Nov. 4, 2024   *RELEASE: 24-138*   *NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station* * * The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying more than 6,000 pounds of supplies to the orbiting laboratory, lifted off at 9:29 p.m. EST Monday, on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credits: NASA   Following a successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply mission, new scientific experiments and cargo for the agency are ...Continue Reading

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission *Nov 01, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-144* NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Pictured left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps. Credit: SpaceX After spending 235 days in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts will discuss their science mission aboard the International Spac ...Continue Reading

NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 31st Station Resupply Launch, Arrival *Oct 30, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-143* The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the agency’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Credit: SpaceX NASA and SpaceX are targeting 9:29 p.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 4, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the Interna ...Continue Reading

NASA Sets Coverage for its SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon Station Relocation *Oct 29, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-139* The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov approaches the International Space Station as it orbits 259 miles above Oregon. Credit: NASA In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will relocate the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft to a d ...Continue Reading

Oct. 28, 2024 *RELEASE: 24-135* *NASA Announces STEM Engagement Lead, Chief Economist Retirements* Portraits of Mike Kincaid, associate administrator, Office of STEM Engagement (left), and Alexander MacDonald, chief economist (right). NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Mike Kincaid, associate administrator, Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM), and Alexander MacDonald, chief economist, will retire from the agency. Following Kincaid’s departure on Nov. 30, Kris Brown, deputy associate administrator for strat ...Continue Reading

NASA Provides Update on Artemis III Moon Landing Regions *Oct 28, 2024* *RELEASE 24-136* This image shows nine candidate landing regions for NASA’s Artemis III mission, with each region containing multiple potential sites for the first crewed landing on the Moon in more than 50 years. The background image of the lunar South Pole terrain within the nine regions is a mosaic of LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) WAC (Wide Angle Camera) images. Credit: NASA As NASA prepares for the first crewed Moon landing in more than ...Continue Reading

NASA Welcomes Chile as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory From left to right, Chilean Ambassador to the United States Juan Gabriel Valdés, Chilean Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation Aisén Etcheverry Escudero, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and United States Department of State Acting Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn pose for a photo after the signing of the Artemis Accords, Frida ...Continue Reading

Back on Earth: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Splashes Down Off Florida *Oct 25, 2024* *RELEASE 24-125* NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 members, from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps, are seen inside the Dragon spacecraft shortly after having landed off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on Oct. 25, 2024. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission successfully splashed down ...Continue Reading

Oct. 24, 2024   *RELEASE: 24-132* * * *NASA Funds Open-Source Software Underpinning Scientific Innovation* * * NASA logo   NASA has awarded $15.6 million in grant funding to 15 projects supporting the maintenance of open-source tools, frameworks, and libraries used by the NASA science community, for the benefit of all.   The agency’s Open-Source Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries awards provide support for the sustainable development of tools freely available to everyone and critical for the ...Continue Reading

New Report Shows NASA’s $75.6 Billion Boost to US Economy NASA’s work, including its Moon to Mars exploration approach, is advancing science and technology for the Artemis Generation, while also driving significant economic growth across the United States, the agency announced Thursday. In its third agencywide economic impact report, NASA highlighted how its Moon to Mars activities, climate change research and technology development, and other projects generated more than $75.6 b ...Continue Reading