NASA News   RELEASE 25-031 APRIL 08, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station   A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky) NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, accompanied ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C25-007 APRIL 7, 2025 MISSIONS NASA Selects Goddard Safety and Mission Assurance Contractor   Credit: NASA NASA has selected ARES Technical Services of McLean, Virginia, to provide safety and mission assurance services at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Safety and Mission Assurance Services III contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-042 APRIL 7, 2025 NASA+ to Stream Nomination Hearing for Next Agency Administrator    Credit: NASA Jared Isaacman is set to participate in a hearing to become the next NASA administrator at 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 9, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The nomination hearing will take place at Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. The agency ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-043 APRIL 4, 2025 NASA Leaders to Participate in 2025 Space Symposium in Colorado   Credit: NASA NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro and acting Associate Administrator Vanessa Wyche will lead the agency’s delegation at the 40th Space Symposium, Monday, April 7 through Thursday, April 10, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.   Petro will join Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Heather Pringle fo ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 25-029 APRIL 03, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Assigned to First Space Station Mission   NASA astronaut Christopher Williams poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Chris Williams will embark on his first mission to the International Space Station, serving as a flight engineer and Expedition 74 crew member. Williams will launch aboard the Ros ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-041 APRIL 02, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Sets Coverage for Crew Launch to Join Station Expedition 72/73   The Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station with (pictured left to right) NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky. Credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center NASA astronaut Jonny K ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C25-008 MARCH 28, 2025 MISSIONS NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship    Credit: NASA NASA has awarded SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, a modification under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to add Starship to their existing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch service offerings. The NLS II contracts provide a broad range of commercial launch services for NASA’s planetary, Earth-observing ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 25-010 MARCH 27, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission   NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 members stand inside the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. From left are Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Commander NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos, and Pilot NASA astronaut Mike Fincke. Credit ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 25-028 MARCH 25, 2025 NASA Statement on Nomination of Greg Autry for Agency CFO   Photo of Greg Autry Credit: University of Central Florida The following is a statement from NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro regarding the nomination by President Donald Trump of Greg Autry on March 24 to serve as the agency’s chief financial officer (CFO): “The NASA CFO is responsible for executing more than $25 billion in agency funding across a variety ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-038 MARCH 25, 2025 MISSIONS NASA Invites Media to Learn About Artemis Moon Mission Recovery    Artemis II crew members and U.S. Navy personnel practice recovery procedures in the Pacific Ocean using a test version of NASA’s Orion spacecraft in February 2024.Credit: NASA NASA and the Department of Defense will host a media event on the recovery operations that will bring the Artemis II astronauts and the ag ...Continue Reading