NASA to Host Media Call on Upcoming Air Quality Satellite Launch

Media are invited to a NASA media teleconference 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 5, to discuss the upcoming launch of the first space-based instrument to observe major air pollutants across North America every hour during the daytime.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/wH1rifd

New Program Office Leads NASA’s Path Forward for Moon, Mars

NASA has established the new Moon to Mars Program Office at NASA Headquarters in Washington to carry out the agency’s human exploration activities at the Moon and Mars for the benefit of humanity. Amit Kshatriya will serve as the agency’s first head of the office, effective immediately.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/vg9lHc3

NASA Awards Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center Contract

NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Colorado-Boulder, for the management and operations of the Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center, part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/pTKQukx

NASA Receives Top Honor of Best Place to Work in Federal Government

NASA is taking home the honor of the Best Place to Work in the Federal Government among large agencies for 11 years in a row, as ranked by the Partnership for Public Service.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/BudArVR

NASA’s Jon B. Olansen to Serve as New Gateway Program Manager

NASA has selected Dr. Jon B. Olansen as the new manager of the agency’s Gateway Program, an international collaboration building humanity's first lunar space station, which will support Artemis missions to the Moon.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/bXN26rp

NASA Astronauts Bring STEM to Washington Students

Local students will have an opportunity to hear from NASA astronauts and learn more about Artemis lunar exploration, in an event hosted at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, March 30, at the Martin Luther King Library in Washington.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/cpdM4ly

NASA Helps Fund Minority Institutions Preparing Students for College

High school students from traditionally underrepresented and underserved communities will have a path to pursue careers in STEM with help from NASA. The agency announced Monday it has selected seven Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and one Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) to receive more than $3 million in funding to streng

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/GdpJ64y

NASA, Boeing to Host Media Briefing, Provide Starliner Update

NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 29, to provide an update on the Crew Flight Test (CFT) of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/Zjw32rV

NASA Names Two Diversity Champions for Agency

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday he is taking additional steps forward to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) at the agency. Nelson named Steve Shih to serve in a new position as the agency’s first Diversity Ambassador and selected Elaine Ho as the next associate administrator for the Office of Diversity an

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/bNRYaX7

Changes Ahead as NASA’s Human Spaceflight Head Plans Retirement

Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate, announced Monday she will retire from the agency at the end of April. Lueders’ current deputy and astronaut, Ken Bowersox, will become the new head of Space Operations, effective Monday, May 1.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/cTgs5PD

NASA Invites Media to See Mars Habitat Before Crew Enters for One Year

Media are invited to visit NASA’s simulated Mars habitat on Tuesday, April 11, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. This summer, four volunteers will begin a yearlong Mars mission in the ground-based habitat, helping NASA prepare for human exploration of Mars for the benefit of humanity.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/m87tda9

NASA Coverage Set for Uncrewed Soyuz Undocking, Departure

The uncrewed Roscosmos Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station on Tuesday, March 28.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/ZziMwjB

NASA Selects Repairs Operations Maintenance and Engineering Contractor

NASA has selected ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics, LLC, of Beltsville, Maryland for the Repairs, Operations, Maintenance and Engineering (ROME) contract.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/9EIpOdu

NASA Seeks Student Solutions for Managing Moon Landing Dust Cloud

As NASA and industry partners develop new human landing systems to transport astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon’s surface and back as part of Artemis, the agency is asking university students to investigate solutions to one particularly dusty aspect of landing spacecraft on the lunar surface.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/7nj98Vt

NASA Awards Grants to Support Research, Technology Development

NASA has announced the recipients of its annual Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, providing a total of more than $10.8 million across 15 institutions over three years to support scientific and technical research.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/srEfeKY

NASA Selects 21 New Learning Projects to Engage Students in STEM

NASA is awarding more than $3.8 million to 21 museums, science centers, and other informal education institutions for projects designed to bring the excitement of space science to communities across the nation and broaden student participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/Eox6FI2

NASA Awards Advance 3D Printing, Quantum Tech for Climate Research

New technology is a key to helping NASA advance its long-term exploration goals for the benefit of all. To support its effort, the agency announced Thursday it will create two new institutes to develop technology in critical areas for engineering and climate research.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/Vco5Umv

NASA Awardees to Develop Sustainable Aviation Composite Tech

NASA has issued $50 million in awards to 14 organizations to develop manufacturing processes and advanced composite materials for aircraft structures. These green technologies hold the potential to help reduce aviation carbon emissions.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/TdrERaP

NASA, SpaceX Dragon to Deliver Heart Studies, More to Space Station

NASA has another cargo shipment enroute to the International Space Station following a successful Falcon 9 launch of SpaceX’s 27th resupply mission for the agency.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/762hrXw

NASA Picks Firefly Aerospace for Robotic Delivery to Far Side of Moon

To carry multiple payloads to the far side of the Moon including a satellite to orbit that area, NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas. The commercial lander will deliver two agency payloads, as well as communication and data relay satellite for lunar orbit, which is an ESA (European Space Agency) collaboration with NASA.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/ZpV4yim

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 to Discuss Mission Following Return to Earth

Following a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station, the four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission are safely back on Earth and will answer questions in a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 15.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/x3a7UOE

NASA Selects L3Harris to Develop Imager for NOAA Satellite

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected L3Harris Technologies Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana, to develop the imager for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/lezMcA3

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Splash Down Near Florida Coast, Safe on Earth

After splashing down safely in their Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Tampa, Florida, on Saturday, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 completed the agency’s fifth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station. The international crew of four spent 157 days in orbit.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/SlowUrq

NASA Names University Teams to Take on Aeronautics Research Challenges

NASA has selected four teams of university faculty and students to solve key challenges facing the future of air travel as part of the agency’s University Leadership Initiative.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/Lb6qQpV

NASA’s State Fact Sheets Highlight Economic Impact in All 50 States, DC

As a follow-up to its biennial report demonstrating the economic impact of NASA nationwide, the agency released new state-specific information on Monday. Each of the 51 fact sheets, which are the first drafted by the agency, showcase how investments in NASA benefit humanity.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/uocyJnG

La NASA y CSA asignarán astronautas para Artemis II

La NASA y la Agencia Espacial Canadiense (CSA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunciarán los cuatro astronautas que se aventurarán a los alrededores de la Luna. El anuncio se dará durante un acto que se celebrará a las 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. CDT) del lunes 3 de abril en el Campo Ellington del Centro Espacial Johnson de la NASA en Houston.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/tAeLDFx

NASA, Canadian Space Agency to Assign Artemis II Moon Astronauts

NASA and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will announce during an event at 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. CDT) on Monday, April 3, from NASA Johnson Space Center’s Ellington Field in Houston, the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon. Traveling aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft during Artemis II, the mission is the first crewed flight test on the agency’s

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/NmFEtH5

President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Strengthens NASA, Space Economy

The Biden-Harris Administration Thursday released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024, and it will allow NASA to continue exploring the secrets of the universe for the benefit of all through Artemis, the Mars Sample Return mission, and other efforts.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/PzxasnM

NASA Sets Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 8:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 14, to launch the company’s 27th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff will be from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch timing is dependent upon the undocking and return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/ocR8DNt

Coverage Set as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Prepares to Splashdown

NASA will provide coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission return to Earth from the International Space Station, beginning with undocking coverage live at 12 a.m. EST on Saturday, March 11. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to undock from the space station at 2:05 a.m., to begin the journey home.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/TkxesZF

NASA, Axiom Space to Reveal Artemis Moon Mission Spacesuit

A spacesuit prototype of what NASA astronauts, including the first woman, plan to wear on the surface of the Moon during the agency’s Artemis III mission, is set for reveal during a televised event hosted by Axiom Space beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT (9:30 a.m. CDT) Wednesday, March 15, from Space Center Houston in Texas.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/iwfMkER

NASA Sets Coverage for Annual Address, Budget Media Call in March

Administrator Bill Nelson will broadcast his annual State of NASA remarks at 3 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 9. The event will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/5ijJYhO

NASA, Smithsonian to Discuss Air Quality Satellite Instrument

Media are invited to a joint briefing with NASA and The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at 9 a.m. EDT Tuesday, March 14, to discuss the first space-based instrument to observe major air pollutants across North America every hour during the daytime.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/F8rfVEm

NASA Awards Agencywide Contract for Communication Services

NASA has selected PCI Productions LLC of Huntsville, Alabama, to manage communication services for all agency centers including headquarters, as well as its mission directorates, to enable the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of NASA information.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/l1rOXzq

NASA to Discuss Findings from Successful Artemis I Moon Mission

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EST Tuesday, March 7, to provide an update on data analyzed thus far on the agency’s Artemis I Moon mission, the first integrated flight test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, uncrewed Orion spacecraft, and associated ground systems.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/8VknAUW

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely En Route to International Space Station

Crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are in orbit following their successful launch to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew are the agency’s sixth commercial crew rotation mission with SpaceX aboard the orbital laboratory

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/q6agODF

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely Enroute to International Space Station

Crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are in orbit following their successful launch to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew are the agency’s sixth commercial crew rotation mission with SpaceX aboard the orbital laboratory

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/ebUDxHo

NASA Awards Systems Engineering Advanced Services II Contract

NASA has awarded the Systems Engineering Advanced Services (SEAS) II contract to McCallie Associates, Inc., of Bellevue, Nebraska.

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/k0DOvEA

NASA Updates Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 Launch

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday, March 2, to launch the Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft will be from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/ZPRVLdg

NASA Awards Contract Supporting Langley’s Research, Science Services

NASA has awarded a contract to Analytical Mechanics Associates of Hampton, Virginia, for services to support NASA Langley Research Center’s research, engineering, and science services (RSES).

from NASA Breaking News https://ift.tt/rY34KEH