Touchdown! NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet

The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers).

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NASA to Discuss Second Hot Fire Test of Rocket for Artemis Moon Missions

NASA will host a media teleconference at 9 a.m. EST Friday, Feb.19, to discuss the final test in the Green Run testing series for the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the agency’s Artemis I mission.

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NASA Updates Coverage of International Space Station Cargo Ship Docking

In response to a winter storm currently affecting NASA personnel and broadcast capabilities in Texas, NASA is adjusting coverage of the arrival and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station.

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NASA Awards Consolidated Program Support Services Contract

NASA has awarded the Consolidated Program Support Services Project Coordination contract to Barrios Technology Ltd. of Houston to provide project coordination services at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, with the potential to provide these services to other NASA centers.

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NASA Invites Public to Share Thrill of Mars Perseverance Rover Landing

NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities and events as the agency’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover nears entry, descent, and landing on the Red Planet, with touchdown scheduled for approximately 3:55 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 18.

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NASA Assigns Astronauts to Agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission to Space Station

NASA has assigned two crew members to launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission – the fourth crew rotation flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.

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NASA TV Coverage Set for Next Cargo Launch to Space Station

NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is targeting 12:36 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 20, for the launch of its 15th resupply mission to the International Space Station.

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La NASA ofrecerá una retransmisión en español para el aterrizaje del Rover Mars Perseverance

Entre las muchas primicias de la misión Mars 2020 Perseverance de la NASA se encuentra la primera retransmisión en español de la agencia para un aterrizaje planetario.

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NASA to Offer Spanish-Language Show for Mars Perseverance Rover Landing

Among the many firsts of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is the agency’s first-ever Spanish-language show for a planetary landing.

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NASA Offers Opportunities for Media to Engage with Mars Perseverance Rover Landing

NASA will host virtual news briefings, live shows, and activities the week of Feb. 15 to discuss events surrounding the landing of its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.

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NASA Television to Air Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking

NASA will provide live coverage on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app of the launch and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station beginning at 11:15 p.m. EST Sunday, Feb. 14.

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