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

Back on Earth: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Splashes Down Off Florida *Oct 25, 2024* *RELEASE 24-125* NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 members, from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps, are seen inside the Dragon spacecraft shortly after having landed off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on Oct. 25, 2024. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission successfully splashed down ...Continue Reading

Oct. 24, 2024   *RELEASE: 24-132* * * *NASA Funds Open-Source Software Underpinning Scientific Innovation* * * NASA logo   NASA has awarded $15.6 million in grant funding to 15 projects supporting the maintenance of open-source tools, frameworks, and libraries used by the NASA science community, for the benefit of all.   The agency’s Open-Source Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries awards provide support for the sustainable development of tools freely available to everyone and critical for the ...Continue Reading

New Report Shows NASA’s $75.6 Billion Boost to US Economy NASA’s work, including its Moon to Mars exploration approach, is advancing science and technology for the Artemis Generation, while also driving significant economic growth across the United States, the agency announced Thursday. In its third agencywide economic impact report, NASA highlighted how its Moon to Mars activities, climate change research and technology development, and other projects generated more than $75.6 b ...Continue Reading

NASA Welcomes Republic of Cyprus as 46th Artemis Accords Signatory NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free welcomed the Republic of Cyprus as the latest nation to commit to the responsible use of space for humanity on Wednesday, marking 46 signatories to date. “We applaud Cyprus’ commitment to the Artemis Accords, which will enhance the country’s engagement with NASA and the international community,” said Free, who participated virtually. “By joining 45 other country signatories in this ...Continue Reading

NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-8 Return, Splashdown *Oct 23, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-136* Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission from right to left, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist; participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Credit: SpaceX *Editor’s note: This advisory was updated Oct. 23, 202 ...Continue Reading

NASA Invites Media to Chile Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony NASA logo Chile will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 25, at NASA’s Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will host Aisén Etcheverry, Chile’s minister of science, technology, knowledge and innovation, and Juan Gabriel Valdés, ambassador of Chile to the United States, along with other officials from Chile and the U.S. Department of State. This event is in-person o ...Continue Reading

*NASA, Artemis Accords Signatories Progress on Sustainable Exploration*   Oct. 18, 2024 RELEASE: 24-131 Representatives of the Artemis Accords signatories, including NASA leadership, met Oct. 14, 2024, for a principals meeting in Milan, during the International Astronautical Congress. With 42 of 45 signatories participating in the event, established and emerging spacefaring nations from every region of the world were represented. Credit: UAE Space Agency   * * A record number of Artemis Accords signat ...Continue Reading

Oct. 17, 2024   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-141* * * *Iowa Students to Connect with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station* * * NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nick Hague in the space station cupola. (Credit: NASA) * * Students from Iowa will have the opportunity to hear NASA astronaut Nick Hague answer their prerecorded questions while he’s serving an expedition aboard the International Space Station on Monday, Oct. 21. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 11:40 a.m. EDT on NASA+. St ...Continue Reading