February 26th 2021 PST
 February 26, 2021 CONTRACT RELEASE C21-003*NASA Awards Launch Service Contract for TROPICS Mission to Study Storm Processes* NASA has selected Astra Space Inc. to provide a launch service for the agency’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. The TROPICS mission consists of a constellation of six CubeSats and will increase the scientific community’s understanding of storm processes. The ...Continue Reading
February 22nd 2021 PST
 February 22, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-027*NASA to Host Briefings, Interviews for Next Crew Rotation Mission with SpaceX* jsc2021e007025_large.jpg The crew for the second operational SpaceX Crew Dragon mission, SpaceX Crew-2, trains inside a mockup of the vehicle at the SpaceX training facility in Hawthorne, California. From left are, Mission Specialist Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency (ESA); Pilot Megan McArthur of NASA; Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA; and Mission Specialist ...Continue Reading
February 12th 2021 PST
 February 12, 2021 RELEASE 21-017*NASA Assigns Astronauts to Agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission to Space Station* sxs_crew4_v2b.png NASA crew members of the SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station. Pictured from left are NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has assigned two crew members to launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission – the fourth crew rotation flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International ...Continue Reading
February 12th 2021 PST
 February 12, 2021 RELEASE 21-017*NASA Assigns Astronauts to Agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission to Space Station* sxs_crew4_v2b.png NASA crew members of the SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station. Pictured from left are NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has assigned two crew members to launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission – the fourth crew rotation flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International ...Continue Reading
February 4th 2021 PST
 February 04, 2021 RELEASE 21-013*NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SPHEREx Astrophysics Mission* spherex.jpg NASA's Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission is targeted to launch in 2023. SPHEREx will help astronomers understand both how our universe evolved and how common are the ingredients for life in our galaxy’s planetary systems. */Credits: Caltech/* NASA has selected Space Exploration Technolog ...Continue Reading
February 3rd 2021 PST
 February 03, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-014*NASA Invites Media to Prelaunch, Launch Activities for Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 * feb3oft-2.jpg Boeing's Orbital Flight Test-2 Starliner is pictured in the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 3, 2021. */Credits: NASA/John Proferes/* Media accreditation now is open for prelaunch and launch activities for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the ...Continue Reading
December 17th 2020 PST
 December 17, 2020 *NASA Awards HVAC, Roofing Contract for Kennedy BFF Manufacturing and E&A Facilities* NASA has selected SES Construction and Fuel Services LLC of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to replace the roof and rooftop heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment at the Booster Fabrication Facility Complex Manufacturing Building and the Engineering and Administration Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The Construction Task Order con ...Continue Reading
December 11th 2020 PST
 December 11, 2020 CONTRACT RELEASE C20-031*NASA Awards Venture Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 Contract* NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) has awarded multiple Venture Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 (VCLS Demo 2) contracts to launch small satellites (SmallSats) to space, including CubeSats, microsats or nanosatellites. The three companies selected to provide these commercial launch capabilities, and the value of their firm fixed-price contracts, are: [*]Astra Space ...Continue Reading
December 6th 2020 PST
December 06, 2020 RELEASE 20-122*NASA Science, New Airlock Heads to Space Station on SpaceX Cargo Spacecraft* SpaceX CRS-21 Launch SpaceX launched its 21st commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station at 11:17 a.m. EST Dec. 6, 2020, from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. */Credits: NASA Television/* The latest SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 6,400 pounds of science investigations, a new airlock, and oth ...Continue Reading
November 23rd 2020 PST
 November 23, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M020-17*NASA Invites Media to Capture Rocket Boosters Ahead of Artemis I Launch* ksc-20200623-ph-jbs01_0088_orig.jpg Inside the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians lift the right aft motor segment – one of five segments that make up one of two solid rocket boosters for the agency’s Space Launch System – onto an inspection stand on June 23, 2020. */Credits: NASA/B ...Continue Reading
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