NASA News   RELEASE 26-043 MAY 22, 2026 NASA to Compete Contract for Jet Propulsion Laboratory Management NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Credit: NASA NASA announced plans Friday to compete the next contract for managing and operating the agency’s federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) in Southern California at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to ensure continued accountability and strong ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-045 MAY 22, 2026 NASA Announces Realignment to Accelerate Mission Delivery Credit: NASA NASA announced Friday an agencywide realignment to increase mission focus and move out on the National Space Policy. These changes position the agency to better deliver on the nation’s highest‑priority objectives with speed and efficiency. During the Ignition event in late March, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and agency l ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY 26-040 MAY 21, 2026 SCIENCE NASA to Showcase Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit Engineers from Katalyst stabilize their LINK robotic servicing spacecraft during environmental testing at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The LINK spacecraft will be encapsulated in Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket, for launch in late June on a mission to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift O ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-041 MAY 21, 2026 NASA Joins Artemis Accords Workshop as Global Signings Rise Representatives of the Artemis Accords signatories including the United States, led by NASA and the U.S. Department of State, met May 13–14, 2026, in Lima for the fourth annual Artemis Accords workshop. Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru and Peruvian Space Agency (CONIDA) The United States participated in an Artemis Accords work ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-040 MAY 21, 2026 NASA Welcomes 16th Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson Matt Anderson, left, joined by his wife Christine, is sworn in as the 16th deputy administrator of NASA, by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Matt Anderson was sworn in Thursday as NASA’s 16th deputy administrator by NASA Administrator ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-039 MAY 15, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon cargo spacecraft atop, launched Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Credit: NASA+ The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new sc ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-038 MAY 8, 2026 NASA Names Brian Hughes to Launch Operations Role During his tenure as chief of staff, Brian Hughes is seen during a NASA town hall event, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA announced Friday that Brian Hughes will return to the agency as senior director of launch operations, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-037 MAY 6, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 34th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft supporting NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33 mission approaches the International Space Station on Aug. 25, 2025, for an automated docking to the Harmony module’s forward port. Credit: NASA NASA and SpaceX are targeting 7:16 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 12, for the next launch to deliver science, sup ...Continue Reading

NASA News   NEWS RELEASE 26-037 MAY 1, 2026 NASA Kennedy Center Director Announces Plans to Retire Portrait of Janet Petro, center director for NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA NASA announced Friday Janet Petro, center director for the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is retiring. Prior to joining NASA, Petro worked in a variety of military and industry positions, ultimately beginning her career at the ag ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-036 APRIL 30, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Invites Media to Ireland Artemis Accords Signing Credit: NASA Ireland will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT Monday, May 4, at NASA Headquarters in Washington.   NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Ambassador of Ireland to the United States of America Geraldine Byrne Nason; Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke, T. ...Continue Reading