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Students of a volunteer service organization will have the opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps aboard…
Eleasa Kim, stationed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, leads the Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program (CLDP) payload operations…
NASA selected Dina Contella as the deputy program manager and Bill Spetch as the operations integration manager for the agency’s…
The International Space Station provides unique features that enable innovative research, including microgravity, exposure to space, a unique orbit, and…
Students from Arizona and New York will have separate opportunities next week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space…
As NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore launches aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station Monday, May 6 on its…
Nine companies have been selected to conduct early-stage studies of concepts for commercial services to support lower-cost, higher-frequency missions to…
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on May 6, 2024, to reflect a change in the list of participants for…
In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will…
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated April 28, 2024 to correct the launch location. NASA and its international partners are…
NASA partners with commercial companies to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation of cargo and crew members to and from…
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications experiment also interfaced with the Psyche spacecraft’s communication system for the first time, transmitting engineering…
As NASA opens access to space by working with private industry, the agency is sharing its knowledge to ensure future…
NASA has developed an advanced propulsion technology to facilitate future planetary exploration missions using small spacecraft. Not only will this…
NASA will provide live coverage, beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 25, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk…
Science in Space: April 2024 Everyone on Earth is touched by the effects of climate change, such as hotter temperatures,…
The PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission has delivered its first operational data back to researchers, a feat made…
NASA is planning to repair NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, during…
Editor’s note: This media advisory was updated Thursday, April 25, 2024, to change the start time of the flight readiness…
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA has selected a new crew of four volunteers to participate in a simulated…
On April 8, 2024, the Moon’s shadow swept across North America, treating millions to a breathtaking view of a total…
To address a rapidly changing space operating environment and ensure its preservation for generations to come, NASA released the first…
NASA is opening access to space for more people by working with private industry on the development of new commercial…
NASA supports a robust commercial space economy that advances American industry and promotes technological discovery through in-space work and research.…
NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara returned to Earth after a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station on Saturday, along…
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Three crew members are scheduled to begin their return to Earth on Friday, April 5, from the International Space Station.…
The National Society of Professional Engineers named Chris Lupo, deputy chief engineer of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, as the agency’s…
NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara is returning home after six months aboard the International Space Station. During her time on the…
During his fourth mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will serve as a flight engineer and…