hampshire, Ryzing Technologies of Staunton, Virginia, Miller Scientific Inc. of Flagstaff, Arizona, and Anasphere Inc. of Manhatta

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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 of Santa, Ana California, CFD Research Corporation of Huntsville, Alabama, Jackson Bond Enterprises LLC of Dover, New Hampshire, Ryzing Technologies of Staunton, Virginia, Miller Scientific Inc. of Flagstaff, Arizona, and Anasphere Inc. of Manhatta

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NASA Awards Commercial Small Satellite Data Acquisition Agreement

NASA has selected GHGSat, Inc., of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to provide commercial small constellation satellite products for evaluation to determine the utility for advancing NASA’s science and application goals. GHGSat will provide a comprehensive catalogue of Earth Observation data High Resolution Gas Detection Commercial Earth Observation Data

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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 science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

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NASA Awards Laboratory Support Services Contract

NASA has selected Engineering Research and Consulting of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide laboratory services in support of multiple customers and projects at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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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 agency’s decision to roll the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis I is a flight test to launch SLS and send Orion beyond the Moon and back to Earth

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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 planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space.

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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 mission with SpaceX as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

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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. 29.

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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 cryogenic demonstration test conducted Wednesday, Sept. 21, ahead of the next Artemis I launch attempt.

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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 number of residents to 10 for the coming week.

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NASA’s Stakeholder Collaborations Help Inform Moon to Mars Planning

NASA Releases Revised Moon to Mars Objectives

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Cobertura de la misión Soyuz con tripulación a la estación espacial

La NASA ofrecerá cobertura en directo el miércoles 21 de septiembre de los principales acontecimientos del lanzamiento y acoplamiento de una misión con un astronauta de la NASA y dos cosmonautas a la Estación Espacial Internacional.

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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 International Space Station.

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NASA Sets TV Coverage for Crewed Soyuz Mission to Space Station

NASA will provide live coverage of key events as a NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts launch and dock to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Sept. 21.

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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 a regular cadence of Moon landings.

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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 at 7:15 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 21.

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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 an area long considered by scientists to be a top prospect for finding signs of ancient microbial life on Mars.

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NASA Funds Projects to Study Orbital Debris, Space Sustainability

As part of NASA's efforts to address orbital debris, the agency is funding research proposals from three university-based teams over the next year to analyze the economic, social, and policy issues associated with space sustainability.

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NASA Announces Pending Departure of Science Associate Administrator

Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, will leave the agency at the end of 2022, after six years of dedicated service.

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Georgia, Illinois Students to Hear from Space Station Astronauts

Students from Georgia and Illinois will have the opportunity this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

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NASA to Host Briefing on Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Operations

NASA will host a briefing at 11:30 a.m. EDT (8:30 a.m. PDT) on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to provide highlights from the first year and a half of the Perseverance rover’s exploration of Mars.

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NASA Hosts National Space Council Meeting, Vice President Chairs Event

Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the importance of climate, human spaceflight, and STEM education during the Biden-Harris Administration’s second National Space Council meeting Friday, held at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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NASA to Host National Space Council Meeting at Johnson Space Center

NASA to Host National Space Council Meeting at Johnson Space Center

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NASA to Discuss Status of Next Artemis I Moon Mission Launch Attempt

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 8, to discuss next steps for the Artemis I mission to launch the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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NASA Taps Axiom Space for First Artemis Moonwalking Spacesuits

NASA has selected Axiom Space to deliver a moonwalking system for the Artemis III mission, which will land Americans on the surface of the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. This award – the first one under a competitive spacesuits contract – is for a task order to develop a next generation Artemis spacesuit and supporting systems, and to de

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NASA Awards Contract for Marshall’s Mission Operations

NASA has awarded the Marshall Operations Systems, Services, and Integration II (MOSSI II) contract to Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama.

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NASA to Provide Artemis I Launch Update Saturday

Following the Artemis I launch scrub Saturday from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency will hold a media briefing no earlier than 4 p.m. EDT on Saturday Sept. 3, to discuss mission status.

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NASA, NOAA Invite Media to Polar Orbiting Weather Satellite Launch

NASA is accepting media requests for launch coverage of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) satellite. This is the third satellite in the JPSS series, which will capture data to improve weather forecasts, helping scientists predict and prepare for extreme weather events and climate chan

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NASA Sets TV Coverage for Russian Spacewalk

NASA will provide live coverage on Friday, Sept. 2, of a spacewalk with two Russian cosmonauts to continue outfitting the European robotic arm on the International Space Station’s Nauka laboratory.

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NASA, Axiom Sign Second Private Astronaut Mission to Space Station Order

NASA and Axiom Space have signed a mission order for the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station to take place in the second quarter of 2023.

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