*NASA Welcomes Estonia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory * * * ****   Credit: NASA   While in Milan for international meetings, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson was among the witnesses as Estonia signed the Artemis Accords and became the 45th nation to join the United States and other signatories agreeing to the safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The signing ceremony took place ahead of Italy hosting the 75th International Astronautical Congress beginning Mond ...Continue Reading

*NASA Updates Coverage for Europa Clipper Following Hurricane Milton* An artist’s concept of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech *Editor’s note: This advisory was updated Oct. 12, 2024, to reflect a new launch date and updated coverage for prelaunch and launch activities.* NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Europa Clipper, the agency’s mission to explore Jupiter’s ic ...Continue Reading

NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-8 Return, Splashdown 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. SpaceX NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 7:05 a.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 13, for the agency’s SpaceX ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations Contract *Oct 10, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-037* Credit: NASA NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide engineering services as well as develop and maintain software and hardware used to conduct simulations for aerospace research and development across the agency. The Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations (ARTS) contract is a hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract with an indefini ...Continue Reading

NASA Highlights Low Earth Orbit, Sustainability at Space Conference NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy visited the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Dec. 8, 2021 for tours and briefings on Michoud’s role in the Artemis program and other capabilities that enrich many facets of the nation’s space exploration endeavors. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will lead the agency’s delegation at the Internationa ...Continue Reading

NASA, NOAA to Provide Update on Progress of Solar Cycle *Oct 08, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-137* NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 3, 2024. This is the largest flare of Solar Cycle 25 to date. Credit: NASA NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will discuss the Sun’s activity and the progression of Solar Cycle 25 during a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 15. Tracking the sola ...Continue Reading

NASA Welcomes Dominican Republic as 44th Artemis Accords Signatory *Oct 07, 2024* *RELEASE 24-127* Credit: NASA The Dominican Republic is the latest nation to sign the Artemis Accords and joins 43 other countries in a commitment to advancing principles for the safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond with NASA. “NASA is proud to welcome the Dominican Republic signing of the Artemis Accords as we expand the peaceful exploration of space to all nations,” said NASA Administrator Bill ...Continue Reading

*NASA, Smithsonian Open New Exhibit to Showcase Our Dynamic Earth* *Oct 07, 2024* *RELEASE 24-126* NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and Kirk Johnson, Sant director, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, preview NASA’s new Earth Information Center at the museum in Washington on Oct. 7, 2024. The exhibit includes a video wall displaying Earth science data visualizations and videos, an interpretive panel showing Earth’s connected systems, information on our changing world, and an overview of how N ...Continue Reading

NASA Establishes New Class of Astrophysics Missions, Selects Studies *Oct 03, 2024* *RELEASE 24-124* Credit: NASA Two proposals for missions to observe X-ray and far-infrared wavelengths of light from space were selected by NASA for additional review, the agency announced Thursday. Each proposal team will receive $5 million to conduct a 12-month mission concept study. After detailed evaluation of those studies, NASA expects to select one concept in 2026 to proceed with construction, for a launch in 2032. The result ...Continue Reading

NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 31st Resupply Launch to Space Station *Oct 03, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-135* The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft approaching the International Space Station 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 31st SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for the agency and will liftoff on the company’ ...Continue Reading