NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C26-013 SEPT. 29, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Adds Blue Origin New Glenn 9x4 to Launch Services Contract   Credit: NASA In accordance with a contract on-ramp clause, NASA has added Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9x4 launch service to the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract. The New Glenn 9x4 launch service will be available to NASA’s Launch Services Program Office to use for future miss ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-071 SEPT. 29, 2026 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Sets Crew-13 Launch, Docking Coverage The four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station pose together for an official crew portrait. From left are Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, NASA astronauts Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-079 SEPT. 28, 2026 MISSIONS NASA, Boeing Share Update on Commercial Starliner Development Plans Boeing's Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA's Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port. This long-duration photograph was taken on July 3, 2024, from the orbital complex as it soared 256 miles above the ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-078 SEPT. 28, 2026 NASA Celebrates as Artemis Accords Surpasses 75 Signatories  Credit: NASA Marking a significant expansion in the number of signatories to the Artemis Accords, NASA welcomed Albania, Croatia, Côte d’Ivoire, and San Marino, bringing total participation to 76 countries.    “Our momentum reflects a growing commitment to peaceful, responsi ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-073 SEPT. 25, 2026 MISSIONS NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner Development Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA’s Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port. Credit: NASA During a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 28, NASA and Boeing leadership will discuss Starliner’s development and plans ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-077 SEPT. 24, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-14 Assignments for Space Station Mission   NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 crew members during preflight training at SpaceX’s facility in Hawthorne, California (from left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Arutyun Kiviryan, NASA astronaut Chris Birch, NASA astronaut Kayla Barron, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Makoto Suwa).    & ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 26-076 SEPT. 23, 2026 SCIENCE NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class   Credit: NASA NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), is advancing to the next phase of development. This space telescope is the first in a new class of NASA astrophysics missions, call ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-070 SEPT. 18, 2026 NASA Invites Media to Albania Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony Credit: NASA The Republic of Albania will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 21, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 73rd country signatory.   NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Albania’s Minister for Europe and ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C26-012 SEPT. 17, 2026 MISSIONS NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma-Ray Detector   Credit: NASA NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s StarBurst mission, a small satellite designed to investigate neutron star mergers and the origins of short gamma-ray bursts. StarBurst will launch aboard a Bandwagon rideshare mission on a Falcon 9 ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M26-069 SEPT. 17, 2026 NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 35th Resupply Launch to Space Station A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on May 15, 2026, carrying about 6,500 pounds of science, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station during the company’s 34th commercial resupply mission for NASA. Credit: NASA Media accreditation is open for the next cargo launch that will deliver NASA sci ...Continue Reading