NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C25-011 MAY 23, 2025 MISSIONS NASA Awards Project Support Bridge Contract   Credit: NASA NASA has awarded a bridge contract to ASRC Federal System Solutions LLC of Beltsville, Maryland, to provide financial support and project planning and control services to the agency.   The Program Analysis and Control Bridge Contract has a total potential value up to $98 million with a 13-month period of performance be ...Continue Reading

NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Washington State NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-058 May 22, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Washington State    NASA astronaut Anne McClain points a camera at herself and takes a “space-selfie” during a May 1, 2025, spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut and Spokane, W ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-057 MAY 20, 2025 MISSIONS NASA Sets Coverage for 32nd SpaceX Resupply Mission Departure   The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft, on NASA’s 30th Commercial Resupply Services mission, is pictured docked to the space-facing port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module on March 23, 2024. Credit: NASA NASA and its international partners will soon receive scientific research samples and hardware after a Spac ...Continue Reading

NASA, International Astronauts Address Students from New York, Ohio NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-056 May 16, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA, International Astronauts Address Students from New York, Ohio    Astronaut Anne McClain is pictured on May 1, 2025, near one of the International Space Station's main solar arrays. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration A ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 25-039 MAY 15, 2025 MISSIONS NASA Welcomes Norway as 55th Nation to Sign Artemis Accords   Credit: NASA Following an international signing ceremony Thursday, NASA congratulated Norway on becoming the latest country to join the Artemis Accords, committing to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space.   “We’re grateful for the strong and meaningful collaboration we’ve already had with the Norwegia ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C25-010 MAY 14, 2025 THE UNIVERSE NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Aspera’s Galaxy Mission   Credit: NASA NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to launch the agency’s Aspera mission, a SmallSat to study galaxy formation and evolution, providing new insights into how the universe works.   The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare ...Continue Reading

NASA to Participate in Next Private Astronaut Mission Teleconference NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-055 MAY 14, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA to Participate in Next Private Astronaut Mission Teleconference   The Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, crew will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sławosz Uzna ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-054 MAY 12, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Goes Live on Twitch: Design Artemis II Moon Mascot    Artemis II crew members, shown inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, stand in front of their Orion crew module on Aug. 8, 2023. Pictured from left are CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch. Credit: ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-053 May 9, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New York   NASA astronauts Anne McClain (bottom) and Nichole Ayers (top), both Expedition 73 Flight Engineers, checkout spacesuit hardware in the Quest airlock and review procedures for a May 1 spacewalk. Credit: NASA Johnson Space Center NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain will answer prerecorded questions about sci ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 25-038 MAY 7, 2025 NASA Statement on Nomination of Matt Anderson for Deputy Administrator   President Trump has nominated Matt Anderson to serve as the agency’s deputy administrator. Credit: Photo courtesy of Matt Anderson Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro issued the following statement regarding the nomination by President Donald Trump of Matt Anderson Wednesday to serve as the agency’s deputy administrator ...Continue Reading