February 02, 2023 RELEASE 23-016*NASA’s Joe Acaba to Serve as Agency’s Chief Astronaut*joe_acaba.jpgPortrait of NASA astronaut Joe Acaba.*/Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls/*Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí.NASA has appointed veteran astronaut Joe Acaba as chief of the Astronaut Office at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. A decorated veteran of multiple spaceflights, as well a former U.S. Mar ...Continue Reading

February 1, 2023 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past Dayview archive of natural events Cheneso Floods Madagascar Heavy rain from the tropical cyclone triggered flash floods and landslides along the island nation's northwestern coast. (Jan 31, 2023) NASA | 8800 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20771 Unsubscribe nasa_reports@aus-city.com ...Continue Reading

 January 31, 2023  23-015*VP Awards Former NASA Astronauts Congressional Space Medal of Honor*congressional_space_medal_of_honor_ceremony.jpegFormer NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley, right, are seen after being awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by Vice President Kamala Harris during a ceremony in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 in Washington. Former astronauts Behnken and Hurley were awarded the Congre ...Continue Reading

 January 31, 2023 CONTRACT RELEASE C23-006*NASA Extends Goddard Logistics, Technical Services Contract*NASA logo*/Credits: NASA/*NASA has awarded a modification to extend the period of performance of the Goddard Logistics and Technical Information II (GLTI II) Services Contract with TRAX International Corporation of Las Vegas.The GLTI contract II is cost-plus, fixed-fee with technical performance incentive fees. As a result of this six-month contract extension, with two three-month options, the c ...Continue Reading

 January 31, 2023 RELEASE 23-014*NASA Spinoffs Bolster Climate Resilience, Improve Medical Care, More*spinoff_2023.pngTo make sure ventilators could be quickly manufactured and administered to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of engineers at JPL created the Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally (VITAL) device, made of off-the-shelf parts.*/Credits: NASA/*When it comes to NASA, most people look to the skies as rockets, rovers, and astronauts push the boundaries of ...Continue Reading

 January 30, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-011*Former NASA Astronauts to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor*doug_and_bob_at_pad.jpgNASA astronauts Douglas Hurley (left) and Robert Behnken (right) participate in a dress rehearsal for launch at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 23, 2020, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. Demo-2 served as an end-to-end flight test of SpaceX’s crew transp ...Continue Reading

January 30, 2023 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 7 Daysview archive of natural events Antarctic Iceberg on the Move After breaking from the Brunt Ice Shelf, Iceberg A-81 and other pieces of ice drift south with the Weddell Gyre. (Jan 25, 2023) Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf Finally Breaks A long-watched rift has spawned an iceberg about twi ...Continue Reading

 January 30, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-012*NASA to Air Live Coverage of Spacewalk for Power System Upgrades*us_eva_85_for_advisory.jpg(Jan. 20, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann is pictured in her Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, during her first spacewalk. She and fellow spacewalker Koichi Wakata (out of frame) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency installed a modification kit on the International Space Station's starboard truss structure that wi ...Continue Reading

Folks:              Thanks to our excellent IT support team, the problem with our Web site has been resolved.  So now you should be able to access everything normally again through the https://history.nasa.gov URL.  Thanks for your patience.               -Steve *From:* Garber, Stephen J. (HQ-NA050) *Sent:* Thursday, January 26, 2023 11:43 AM *To:* HQ-DL-History <history@lists.hq.na ...Continue Reading

 January 27, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-010*Oklahoma Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station*nicole_mann_emu_on_iss.jpg(Dec. 28, 2022) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Nicole Mann poses with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), also known as a spacesuit, aboard the International Space Station.*/Credits: NASA/*Students from Choctaw Nation Head Start, Jones Academy Elementary, and seven area public schools in Durant, Oklahoma, will have an opportunity this week ...Continue Reading