April 18, 2023 CONTRACT RELEASE C23-016*NASA Awards Omnibus Multidiscipline Engineering Services III Contract *NASA logo*/Credits: NASA/*NASA has awarded the Omnibus Multidiscipline Engineering Services (OMES) III contract to Space & Technology Solutions of Houston.This is a cost-plus fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a minimum ordering value of $8 million and a maximum ordering value of $719 million.The period of performance is from July 1, through June 30, 20 ...Continue Reading

 April 18, 2023 RELEASE 23-045*NASA Shares First Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review Results *nsp-2018_concept_01b-no-text_moon-mars2.jpeg*/Credits: NASA/*As NASA builds a blueprint for human exploration throughout the solar system for the benefit of humanity, the agency released Tuesday the outcomes from its first Architecture Concept Review, a robust analysis process designed to align NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration strategy and codify the supporting architecture.â& ...Continue Reading

 April 18, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-043*NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman Cygnus Departure from Station*cygnus_departure_advisory.jpgThe Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter is pictured in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm as ground controllers remotely install the cargo craft to the International Space Station's Unity module. The space station was orbiting into a sunset 257 miles above the Indian Ocean off the coast of the African nation of Tanzania.*/Credits: NASA/*Carrying more tha ...Continue Reading

 April 17, 2023 CONTRACT RELEASE C23-017*NASA Awards Agencywide Digital, Information Technology Contract*NASA logo*/Credits: NASA/*NASA has selected Rothe Ares Joint Venture of San Antonio to manage digital communication services, as well as information technology services, for all agency centers and headquarters.Enterprise Multimedia and Integrated Technical Services (eMITS) is a hybrid contract that includes cost-plus-award-fee core services and indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity task orde ...Continue Reading

April 17, 2023 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 7 Daysview archive of natural events Heavy Rains Hit Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa Water overtopped the banks of the Shabelle and Juba rivers, affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia and Somalia. (Apr 14, 2023) Cyclone Ilsa Reaches Western Australia In April 2023, the cyclone ...Continue Reading

 April 17, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-044*NASA Sets Coverage of Spacewalk, News Conference for Station Upgrades*s126e008050_large.jpgAstronaut Steve Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station.*/Credits: NASA/*Two crew members, including a NASA astronaut, living aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk Friday, April 28, to continue ins ...Continue Reading

From: mailto: Jonathan's Space Report No. 818 2023 Apr 16 Somerville, MA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- On Mar 17 the Japanese RMS arm was used to move NASA's temporarily-retired GEDI Earth observing experiment from slot EFU6 to EFU7 on the Kibo Exposed Facility, freeing up a slot for STP-H9. On Mar 19 STP-H9 was moved from the Dragon CRS-2 ...Continue Reading

 April 14, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-045*NASA to Participate in Space Symposium, Discuss Moon to Mars*moon_mars_icymi_201002_1.jpegThrough Artemis, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term, sustainable lunar presence to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before and prepare for future astronaut missions to Mars.*/Credits: NASA/*NASA leadership and other experts will participate in the Space Foundation’s 38th A ...Continue Reading

April 14, 2023 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past Dayview archive of natural events Heavy Rains Hit Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa Water overtopped the banks of the Shabelle and Juba rivers, affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia and Somalia. (Apr 14, 2023) Cyclone Ilsa Reaches Western Australia In April 2023, the cyclone bec ...Continue Reading

April 11, 2023 Weekly News Latest Images of the Dayview the archive Kamchatka Erupts Two powerful eruptions from the peninsula in northeastern Russia sent volcanic material soaring. A Flood of Wildflowers Winter 2023 brought unusually intense rains to Southern California, which was followed by a magnificent bloom of wildflowers in spring. Warming Water and Do ...Continue Reading