NASA News   RELEASE 26-067 AUG.19, 2026 SCIENCE NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, shown in this artist’s concept, has orbited Earth for more than 20 years, studying the ever-changing universe. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-066 AUG. 19, 2026 NASA Establishes State Hubs to Grow Technical Aerospace Workforce From left, Sean McCrary and Katie Mortensen, mechanical engineering technicians, paint NASA’s Artemis logo on the White Room connected to the crew access arm and mobile launcher inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux NASA has awarded a ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE: C26-009 AUG. 17, 2026 NASA Selects Companies to Provide Payload Processing Services Credit: NASA NASA has selected four companies to provide payload processing facilities under the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract on‑ramp provision. The provision enables qualified providers to offer commercial payload processing services for agency missions launching from multiple locations where capabilities were ...Continue Reading

NASA News   NEWS RELEASE 26-065 AUG. 14, 2026 NASA Announces MAX POWER: America’s Newest Aerospace Expo, Airshow Credit: NASA In honor of America’s historic 250th anniversary, NASA announced on Friday MAX POWER, a public exposition of American air and space innovation, Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, on and near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.   The multi-day, family-friendly event will showcase the next-generation aircraft, spacecraft, ...Continue Reading

NASA News   NEWS RELEASE 26-064 AUG. 12, 2026 NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke Leaves NASA, Career Includes 4 Spaceflights NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is pictured inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock prior to the start of the third spacewalk for the STS-134 mission. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is departing the agency on Wednesday after 30 years of service. Throughout his career, he flew four missions, spent 549 days in space, and complete ...Continue Reading

NASA News   NEWS RELEASE 26-063 AUG. 10, 2026 NASA+ Debuts on discovery+, Coming Soon to HBO Max Credit: NASA As NASA+ continues its expansion across multiple streaming platforms to bring space closer to home, NASA announced Monday programming is next heading to discovery+ and HBO Max. A continuous live feed of NASA+ programming is streaming on discovery+ live channels, while HBO Max will stream NASA’s special events, including the Ar ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-061 JULY 31, 2026 NASA to Host Florida Event Celebrating American Air, Space Leadership An American flag is seen in front of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of the historic Artemis II test flight. NASA will host a news conference at NASA Kennedy on Friday, Aug. 14, to highlight American leadership in space and aviation.  Credit: ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-062 JULY 31, 2026 AERONAUTICS NASA Opens New Flight Dynamics Research Facility in Virginia  From left to right: Casey Swails, NASA deputy associate administrator; Mike Waller, vice president of BL Harbert International Federal Division; Edward C. Forst, administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration; NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman; Dr. Trina Dyal, director of NASA’s Langley Research Center; Rep. Robert “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.); Virgi ...Continue Reading

NASA News   NEWS RELEASE 26-061 JULY 30, 2026 NASA Assigns Astronaut Deniz Burnham to First Space Station Mission NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham will embark on her first mission to the International Space Station, serving as an Expedition 76 flight engineer. Burnham will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-30 spacecraft with cosmonauts Dmitr ...Continue Reading

NASA News   NEWS RELEASE 26-057 JULY 29, 2026 NASA Awards 2026 Innovative Technology Concepts  A collage of artist concepts highlighting the novel approaches proposed by the 2026 NIAC awardees. Credit: NASA The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has created 18 new awards to support visionary ideas to improve aerospace technologies in areas ranging from the exploration of the solar system to understanding the universe ...Continue Reading