Wednesday, 23 March 2022

NASA to Host Axiom Mission 1 Flight Readiness Media Teleconference

NASA will host a media teleconference Friday, March 25, following the agency’s flight readiness review for the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

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NASA Awards Balloon Operations Follow-On Contract

NASA has awarded a follow-on contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Greenbelt, Maryland, for support of the agency’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, located in Palestine, Texas.

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NASA to Discuss Artemis Strategy for Astronaut Moon Landers

NASA will host a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 23, to provide an update on the agency’s goals to transport astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon under Artemis.

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Friday, 18 March 2022

NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket, Spacecraft Complete First Roll to Launch Pad

NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket, Spacecraft Complete First Roll to Launch Pad

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Thursday, 17 March 2022

El telescopio Webb de la NASA alcanza un hito en su alineación

El telescopio Webb de la NASA alcanza un hito en su alineación

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NASA Awards Ground Systems and Mission Operations-3 Contract

NASA has awarded the Ground Systems and Mission Operations-3 (GSMO-3) contract to KBR Wyle Services LLC of Greenbelt, Maryland. The contract will provide services including systems engineering, facility engineering, launch and early orbit support, flight operations, flight dynamics support, and sustaining engineering for NASA.

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California Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station

Students from Los Angeles will have an opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

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Wednesday, 16 March 2022

NASA’s Webb Reaches Alignment Milestone, Optics Working Successfully

Following the completion of critical mirror alignment steps, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team expects that Webb’s optical performance will be able to meet or exceed the science goals the observatory was built to achieve.

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NASA Mourns Passing of Visionary Heliophysicist Eugene Parker

Dr. Eugene N. Parker, visionary of heliophysics and namesake of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, has passed away. He was 94.

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Monday, 14 March 2022

NASA to Discuss Progress as Webb Telescope’s Mirrors Align

NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at noon EDT Wednesday, March 16, to provide an update on the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirror alignment.

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Friday, 11 March 2022

Coverage, Activities Set for First Rollout of NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket

NASA will hold a media teleconference on Monday, March 14 to discuss the upcoming debut of the agency’s Mega Moon rocket and integrated spacecraft for the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission.

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NASA Announces $1 Million to Students for Moon Base Challenge

Artist’s concept depicting astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations supporting sustained human activities at the Mo...