NASA Welcomes Denmark as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory *Nov 13, 2024* *RELEASE 24-139* Credit: NASA Following a signing ceremony Wednesday in Denmark’s capital city, Copenhagen, NASA embraced Denmark as the 48th nation to commit to the safe and responsible exploration of space that benefits humanity. “We welcome Denmark’s signing of the Artemis Accords today,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “Denmark, as a founding member of the European Space Agency (ESA), has contributed to space exploration for decades, ...Continue Reading

Colorado Students to Connect with NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station *Nov 12, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-145* (Oct. 25, 2024) — NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams is pictured at the galley inside the International Space Station’s Unity module at the beginning of her day. Credit: NASA Students from Colorado will have the opportunity to hear NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams answer their prerecorded questions aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, Nov. 14. Watch the 20- ...Continue Reading

*Attention Students: NASA Launches Power Systems Student Essay Contest *   Nov. 7, 2024 *RELEASE: 24-137* Twelve-year-old, Aadya Karthik of Seattle, Washington; nine-year-old, Rainie Lin of Lexington, Kentucky; and eighteen-year-old, Thomas Lui, winners of the 2023-2024 Power to Explore Student Writing Challenge observe testing at a NASA Glenn cleanroom during their prize trip to Cleveland. Credit: NASA NASA’s fourth annual Power to Explore Student Challenge kicked off November 7, 2024. The science, engineering ...Continue Reading

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