Nov. 22, 2024 *CONTRACT RELEASE: C24-040* * * *NASA Awards Safety, Health, Medical, Mission Assurance Contract* * * * * NASA has awarded Bastion Technologies Inc., of Houston, the Center Occupational Safety, Health, Medical, System Safety and Mission Assurance Contract (COSMC) at the agency’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The COSMC contract is a hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract, with an indefinite-delivery/indefini ...Continue Reading

NASA Leadership to Visit, Strengthen Cooperation with Mexico *Nov 22, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-149* NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy speaks during an agency town hall on Sept. 21, 2021 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, will travel to Mexico City on Sunday, Nov. 24, for a multi-day trip to build on previous engagements and advance scientific and technological collab ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Test Operations Contract *Nov 21, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-041* Credit: NASA NASA has selected Sierra Lobo, Inc. of Fremont, Ohio, to provide for test operations, test support, and technical system maintenance activities at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The NASA Stennis Test Operations Contract is fixed-price, level-of-effort contract that has a value of approximately $47 million. The performance period begins July 1, 2025, and extends three years, with a one-year base ...Continue Reading

NASA Plans to Assign Missions for Two Future Artemis Cargo Landers *Nov 19, 2024* *RELEASE 24-143* Early conceptual renderings of cargo variants of human lunar landing systems from NASA’s providers SpaceX, left, and Blue Origin, right. The large cargo landers will have the capability to land approximately 26,000 to 33,000 pounds (12-15 metric tons) of large, heavy payload on the lunar surface. Credit: SpaceX/Blue Origin NASA, along with its industry and international partners, is preparing for sustained exploration ...Continue Reading

NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 90 Launch, Space Station Docking *Nov 18, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-146* The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress spacecraft pictured on Feb. 7, 2023, from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft delivering nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the Expedition 72 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Progress 90 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 7:22 a.m. EST (5:22 ...Continue Reading

NASA Selects New Leader of Space Technology Credit: NASA Clayton P. Turner will serve as the associate administrator of the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday. His appointment is effective immediately. Turner has served as the acting associate administrator of STMD since July. In this role, Turner will continue to oversee executive leadership, strategic planning, and overall management of all technology maturation ...Continue Reading

NASA Receives 14th Consecutive ‘Clean’ Financial Audit Opinion Credit: NASA For the 14th consecutive year, NASA received an unmodified, or “clean,” opinion from an external auditor on its fiscal year 2024 financial statements. The rating is the best possible audit opinion, certifying that NASA’s financial statements conform with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for federal agencies and accurately present the agency&ac ...Continue Reading

Nov. 14, 2024 * * *CONTRACT RELEASE: C24-039*   *NASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Space Weather Program* * * Credit: NASA   NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build three coronagraphs for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program.   Once operational, the coronagraphs will provide critical data to NOAA’s Spa ...Continue Reading

NASA, Peru Agree to Study Potential Sounding Rocket Campaign *Nov 14, 2024* *RELEASE 24-141* Peru's Vice Minister of Defense Policy César Medardo Torres Vega, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Director of Peru’s National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development (CONIDA) Maj. Gen. Roberto Melgar Sheen meet in Lima, Peru, Nov. 14, 2024, where the U.S. and Peru signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing to study a potential sounding rocket campaign. Credit: U.S. Embassy Peru NASA and Peru’s ...Continue Reading

NASA Administrator to Visit, Sign Agreement with Peru’s Space Agency Continuing his engagement to deepen international collaboration and promote the peaceful use of space, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will travel to Lima on Wednesday. Nelson will meet with Maj. Gen. Roberto Melgar Sheen, director of Peru’s National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development (CONIDA) Thursday, Nov. 14, and sign a non-binding memorandum of understanding to enhance space cooperation. Th ...Continue Reading