January 18, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-008*Briefings, Interviews Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission*space_x_crew_6_for_advisory.jpgThe four crew members that comprise the SpaceX Crew-6 mission are seated inside the SpaceX Dragon crew ship during a training session at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Seated from left in their spacesuits are, Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, Pilot Warren "Woody" Hoburg, Commander Stephen Bowen, and Mission Specialis ...Continue Reading

January 13, 2023 RELEASE 23-004*NASA Selects Shawn Quinn to Lead Exploration Ground Systems Program* shawn_quinn.jpg Engineering Director Shawn Quinn speaks during a banner signing event April 22, 2019, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to mark the accomplishments of the Kennedy engineering team that supported the Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Subsystem Software development. */Credits: Kennedy Space Center/* NASA has selected Shawn Quinn as manager of the Exploration Ground Systems program based ...Continue Reading

December 19, 2022 *NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Top 22 of ’22* Here is a look at the most significant events this year at America's multiuser spaceport: FEBRUARY Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at Kennedy */Credits: NASA/Cory Huston/* Launch Control Center Renamed for Famed Launch Director     Following a Feb. 22 ceremony, the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida was officially renamed the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center. P ...Continue Reading

December 21, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-186*NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Commercial Crew Space Station Launch* space_x_crew_6.jpg (Aug. 11, 2022) --- The four crew members that comprise the SpaceX Crew-6 mission pose for a photo in their spacesuits during a training session at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left are, Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, Pilot Warren "Woody" Hoburg, Commander Stephen Bowen, and Mission Specialist Sultan Al Neyadi. */Credits: SpaceX/* Me ...Continue Reading

December 20, 2022 CONTRACT RELEASE C22-033*NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Sentinel-6B Mission * nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the Sentinel-6B mission. Sentinel-6B will continue the long-term global sea level data record begun in 1992 by Topex/Poseidon followed by Jason 1, 2, 3, and Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich. The mission is a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric A ...Continue Reading

December 16, 2022 RELEASE 22-133*NASA Launches International Mission to Survey Earth’s Water* swot_launch_photo.jpg A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft onboard, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Jointly developed by NASA and Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and United Kingdom Space Agency, SWOT is the first satellite missi ...Continue Reading

December 13, 2022 RELEASE 22-132*NASA’s Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More * nasa_2022_town_hall.jpg NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, second from left, NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana, second from right, and Michelle Jones of NASA Communications, right, are seen Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, during an end-of-the year all hands with senior leadership at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson, Melroy, and Cabana h ...Continue Reading

November 14, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-171*NASA Sets Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station* crs_26_photo_for_advisory.jpg A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo capsule lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on the company’s 22nd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA Kennedy/* NASA and SpaceX are targeting 4:19 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 21, to launch the company’s 26th commercial resupply mission to the Inte ...Continue Reading

November 07, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-166*NASA Updates Coverage of JPSS-2 Weather Satellite, LOFTID Tech Demo* jpss2_for_advisory.jpg The United Launch Alliance Atlas V payload fairing containing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) is readied for its move to the vertical integration facility at Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. */Credits: USSF 30th Space Wing/Carlos Vela/* NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and ...Continue Reading

November 04, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-161*NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch * sls_rocket.jpg NASA’s Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft for Artemis I arrived to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida Nov. 4. Launch of the uncrewed Artemis I flight test is targeted for Nov. 14. */Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky/* NASA is targeting Monday, Nov. 14, for the launch of the Artemis I Moon mission during a 69-minute launch window that opens at 12:07 a.m. EST. The launch coun ...Continue Reading