NASA News   RELEASE 26-071 AUG. 30, 2026 SCIENCE NASA's Dark Universe-Seeking Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope on board is seen transiting the sun during launch from Launch Complex 39A, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/John Kraus Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon revea ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-070 AUG. 28, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE President Honors NASA’s Artemis II Crew with Highest US Space Award President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts R ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-069 AUG. 28, 2026 MISSIONS President Trump Signs Executive Order to Create US Space Academy  President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on Aug. 28, 2026, to establish the nation’s first U.S. Space Academy at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA To strengthen the nation’s space workforce and develop the next generation of space leaders, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on Fri ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY: M26-065 AUG. 27, 2026 NASA Invites Media to Turkey Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony Credit: NASA Turkey will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 31, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 71st country signatory.   NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır for the ceremony, together with U.S. ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-068 AUG. 27, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Departs Agency to Continue Military Service NASA astronaut Jonny Kim poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel After nearly a decade of service to NASA, including an eight-month science expedition aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Jonny Kim’s last day at the agency is Thursday. He will continue servi ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-064 AUG. 26, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Sets Spacewalk for Station Maintenance, Live Coverage Planned NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot work together inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock during spacesuit fit and leak checks. Credit: NASA NASA will provide coverage as two astronauts step outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-062 AUG. 21, 2026 NASA’s Artemis II Crew Set to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor From left, Artemis II crew NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen are photographed on April 29, 2026, in the White House Oval Office with President Donald J. Trump. Credit: White House Reminder: The deadline to apply for media credentialin ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-062 AUG. 21, 2026 NASA’s Artemis II Crew Set to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor From left, Artemis II crew NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen are photographed on April 29, 2026, in the White House Oval Office with President Donald J. Trump. Credit: White House President Donald J. Trump will award each of NASA’s Ar ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-067 AUG.19, 2026 SCIENCE NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, shown in this artist’s concept, has orbited Earth for more than 20 years, studying the ever-changing universe. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-066 AUG. 19, 2026 NASA Establishes State Hubs to Grow Technical Aerospace Workforce From left, Sean McCrary and Katie Mortensen, mechanical engineering technicians, paint NASA’s Artemis logo on the White Room connected to the crew access arm and mobile launcher inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux NASA has awarded a ...Continue Reading