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 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 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 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 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 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 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

  November 21, 2020 RELEASE 20-116*NASA, US and European Partners Launch Mission to Monitor Global Ocean* Sentinel-6_Michael_Freilich_liftoff_screenshot.png The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean observation satellite lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST) Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. */Credits: NASA TV/* A joint U.S.-European satellite built to monitor global sea levels lifted off on a ...Continue Reading

  November 17, 2020 CONTRACT RELEASE M020-16*NASA Awards Kennedy Facilities Engineering Support Services III Contract* NASA has selected Tesla Laboratories Inc. of Arlington, Virginia, to provide project management, project planning and validation, real property management, launch support, and systems maintenance engineering for assigned facilities, systems, equipment, and utilities. The NASA Kennedy Facilities Engineering Support Services III (KFESS III) blanket purchase agreement with firm ...Continue Reading

  November 05, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M020-15 *NASA Invites Media to View Orion as It Advances on the Path to the Pad for Artemis I* saj_fairing_install_main.jpg The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis I mission is in view inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay on Oct. 28. Attached below Orion are the crew module adapter and the European Service Module with spacecraft adapter jettison fairings installed. */Credits: NASA/Ben Smegelsky/* NASA invites med ...Continue Reading