Oct. 4, 2023 * * *MEDIA ADVISORY: M23-125*   *NASA to Host News Conference in Houston for Record-Breaking Astronaut*   NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, back on Earth after breaking the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American, will participate in a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 13, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.   The news conference will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Watch online at:   https://www.na ...Continue Reading

Oct. 3, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY: M23-126 NASA Sets Coverage of Spacewalks, News Conference for Station Upgrades Two upcoming spacewalks outside the International Space Station to conduct science research and station maintenance will feature NASA astronauts, both first-time spacewalkers. NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara will participate in spacewalks on Thursday, Oct. 12, and Friday, Oct. 20, with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen joining her on the first, and NASA astronaut Jasmin ...Continue Reading

Oct. 2, 2023 *CONTRACT RELEASE: C23-028* *NASA Selects Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Contractors*** NASA has selected seven companies to provide commercial data in support of the agency’s Earth science research. The Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program will acquire Earth observation data and related services from commercial sources for NASA. This fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract will be effective for a period of five years with an option to extend services ...Continue Reading

 September 27, 2023 RELEASE 23-108*Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Mission*screenshot_2023-09-27_at_7.53.55_am.png*/Credits: NASA TV/*After spending an American record-breaking 371 days in space, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio safely landed on Earth with his crewmates Wednesday.Rubio departed the International Space Station, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, at 3:54 a.m. EDT, and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 7:17 a.m. (5:17 p ...Continue Reading

 September 25, 2023 RELEASE 23-110*NASA Names New Head of Technology, Policy, Strategy*nhq202308270001_1.jpgCharity Weeden, center, is sworn in as associate administrator for NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington.*/Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky/*NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Charity Weeden will serve as associate administrator for th ...Continue Reading

 September 24, 2023 RELEASE 23-109*NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Has Landed, Now Secure in Clean Room*53210883020_0f6135cb13_o.jpgThe sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.*/Credits: NASA/Keegan Barbe ...Continue Reading

 September 22, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-122*NASA Scientists to Discuss Oct. 14 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse*74_annular_eclipse_detail.jpgAn annular “ring of fire” solar eclipse on May 20, 2012.*/Credits: NASA/Bill Dunford/*NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 26, to discuss the upcoming annular solar eclipse. The annular eclipse will cross the U.S. from Oregon to Texas on Saturday, Oct. 14, with a partial solar eclipse visible th ...Continue Reading

 September 22, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-121*Record-Setting NASA Astronaut Soon Returns to Earth; Watch Live*52974499951_279400810e_o.jpgNASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio poses for a portrait while working inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module.*/Credits: NASA/*Now the record-holder for the longest single spaceflight by an American, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is scheduled to depart the International Space Station and return to Earth Wednesday, ...Continue Reading

 September 18, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-120*NASA Finalizes Coverage for First US Asteroid Sample Landing*osiris_rex_training_model.jpgA training model of the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule is seen during a drop test on Aug. 30, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range in preparation for the retrieval of the actual capsule on Sept. 24.*/Credits: NASA/Keegan Barber/*The first asteroid sample collected in space by NASA will arrive on Earth Sunday, Sept. 24, and there are mu ...Continue Reading

 September 15, 2023 RELEASE 23-107*NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Reach Space Station for Science Expedition*53189631208_a9abfb7da5_k.jpgThe Soyuz rocket is launched with Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.*/Credits: NASA/*NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and two cosmonauts safely arrived at the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, bringing its number ...Continue Reading