Oct. 13, 2023   *RELEASE: 23-114*   *NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft, Optical Comms Demo En Route to Asteroid*** * * A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is launched from Launch Complex 39A, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will travel to a metal-rich asteroid by the same name orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter to study it’s composition. The spac ...Continue Reading

Oct. 12, 2023   *RELEASE: 23-115* Dozens of Student Teams Worldwide to Compete in NASA Rover Challenge Students from Alabama A&M University near Huntsville, Alabama, pilot their vehicle through the obstacle course at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center during NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge event on April 22, 2023. Credits: NASA NASA has selected 72 student teams to begin an engineering design challenge to build human-powered rovers that will compete next April at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in ...Continue Reading

Oct. 11, 2023 *RELEASE: 23-115* * * *NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Water, Carbon* * * A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector. Sample material from asteroid Bennu can be seen on the middle right. Scientists have found evidence of both carbon and water in initial analysis of this material. The bulk of the sample is located inside. Photo: NASA/Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold * * Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected ...Continue Reading

Oct. 6, 2023   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M23-128* * * *NASA Highlights Media Opportunities for Upcoming Ring of Fire Eclipse * * * An annular “ring of fire” solar eclipse on May 20, 2012 NASA/Bill Dunford * * On Saturday, Oct. 14, the Moon will pass between Earth and the Sun, giving people across the United States an opportunity to see an annular solar eclipse. NASA will host live coverage of the eclipse starting at 11:30 a.m. EDT. Media have an opportunity to interview NASA experts live prior to the ecli ...Continue Reading

Oct. 4, 2023   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M23-123* * * *NASA Sets Coverage for Psyche Spacecraft Launch to Metal World*   NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for its Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid. Launch is targeted for 10:16 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 12, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.   Live launch coverage without commentary will begin at 9:15 a.m. EDT on the NASA Television media channel. Th ...Continue Reading

Oct. 4, 2023 * * *MEDIA ADVISORY: M23-125*   *NASA to Host News Conference in Houston for Record-Breaking Astronaut*   NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, back on Earth after breaking the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American, will participate in a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 13, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.   The news conference will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Watch online at:   https://www.na ...Continue Reading

Oct. 3, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY: M23-126 NASA Sets Coverage of Spacewalks, News Conference for Station Upgrades Two upcoming spacewalks outside the International Space Station to conduct science research and station maintenance will feature NASA astronauts, both first-time spacewalkers. NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara will participate in spacewalks on Thursday, Oct. 12, and Friday, Oct. 20, with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen joining her on the first, and NASA astronaut Jasmin ...Continue Reading

Oct. 2, 2023 *CONTRACT RELEASE: C23-028* *NASA Selects Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Contractors*** NASA has selected seven companies to provide commercial data in support of the agency’s Earth science research. The Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program will acquire Earth observation data and related services from commercial sources for NASA. This fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract will be effective for a period of five years with an option to extend services ...Continue Reading

 September 27, 2023 RELEASE 23-108*Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Mission*screenshot_2023-09-27_at_7.53.55_am.png*/Credits: NASA TV/*After spending an American record-breaking 371 days in space, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio safely landed on Earth with his crewmates Wednesday.Rubio departed the International Space Station, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, at 3:54 a.m. EDT, and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 7:17 a.m. (5:17 p ...Continue Reading

 September 25, 2023 RELEASE 23-110*NASA Names New Head of Technology, Policy, Strategy*nhq202308270001_1.jpgCharity Weeden, center, is sworn in as associate administrator for NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington.*/Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky/*NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Charity Weeden will serve as associate administrator for th ...Continue Reading