NASA Invites Media to Chile Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony NASA logo Chile will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 25, at NASA’s Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will host Aisén Etcheverry, Chile’s minister of science, technology, knowledge and innovation, and Juan Gabriel Valdés, ambassador of Chile to the United States, along with other officials from Chile and the U.S. Department of State. This event is in-person o ...Continue Reading

*NASA, Artemis Accords Signatories Progress on Sustainable Exploration*   Oct. 18, 2024 RELEASE: 24-131 Representatives of the Artemis Accords signatories, including NASA leadership, met Oct. 14, 2024, for a principals meeting in Milan, during the International Astronautical Congress. With 42 of 45 signatories participating in the event, established and emerging spacefaring nations from every region of the world were represented. Credit: UAE Space Agency   * * A record number of Artemis Accords signat ...Continue Reading

Oct. 17, 2024   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-141* * * *Iowa Students to Connect with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station* * * NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nick Hague in the space station cupola. (Credit: NASA) * * Students from Iowa will have the opportunity to hear NASA astronaut Nick Hague answer their prerecorded questions while he’s serving an expedition aboard the International Space Station on Monday, Oct. 21. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 11:40 a.m. EDT on NASA+. St ...Continue Reading

NASA Administrator to Visit, Engage Officials in Romania, Bulgaria NASA Administrator Bill Nelson talks to the agency’s workforce during his first State of NASA event Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. NASA/Bill Ingalls Continuing his efforts to deepen international collaboration and promote the peaceful use of space, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will travel to Romania and Bulgaria, beginning Thursday, Oct. 17. Both countries have signed the A ...Continue Reading

Liftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter *Oct 14, 2024* *RELEASE 24-129* A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. After launch, the spacecraft plans to fly by Mars in February 2025, then back by Earth in December 2026, using the gravity of each planet to increase its momentum. With help of th ...Continue Reading

*NASA Welcomes Estonia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory * * * ****   Credit: NASA   While in Milan for international meetings, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson was among the witnesses as Estonia signed the Artemis Accords and became the 45th nation to join the United States and other signatories agreeing to the safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The signing ceremony took place ahead of Italy hosting the 75th International Astronautical Congress beginning Mond ...Continue Reading

*NASA Updates Coverage for Europa Clipper Following Hurricane Milton* An artist’s concept of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech *Editor’s note: This advisory was updated Oct. 12, 2024, to reflect a new launch date and updated coverage for prelaunch and launch activities.* NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Europa Clipper, the agency’s mission to explore Jupiter’s ic ...Continue Reading

NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-8 Return, Splashdown Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission from right to left, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist; participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. SpaceX NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 7:05 a.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 13, for the agency’s SpaceX ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations Contract *Oct 10, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-037* Credit: NASA NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide engineering services as well as develop and maintain software and hardware used to conduct simulations for aerospace research and development across the agency. The Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations (ARTS) contract is a hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract with an indefini ...Continue Reading

NASA Highlights Low Earth Orbit, Sustainability at Space Conference NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy visited the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Dec. 8, 2021 for tours and briefings on Michoud’s role in the Artemis program and other capabilities that enrich many facets of the nation’s space exploration endeavors. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will lead the agency’s delegation at the Internationa ...Continue Reading