NASA, Agencies to Brief Plans for April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse *MAR 22, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-045* A person watches the annular solar eclipse of October 14, 2023, in Kerrville, Texas. Credits: NASA Millions of people across North America will experience a rare celestial sight on Monday, April 8: a total solar eclipse. NASA will host a media briefing with other government agencies at 10 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 26, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The briefing will air live on NASA+, NASA Television, ...Continue Reading

Following Safe Return, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 to Recount Space Mission *MAR 20, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-043* The four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission are seated inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after landing in the Gulf of Mexico on March 12, 2024. Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky After spending 199 days in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 2:30 p ...Continue Reading

NASA to Select Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis Missions *MAR 19, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-042* Artist’s concept of a Lunar Terrain Vehicle on the surface of the Moon. Credits: NASA NASA will host a news conference to announce the company, or companies, selected to move forward in developing the LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle), which will help Artemis astronauts explore more of the Moon’s surface on future missions. The televised event will take place at 4 p.m. EDT (3 p.m. CDT), Wednesday, April 3, at the ag ...Continue Reading

*NASA’s Curious Universe Podcast Unveils New Sun + Eclipse Series*** * * March 19, 2024 *RELEASE: 24-041* Credit: NASA   NASA released Tuesday the first episode of a new six-part podcast series for first-time space explorers to learn about the Sun. Ahead of the total solar eclipse in April, NASA’s Sun + Eclipse Series will focus on the sphere full of swirling magnetic fields and explosions of hot gases.   New episodes will post every Tuesday through April 23. The fir ...Continue Reading

*From:* Dooren, Jennifer M. (HQ-NA020) *Sent:* Tuesday, March 19, 2024 10:20 AM *To:* NASA News Releases <hqnews@newsletters.nasa.gov> *Subject:* NASA Administrator, Health Secretary to Host Cancer Moonshot Event March 19, 2024   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-044*   *NASA Administrator, Health Secretary to Host Cancer Moonshot Event* NASA logo * *   Media are invited to join NASA and Department of Health and Human Services leadership at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, March 21, at NASA Headquarters in Was ...Continue Reading

NASA Administrator Pays Tribute to Space Pioneer Thomas Stafford  *MAR 18, 2024* *RELEASE 24-042* (1966) — Portrait of astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, wearing his spacesuit. Credits: NASA The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Monday’s passing of Thomas Stafford, a lifelong space exploration advocate, former NASA astronaut, and U.S. Air Force general:  “Today, General Tom Stafford went to the eternal heavens, which he so courageously explored as a Gemini and Apollo astronaut as ...Continue Reading

NASA Sets Coverage for Crew Launch; Trio to Join Expedition 70 *MAR 18, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-041* NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center on Nov. 2, 2023 Credits: GCTC/Andrey Shelepin Three crew members will blast off on Thursday, March 21, to support Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. NASA will provide full coverage of launch and crew arrival at ...Continue Reading

NASA to Send Research to Station Aboard 30th SpaceX Resupply Mission *MAR 15, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-039* A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, on the company’s 29th commercial resupply services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Credits: SpaceX New research and technology demonstrations for NASA are set to launch aboard the agency’s SpaceX 30th commercial resupply servi ...Continue Reading

NASA Invites Media to Meet Space Station Astronauts at Headquarters *MAR 14, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-040* (Nov. 8, 2021) — The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port. Credits: NASA Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA will host a media availability with four astronauts at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, March 19, at the a ...Continue Reading

NASA’s Space Tech Prize Bolsters Diversity, Inclusivity Champions  *MAR 13, 2024* *RELEASE 24-039* Credits: NASA NASA selected the first winners of the agency’s Space Tech Catalyst prize to expand engagement with underrepresented and diverse individuals in the space technology sector as part of the agency’s broader commitment to inclusivity and collaboration. The winners are receiving $25,000 each to create more inclusive space technology ecosystems. â ...Continue Reading