NASA to Select Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis Missions *MAR 19, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-042* Artist’s concept of a Lunar Terrain Vehicle on the surface of the Moon. Credits: NASA NASA will host a news conference to announce the company, or companies, selected to move forward in developing the LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle), which will help Artemis astronauts explore more of the Moon’s surface on future missions. The televised event will take place at 4 p.m. EDT (3 p.m. CDT), Wednesday, April 3, at the ag ...Continue Reading

*NASA�??s Curious Universe Podcast Unveils New Sun + Eclipse Series*** * * March 19, 2024 *RELEASE: 24-041* Credit: NASA   NASA released Tuesday the first episode of a new six-part podcast series for first-time space explorers to learn about the Sun. Ahead of the total solar eclipse in April, NASA�??s Sun + Eclipse Series will focus on the sphere full of swirling magnetic fields and explosions of hot gases.   New episodes will post every Tuesday through April 23. The first episode is available at: Sun ...Continue Reading

*From:* Dooren, Jennifer M. (HQ-NA020) *Sent:* Tuesday, March 19, 2024 10:20 AM *To:* NASA News Releases <hqnews@newsletters.nasa.gov> *Subject:* NASA Administrator, Health Secretary to Host Cancer Moonshot Event March 19, 2024   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-044*   *NASA Administrator, Health Secretary to Host Cancer Moonshot Event* NASA logo * *   Media are invited to join NASA and Department of Health and Human Services leadership at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, March 21, at NASA Headquarters in Was ...Continue Reading

NASA Administrator Pays Tribute to Space Pioneer Thomas Stafford  *MAR 18, 2024* *RELEASE 24-042* (1966) — Portrait of astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, wearing his spacesuit. Credits: NASA The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Monday’s passing of Thomas Stafford, a lifelong space exploration advocate, former NASA astronaut, and U.S. Air Force general:  “Today, General Tom Stafford went to the eternal heavens, which he so courageously explored as a Gemini and Apollo astronaut as ...Continue Reading

NASA Sets Coverage for Crew Launch; Trio to Join Expedition 70 *MAR 18, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-041* NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center on Nov. 2, 2023 Credits: GCTC/Andrey Shelepin Three crew members will blast off on Thursday, March 21, to support Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. NASA will provide full coverage of launch and crew arrival at ...Continue Reading

NASA to Send Research to Station Aboard 30th SpaceX Resupply Mission *MAR 15, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-039* A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, on the company’s 29th commercial resupply services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Credits: SpaceX New research and technology demonstrations for NASA are set to launch aboard the agency’s SpaceX 30th commercial resupply servi ...Continue Reading

NASA Invites Media to Meet Space Station Astronauts at Headquarters *MAR 14, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-040* (Nov. 8, 2021) — The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port. Credits: NASA Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA will host a media availability with four astronauts at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, March 19, at the agency’s headq ...Continue Reading

NASA�??s Space Tech Prize Bolsters Diversity, Inclusivity Champions  *MAR 13, 2024* *RELEASE 24-039* Credits: NASA NASA selected the first winners of the agency�??s Space Tech Catalyst prize to expand engagement with underrepresented and diverse individuals in the space technology sector as part of the agency�??s broader commitment to inclusivity and collaboration. The winners are receiving $25,000 each to create more inclusive space technology ecosystems. �??As NASA continues to explore the unknown, making th ...Continue Reading

March 12, 2024 *RELEASE: 24-040* *Splashdown! NASA�??s SpaceX Crew-7 Finishes Mission, Returns to Earth * * * The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov aboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov ar ...Continue Reading

*NASA Awards Environmental, Safety, Health, Mission Assurance Contract* * * March 11, 2024 CONTRACT RELEASE: C24-008 NASA * * NASA has selected Bastion Technologies Inc. of Houston to provide support services in four broad technical areas including environmental, institutional operational safety, occupational health, aeronautics and space systems, and ground support equipment mission assurance. The Environmental, Safety, Health, and Mission Assurance contract is cost-plus-fixed-fee with indefinite-delivery/ ...Continue Reading