December 13, 2022 RELEASE 22-132*NASA’s Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More * nasa_2022_town_hall.jpg NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, second from left, NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana, second from right, and Michelle Jones of NASA Communications, right, are seen Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, during an end-of-the year all hands with senior leadership at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson, Melroy, and Cabana h ...Continue Reading

November 14, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-171*NASA Sets Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station* crs_26_photo_for_advisory.jpg A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo capsule lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on the company’s 22nd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA Kennedy/* NASA and SpaceX are targeting 4:19 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 21, to launch the company’s 26th commercial resupply mission to the Inte ...Continue Reading

November 07, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-166*NASA Updates Coverage of JPSS-2 Weather Satellite, LOFTID Tech Demo* jpss2_for_advisory.jpg The United Launch Alliance Atlas V payload fairing containing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) is readied for its move to the vertical integration facility at Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. */Credits: USSF 30th Space Wing/Carlos Vela/* NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and ...Continue Reading

November 04, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-161*NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch * sls_rocket.jpg NASA’s Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft for Artemis I arrived to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida Nov. 4. Launch of the uncrewed Artemis I flight test is targeted for Nov. 14. */Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky/* NASA is targeting Monday, Nov. 14, for the launch of the Artemis I Moon mission during a 69-minute launch window that opens at 12:07 a.m. EST. The launch coun ...Continue Reading

November 02, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-162*NASA Invites Media to Discuss Space Station Science, Experiments * david_saint_jacques_csa.jpg Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques is shown initializing the BioNutirents investigation by hydrating the growth packets onboard the International Space Station (ISS). */Credits: NASA/* NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 9, to discuss the hardware, technology demonstrations, and science experiments headed to the International Spac ...Continue Reading

October 28, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-160*NASA to Provide Update on Artemis I Moon Mission* artemis_i_update_advisory_photo.jpg A view of the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft atop the mobile launcher on Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 15, 2022. Also in view are two of the three lightning towers that surround the pad and protect the SLS and Orion from lightning strikes. Artemis I is the first integrated test of the SLS and Orion spacecraft. In future Arte ...Continue Reading

October 25, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-158*NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 26th Resupply Launch to Space Station* space_x_resupply_for_advisory_oct_25.jpg The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 14, 2022, on the company’s 25th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 8:44 p.m. EDT. Dragon will deliver more than 5,800 pounds of cargo, including a variety of NA ...Continue Reading

October 05, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-144*NASA Invites Media to Learn About Inflatable Heat Shield Demo* loftid.jpg The inflated LOFTID engineering development unit aeroshell is lifted to a test stand. The engineering unit allowed engineers to refine tests and procedures before building and integrating flight hardware. */Credits: NASA/* NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) will host a media briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. EDT in advance of the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerato ...Continue Reading

September 30, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-141*Coverage Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Events, Broadcast, Launch* spacex_falcon_9_rocket.jpg NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission is targeting launch Wednesday, Oct. 5, to the International Space Station from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft will carry NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, to the o ...Continue Reading

September 30, 2022 RELEASE 22-103 *NASA Updates Crew Assignments for First Starliner Crew Rotation Flight* combine_images_1.jpg Portraits of NASA astronauts Scott Tingle and Edward Michael (Mike) Fincke */Credits: NASA/* NASA has added two astronauts to the agency’s Boeing Starliner-1 launch to the International Space Station, the spacecraft’s first mission following completion of its flight tests and certification. Astronauts Scott Tingle and Mike Fincke of NASA will serve as the CST-100 Starliner spacecr ...Continue Reading