NASA to Discuss Firefly�??s First Robotic Artemis Moon Flight *Dec 10, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORYM24-155* As part of NASA�??s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Firefly Aerospace�??s Blue Ghost Mission One lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the Moon�??s near side. Credit: Firefly Aerospace NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 17, to discuss the agency science and technology flying aboard Firefly Aerospace�??s first delivery ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Contract for NOAA�??s Next Generation Space Weather Program *Dec 09, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-044* Credit: NASA NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build the Next-Generation Space Weather Magnetometer for the Lagrange 1 Series project as a part of NOAA�??s Space Weather Next program. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is valued at approximately $26.1 million and includes the development of two magnet ...Continue Reading

NASA Invites Media to Panama, Austria Artemis Accords Signings *Dec 09, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-153* Panama and Austria are expected to sign the Artemis Accords to reach 50 signatories on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. The commitments of the Artemis Accords and efforts by the signatories to advance implementation of these principles support the safe and sustainable exploration of space. Credit: NASA Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, Panama and Austria will sign the Arte ...Continue Reading

Dec. 9, 2024   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-151* * * *NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from US Students Abroad* * * NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams aboard the International Space Station on Oct. 15, 2024. (Credit: NASA) * * Students from U.S. military families based overseas will have the chance to hear NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions.   On Wednesday, Dec. 11, NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams will respond to question ...Continue Reading

NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024 *Dec 06, 2024* *RELEASE 24-144* A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. After launch, the spacecraft plans to fly by Mars in February 2025, then back by Earth in December 2026, using the gravity of each planet to increase its momentum. With help of these “gravity assists,” Europa Clipper will achie ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Operations, Services, Maintenance, and Infrastructure Contract *Dec 06, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-043* Credit: NASA NASA has selected Nova Space Solutions, LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, to provide operations, services, maintenance, and infrastructure support for NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The Combined Operations, Services, Maintenance, and Infrastructure Contract is a cost-plus-incentive-fee, firm-fixed-price, and indef ...Continue Reading

NASA Invites Media to Administrator Flight in Electra Hybrid-Electric Aircraft *Dec 05, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-154* Electra’s EL2 Goldfinch experimental prototype aircraft reference, photographed outside of NASA s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Credit: Electra NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will fly in aircraft manufacturer Electra’s EL2 Goldfinch experimental prototype aircraft on Sunday, Dec. 8. Members of the media are invited to speak with Nelson and Electra leaders just prior to the flight at ...Continue Reading

Dec. 5, 2024   *RELEASE: 24-145* * * *NASA Shares Orion Heat Shield Findings, Updates Artemis Moon Missions* * * Through the Artemis campaign, NASA will land the next American astronauts and first international astronaut on the South Pole region of the Moon. On Thursday, NASA announced the latest updates to its lunar exploration plans.   Experts discussed results of NASA’s investigation into its Orion spacecraft heat shield after it experienced an unexpected loss of charred material during re-ent ...Continue Reading

NASA Leadership to Provide Update on Artemis Campaign *Dec 04, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-152* A waxing gibbous moon rises over the blue glow of Earth’s horizon as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above the Indian Ocean on Nov. 13, 2024. Credit: NASA NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and leadership will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EST, Thursday, Dec. 5, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington to provide a briefing about the agency’s Artemis campaign. Watch the media event on NASA+. Learn ...Continue Reading

NASA to Cover its 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission Station Departure *Dec 02, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-150* The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft departs the International Space Station as it orbits 264 miles above the south Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand. Credit: NASA NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Thursday, Dec. 5, for its return to Earth. NASA’s live coverage of undocking and dep ...Continue Reading