September 12, 2023 RELEASE 23-098*NASA, Partners Clear Axiom Space’s Third Private Astronaut Crew*embargoed_ax3_axiom_ax3crewphotos_20230619_cz_composite_169crop2v2.jpgThe crew of Axiom Mission 3, from left to right: Axiom Space’s chief astronaut and former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría will serve as commander. Italian Air Force Col. Walter Villadei will serve as pilot. The two mission specialists are Alper Gezeravci of Turkey a ...Continue Reading

 September 12, 2023 RELEASE 23-099*NASA Receives Decadal Survey on Biological, Physical Sciences Research*nasa_meatball_1.jpeg*/Credits: NASA/*A new study report may help NASA define and align biological and physical sciences research to uniquely advance scientific knowledge, meet human and robotic exploration mission needs, and provide benefits for all over the next decade.The agency announced Tuesday it received the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s l ...Continue Reading

 September 12, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-115*NASA to Release, Discuss Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Report*nasa_meatball_1.jpeg*/Credits: NASA/*NASA will host a media briefing at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 14, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team it commissioned in 2022.About 30 minutes before the briefing, the agency will publish the team’s full report onli ...Continue Reading

 September 11, 2023 CONTRACT RELEASE C23-026*NASA Selects Ball Aerospace to Develop NOAA’s GeoXO Sounder Instrument*NASA logo*/Credits: NASA/*NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), selected Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation of Boulder, to develop the sounder instrument for a Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program.This cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approximately $486.9 million. It includes the ...Continue Reading

 September 11, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-116*NASA Leadership to Call Agency’s Record-Breaking Astronaut in Space*rubio_main_image.pngNASA astronaut Frank Rubio floats inside the cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world.”*/Credits: NASA/*During an Earth-to-Space call at 12:05 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 13, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will speak with agency astronaut Fra ...Continue Reading

 September 08, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-111*NASA, International Astronauts to Speak with Students in Two States*jsc2023e037715.jpgFrom left, Crew-7 cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa pose for a crew portrait.*/Credits: NASA/*Students from North Carolina and Rhode Island will have separate opportunities next week to hear from astronauts aboard th ...Continue Reading

 September 07, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-112*Now Home on Earth, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 to Discuss Space, Science*nhq202309040005large.jpgThe crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is seen inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, after splashing down off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, left, NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg, second from left, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, second from right, and ...Continue Reading

 September 03, 2023 RELEASE 23-097*NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely Returns to Earth Near Florida Coast*nhq202309040005.jpgRoscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, left, NASA astronaut Warren “Woody" Hoburg, second from left, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, second from right, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, right, are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN shortly after having landed in the A ...Continue Reading

 September 02, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-109*Coverage Set as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Prepares for Splashdown *52870842128_42b3c12152_k.jpgFour Expedition 69 flight engineers aboard the International Space Station pose for a portrait in the pressure suits they will wear when they relocate the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour crew ship from the Harmony module's space-facing port to Harmony's forward port on Saturday May 6, 2023.*/Credits: NASA/*NASA will provide coverage of the agencyâ
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 September 01, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-110*NASA to Discuss Psyche Asteroid Mission, Optical Communications Demo*pia25138.jpgThis artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Psyche spacecraft en route to its destination in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.*/Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/*NASA will host a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 6, to discuss the agency’s upcoming Psyche mission, which will be its first to visit a metal ...Continue Reading