January 23, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M01-18*NASA, 45th Space Wing Invite Media to 60-Year Anniversary of Explorer 1 Launch* The United States' first satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit by a Jupiter C rocket on Jan. 31, 1958. Explorer 1 confirmed existence of high-radiation bands above the Earth's atmosphere. */Credits: NASA/* Members of the media are invited to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Explorer 1 launch at 2 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Air Force Space and Mi ...Continue Reading

  January 09, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-006*NASA Invites Media to View Orion Test Capsule, Recovery Hardware* U.S. Navy divers and other personnel in a Zodiac boat secure a harness around a test version of the Orion crew module during Underway Recovery Test (URT) 5 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA and the U.S. Navy will conduct its sixth test Jan. 17-23 for recovery of the agency’s Orion spacecraft from the sea in preparation for its first uncrewed flight on the Sp ...Continue Reading

  January 08, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-007*NASA Invites Media to See NOAA Weather Spacecraft Before March Launch* At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida, technicians and engineers move NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S) into a clean room for further processing. */Credits: NASA/Leif Heimbold /* Download high-resolution image here. Media are invited to view the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S), the second in the N ...Continue Reading

  December 15, 2017 RELEASE 17-096*NASA Sends New Research to Space Station Aboard SpaceX Resupply Mission* The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully launched at 10:36 a.m. EST Dec. 15, 2017, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 4,800 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies to the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA TV/* An experiment in space manufacturing and an enhanced study of solar energy are among the research currently heading to t ...Continue Reading

  December 13, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY MEDIA ADVISORY: M17-150*NASA Television Updates Broadcast Schedule for Cargo Resupply Mission* The Canadarm2 robotic arm prepares to release the SpaceX Dragon Commercial Resupply Services-6 cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station. NASA and SpaceX are now targeting no earlier than Dec. 15 for the company’s 13th cargo mission to the space station, using the refurbished Dragon capsule from the CRS-6 mission. */Credits: NASA/* NASA comm ...Continue Reading

  December 12, 2017 CONTRACT RELEASE C17-038*NASA Awards Contract for Safety, Mission Assurance Support * NASA has awarded the Safety and Mission Assurance Support Services III (SMASS III) contract to A-P-T Research, Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama, for a broad range of services at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington, Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and various sites supported by Kennedy’s programs and projects. SMASS III is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a two-year bas ...Continue Reading

  December 06, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-145*NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Space Station Resupply Mission* A SpaceX Dragon loaded with about 4,800 pounds of research, hardware and crew supplies bound for the International Space Station is targeted to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida no earlier than 11:46 a.m. EST, Dec. 12. */Credits: NASA/* NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is now targeting its 13th commercial resupply services mission ...Continue Reading

  November 30, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-17*NASA Invites Media to Upcoming Space Station Cargo Launch* A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kenney Space Center in Florida, the company's 11th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/Tony Gray/* NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting its 13th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station&Aci ...Continue Reading

  November 21, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-138*NASA to Highlight Science on Next Resupply Mission to Space Station* A SpaceX Dragon is seen berthed to the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station. The company is launching its 13th commercial resupply mission to station for NASA no earlier than Dec. 4 carrying thousands of pounds of cargo and research to the crew living and working aboard the orbiting laboratory. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST ...Continue Reading

  November 18, 2017 RELEASE 17-086*NASA Launches NOAA Weather Satellite Aboard United Launch Alliance Rocket to Improve Forecasts* At Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex 2, the Delta II rocket engines roar to life. The 1:47 a.m. PST (4:47 a.m. EST), liftoff begins the Joint Polar Satellite System-1, or JPSS-1, mission. JPSS is the first in a series four next-generation environmental satellites in a collaborative program between NOAA and NASA. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has succes ...Continue Reading