September 14, 2023 RELEASE 23-102*NASA Welcomes Germany as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory*german_aa_signing_group_photo.jpgFrom left to right, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, National Space Council (NSpC) Executive Secretary Chirag Parikh, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Anna Christmann, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Director General of the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Walther P ...Continue Reading

 September 14, 2023 RELEASE 23-106*UPDATE: NASA Shares UAP Independent Study Report; Names Director*nasa_meatball_1.jpeg*/Credits: NASA/*Editor’s note: This release was updated on Sept. 14, 2023, to include details about the UAP research director.In response to a recommendation by an independent study team for NASA to play a more prominent role in understanding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the agency announced Thursday it is appointing a director of UAP research.The s ...Continue Reading

 September 14, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-117*NASA to Reveal Asteroid Sample Grabbed in Space, Delivered to Earth*osirisrextagprint2016_1.jpgThis artist's concept shows the OSIRIS-REx (Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer) spacecraft contacting the asteroid Bennu with the Touch-And-Go Sample Arm Mechanism or TAGSAM. The mission aims to return a sample of Bennu's surface coating to Earth for study as well as return detailed information about the asteroi ...Continue Reading

 September 14, 2023 RELEASE 23-105*NASA Announces Summer 2023 Hottest on Record*globaljja_gis_2023_more_res.pngThis map depicts global temperature anomalies for meteorological summer in 2023 (June, July, and August). It shows how much warmer or cooler different regions of Earth were compared to the baseline average from 1951 to 1980.*/Credits: NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin/*Summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at ...Continue Reading

 September 14, 2023 RELEASE 23-106*NASA Shares Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Report*nasa_meatball_1.jpeg*/Credits: NASA/*In response to a recommendation by an independent study team for NASA to play a more prominent role in understanding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the agency announced Thursday it is appointing a director of UAP research.The study team’s full report, which includes a foreword from NASA noting the new role, is available on the age ...Continue Reading

 September 13, 2023 RELEASE 23-100*NASA Announces Near-Earth Communications, Navigation Industry Studies*nasa_meatball_1.jpeg*/Credits: NASA/*NASA selected four companies to perform capability studies with the goal of enhancing its space communication and navigation services in three areas: wideband satellite communications, phased array ground systems, and constellation topology analysis. Through these studies, NASA aims to better understand industry strengths, streamline operations, and smoothl ...Continue Reading

 September 12, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-113*NASA Sets Coverage for Launch, Docking of New Space Station Crew*30016892407_445818ed60_o.jpgNASA astronaut candidate Loral O’Hara answers a question in the Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington.*/Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky/*A NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts are set to launch to the International Space Station on Friday, Sept. 15. The U.S. space agency will provide full coverage of launch and crewâ€
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 September 12, 2023 RELEASE 23-098*NASA, Partners Clear Axiom Space’s Third Private Astronaut Crew*embargoed_ax3_axiom_ax3crewphotos_20230619_cz_composite_169crop2v2.jpgThe crew of Axiom Mission 3, from left to right: Axiom Space’s chief astronaut and former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría will serve as commander. Italian Air Force Col. Walter Villadei will serve as pilot. The two mission specialists are Alper Gezeravci of Turkey a ...Continue Reading

 September 12, 2023 RELEASE 23-099*NASA Receives Decadal Survey on Biological, Physical Sciences Research*nasa_meatball_1.jpeg*/Credits: NASA/*A new study report may help NASA define and align biological and physical sciences research to uniquely advance scientific knowledge, meet human and robotic exploration mission needs, and provide benefits for all over the next decade.The agency announced Tuesday it received the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s l ...Continue Reading

 September 12, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-115*NASA to Release, Discuss Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Report*nasa_meatball_1.jpeg*/Credits: NASA/*NASA will host a media briefing at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 14, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team it commissioned in 2022.About 30 minutes before the briefing, the agency will publish the team’s full report onli ...Continue Reading