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- NASA Invites Media to Cover Asteroid Sample Return, Logistics Call NASA · 23 Jun 2023 NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) mission will deliver the agency’s first asteroid sample collected in space to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023. Media...
- NASA Awards Contract for Earth Radar Data Operations, Management NASA · 22 Jun 2023 NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, Alaska, for the continued development and operation of the Synthetic Aperture Radar Distributed Active Archive Center for NASA’s Earth Observing Syste...
- NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Stuns with Ultraviolet Views of Red Planet NASA · 22 Jun 2023 NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission acquired stunning views of Mars in two ultraviolet images taken at different points along our neighboring planet’s orbit around the Sun.
- NASA to Host X-57 Maxwell Project Update NASA · 22 Jun 2023 NASA will hold a media teleconference to discuss its X-57 Maxwell all-electric aircraft project at 12 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 23.
- Landing in Living Rooms: LEGO Models of NASA Mars Rover and Helicopter NASA · 22 Jun 2023 A new STEM-themed kit developed in cooperation with NASA-JPL is designed to spark kids’ interest in engineering and space via traditional toys and augmented reality.
- India To Sign Artemis Accords, Joint NASA-ISRO Mission in 2024 The Launch Pad · 22 Jun 2023 Washington, D.C. - India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's has announced India has decided to join the Artemis Accords during his state visit to the United States on Thursday. In a joint announcement, the space agencies of...
- NASA opens Earth Information Center amid budget uncertainty SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2023 NASA inaugurated a public center designed to highlight the information provided by its fleet of Earth science spacecraft, although future missions face budgetary challenges.
- Glaze Spells Out Priorities if Budget Cuts Materialize SpacePolicyOnline.com · 22 Jun 2023 Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, told an advisory committee today how she will prioritize activities if budget cuts stemming from the recent debt limit deal materialize. She
- NASA, Department of Agriculture Advance Exploration, Science NASA · 21 Jun 2023 NASA and the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts to improve agricultural and Earth science rese...
- NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman Cargo Launch to Space Station NASA · 21 Jun 2023 Media accreditation is open for launch of the next commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.
- NASA Welcomes Ecuador as 26th Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 21 Jun 2023 During a ceremony at the Ecuador embassy in Washington on Wednesday, Ecuador became the 26th country to sign the Artemis Accords. Karen Feldstein, NASA associate administrator for International and Interagency Relations,...
- NASA Holds Ribbon Cutting for New Earth Information Center NASA · 21 Jun 2023 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson led a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday to showcase a new Earth Information Center at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The center is part physical space and part virtual experience, which s...
- NASA Plans Coverage of Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station NASA · 20 Jun 2023 NASA will provide live coverage as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Thursday, June 22, for station upgrades and retrieval of equipment.
- Cassini data reveals the presence of phosphorus in Enceladus’ ocean plumes NASASpaceflight · 19 Jun 2023 A team of scientists, using archival data from NASA’s now-retired Cassini mission, has discovered the presence of phosphorus in the massive plumes of water being ejected from the southern regions of Saturn’s moon Encelad...
- NASA & Boeing To "Shape Future Of Aviation" With X-66A The Launch Pad · 17 Jun 2023 The X-66A has the potential to shape the future of aviation by informing the development of a new generation of sustainable single-aisle aircraft.
- NASA Awards Institutional, Maintenance, Operations, and Repair Contract NASA · 16 Jun 2023 NASA Awards Institutional, Maintenance, Operations, and Repair Contract
- NASA Awards Transformational Shared Services Support Contract NASA · 16 Jun 2023 NASA has selected COLSA Corporation of Huntsville, Alabama to provide a broad range of support to the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC). The contract includes support for financial management, human resources, procureme...
- Weirdly, a NASA official says fixed-price contracts do the agency “no good” Ars Technica · 16 Jun 2023 "What really makes me worried is that I think it shows where the heart of the agency is."
- SpaceX, Blue Origin, others highlighted in new NASA low-Earth orbit partnerships NASASpaceflight · 16 Jun 2023 On June 15, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced its intention to partner with seven U.S. aerospace companies in order to advance human spaceflight and the commercial low-Earth orbit economy...
- NASA Invites Media to View Orion Spacecraft for Next Artemis Missions NASA · 16 Jun 2023 Media are invited to view NASA’s Orion spacecraft for upcoming Artemis missions at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida later this summer.
- NASA agreements to support work on commercial spacecraft and space stations SpaceNews · 16 Jun 2023 NASA partnerships announced June 15 would support development of new commercial capabilities that include a Blue Origin crewed spacecraft and a Starship-derived space station from SpaceX.
- NASA Partners With SpaceX, Blue Origin, Sierra Space + 4 Others For Future Commercial Space Capabilities The Launch Pad · 15 Jun 2023 In a significant move to foster innovation and advance the future of human spaceflight and the U.S. commercial low Earth orbit economy, NASA has announced the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities-2 ini...
- Seven US Companies Collaborate with NASA to Advance Space Capabilities NASA · 15 Jun 2023 NASA will partner with seven U.S. companies to meet future business and government needs, ultimately benefitting human spaceflight and the U.S. commercial low Earth orbit economy.
- ISS finishes initial iROSA upgrade with two EVAs this month NASASpaceflight · 15 Jun 2023 The International Space Station’s iROSA (ISS Roll-Out Solar Array) solar panel upgrade, started in 2021, has finished its initial upgrade plan with the successful installation of the last two arrays this month. The array...
- To Open the Space Frontier, CLD Must Not Fail SpaceNews · 13 Jun 2023 NASA’s focus on human exploration beyond LEO reaching to the Moon and beyond is nothing less than thrilling. Last month, the Artemis 2 crew members were announced, and NASA has
- With NuSTAR, scientists reveal new characteristics of the brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected NASASpaceflight · 13 Jun 2023 On Oct. 9, 2022, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, and Wind spacecraft detected the single brightest gamma-ray burst ever observed. The burst, named GRB 221009A, was 70 times brighte...
- NASA's Curiosity Captures Martian Morning, Afternoon in New 'Postcard' NASA · 13 Jun 2023 Lighting from two times of day was combined for a stunning view of terrain that the rover is leaving behind.
- NASA Psyche Set To Launch In October The Launch Pad · 13 Jun 2023 Originally planned to launch in August 2022, Psyche is on track to launch during its next launch window, in October.
- Next Generation Experimental Aircraft Becomes NASA’s Newest X-Plane NASA · 12 Jun 2023 NASA and Boeing said Monday the aircraft produced through the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project has been designated by the U.S. Air Force as the X-66A.
- NASA Invites Media to Opening of Earth Information Center NASA · 12 Jun 2023 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is inviting media to a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 21, for the opening of NASA’s Earth Information Center at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. The exhibit is a hybrid...
- NASA Invites Media to Tours, Opening of Earth Information Center NASA · 12 Jun 2023 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is inviting media to a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 21, for the opening of NASA’s Earth Information Center at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. The exhibit is a hybrid...
- NASA Invites Media to Opening, Tours of Earth Information Center NASA · 12 Jun 2023 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is inviting media to a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 21, for the opening of NASA’s Earth Information Center at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. The exhibit is a hybrid...
- Gravimeter for ESA’s Hera mission is ready to launch to Dimorphos asteroid NASASpaceflight · 10 Jun 2023 A tiny instrument that can measure the gravity levels of an asteroid has completed its ground tests, pushing the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission closer to launch. Hera will complete the first post-impact surve...
- New spending caps to create challenges for NASA SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2023 NASA and congressional officials are still grappling with the implications of a debt-ceiling agreement that enacts spending caps, but acknowledged it likely means the agency will get less money than it requested for 2024...
- Starship, Budgets, Complacency — Jim Free’s Top Worries About Artemis SpacePolicyOnline.com · 9 Jun 2023 The successful Artemis I uncrewed test flight last year was a feather in NASA’s cap as it gets ready to return American astronauts to the lunar surface. But many challenges
- Why – and How – NASA Gives a Name to Every Spot It Studies on Mars NASA · 8 Jun 2023 Martian maps are full of monikers recognizing places on Earth, explorers, and even cartoon characters.
- NASA concerned Starship problems will delay Artemis 3 SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2023 NASA has growing concerns that the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle will not be ready in time for the Artemis 3 mission in late 2025, given the amount of work needed to get the vehicle ready.
- NASA Opens Applications for Artifact Program to Museums, Schools, More NASA · 7 Jun 2023 Eligible schools, universities, museums, libraries, and planetariums interested in receiving historic NASA objects for their STEM programs have until Friday, June 30, to apply for the 60th screening of the NASA Artifacts...
- NASA Awards $5 Million to Women’s Colleges Tackling STEM Gender Gap NASA · 7 Jun 2023 As part of a Biden/Harris initiative, NASA will award more than $5 million in funding to seven Women’s Colleges and Universities (WCUs) to research and develop strategies that increase retention of women in STEM degree p...
- NASA Invites Media to View Asteroid Sample Recovery Rehearsal NASA · 7 Jun 2023 NASA invites media to attend the first major asteroid sample recovery rehearsal for its OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Regolith Explorer) mission on Tuesday, June 27...