NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-072 OCT. 2, 2026 NASA Astronaut Christina Koch to Join NFL Fans in Philadelphia NASA astronaut Christina Koch is seen during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA/John Kraus As part of NASA’s ongoing Inspiration Tour, NASA astronaut Christi ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE: 26-082 OCT. 2, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Opens Applications for Next Class of Flight Directors    The Artemis II flight control team is pictured in the White Flight Control Room in mission control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on April 10, 2026, for the splashdown and recovery of the Artemis II mission. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz NASA is seeking leaders for one of the ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE: 26-081 OCT. 1, 2026 MISSIONS NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches to International Space Station    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov onboard, Thursda ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C26-015 OCT. 1, 2026 NASA Awards Enterprise Logistics Support Services Agreements   Credit: NASA NASA selected 16 companies to provide Enterprise Logistics Support Services under new agreements that will standardize requirements, improve reporting, and streamline the management of costs and resources.   The $1.4 billion blanket purchase agreements will suppor ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE: 26-080 SEPT. 30, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base    Artist’s rendering depicting astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations supporting sustained human activities at the Moon Base near the lunar South Pole. Credit: NASA NASA selected three new scientific investigations and their payload suites to advance our knowledge of the Moon and help pave the w ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C26-014 SEPT. 30, 2026 NASA Awards Contract to Develop 5G Communications for Moon   Credit: NASA NASA has awarded Modulate Space Corporation a contract to develop key elements of a 5G communications system for use on the lunar surface with built-in Wi-Fi 6, for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. This accelerated effort is organized into two primary work a ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-074 SEPT. 29, 2026 ABOUT NASA Features Exploration, Science at International Space Conference    Caption: Broadway performers are seen as they sing during the opening ceremony of the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Oct. 21, 2019 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA will participate in the 77th International Astronautical Congress ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C26-013 SEPT. 29, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Adds Blue Origin New Glenn 9x4 to Launch Services Contract   Credit: NASA In accordance with a contract on-ramp clause, NASA has added Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9x4 launch service to the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract. The New Glenn 9x4 launch service will be available to NASA’s Launch Services Program Office to use for future miss ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-071 SEPT. 29, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Sets Crew-13 Launch, Docking Coverage The four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station pose together for an official crew portrait. From left are Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-079 SEPT. 28, 2026 MISSIONS NASA, Boeing Share Update on Commercial Starliner Development Plans Boeing's Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA's Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port. This long-duration photograph was taken on July 3, 2024, from the orbital complex as it soared 256 miles above the ...Continue Reading