July 1, 2024   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-089*   *NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s 21st Station Resupply Launch* * * Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft approaches the International Space Station. Cygnus will deliver science experiments, crew supplies, and station hardware (Credits: NASA).   Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 21s ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Contract for Infrared Telescope Facility Operations *JUN 28, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-025* Credits: NASA NASA has selected the University of Hawaii in Honolulu to maintain and operate the agency’s Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Mauna Kea in Hilo, Hawaii. The Management and Operations of NASA’s IRTF is a hybrid firm-fixed-price contract with an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity provision. The contract has a maximum potential value of approximately $85.5 million, with a base period of perfo ...Continue Reading

June 27, 2024   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-088* * * *NASA, Boeing to Provide Commercial Crew, Space Station Update*** * * NASA logo   Leadership from NASA’s International Space Station and Commercial Crew Programs, as well as Boeing, will participate in a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, June 28. NASA and Boeing continue to evaluate Starliner’s propulsion system performance before returning from the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Crew Flight Test. The agency also will dis ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Contract for Cargo Mission Support *JUN 27, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-024* Credit: NASA NASA has awarded a contract to Leidos, Inc. of Reston, Virginia, to provide mission support for the agency’s International Space Station Program, Artemis campaign, and more. The Cargo Mission Contract 4 has a total potential value of $476.5 million, with a base period from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2026, followed by three option periods. The contract includes a cost-plus-fixed-fee core with an indefinite-delivery/i ...Continue Reading

June 26, 2024 * * *RELEASE: 24-090*   *NASA Selects International Space Station US Deorbit Vehicle* NASA logo   NASA is fostering continued scientific, educational, and technological developments in low Earth orbit to benefit humanity, while also supporting deep space exploration at the Moon and Mars. As the agency transitions to commercially owned space destinations closer to home, it is crucial to prepare for the safe and responsible deorbit of the International Space Station in a controlled manner af ...Continue Reading

NASA Advances Research to Grow Habitats in Space from Fungi *JUN 26, 2024* *RELEASE 24-089* Bricks produced using mycelium, yard waste and wood chips as a part of the myco-architecture project. Similar materials could be used to build habitats on the Moon or Mars. Credits: NASA As NASA prepares for long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars for the benefit of all, a habitat-growing concept selected Wednesday by the agency could help “grow” homes using fungi for future explorers. A team of researchers at NASA ...Continue Reading

NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA’s Latest Weather Satellite *JUN 25, 2024* *RELEASE 24-088* A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The GOES-U satellite is the final satellite in the GOES-R series, which serves a critical role in providing continuous coverage of the Wester ...Continue Reading

South Central US Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Station *JUN 21, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-086* (April 8, 2024) NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps uses a camera in the International Space Station’s cupola to take photographs of the Moon’s shadow umbra as a total solar eclipse moves across Earth’s surface during Expedition 71. Credits: NASA/Matthew Dominick Students from Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas will have an opportunity to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The 20-minut ...Continue Reading

June 20, 2024 *RELEASE: 24-087* * * *NASA Releases Updated Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience Plan* * * Artist’s concept of the Earth drawn from data from multiple satellite missions and created by a team of NASA scientists and graphic artists. Credit: NASA Images By Reto Stöckli, Based On Data From NASA And NOAA * * NASA joined more than 20 federal agencies in releasing its updated Climate Adaptation Plan Thursday, helping expand the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to make feder ...Continue Reading

NASA, Partners Conduct Fifth Asteroid Impact Exercise, Release Summary *JUN 20, 2024* *RELEASE 24-086* Representatives from NASA, FEMA, and the planetary defense community participate in the 5th Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise to inform and assess our ability as a nation to respond effectively to the threat of a potentially hazardous asteroid or comet. Credits: NASA/JHU-APL/Ed Whitman For the benefit of all, NASA released a summary Thursday of the fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagen ...Continue Reading