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 the International Space ...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 commercial cargo provider SpaceX n ...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 base period and three one-year options. T ...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 to the International ...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 for 1:20 p.m. EST Friday, Dec. 8. Coverag ...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 Wednesday, Nov. 29, t ...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 successfully launched for th ...Continue Reading

November 16, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-136*NASA Launch of NOAA Weather Satellite Rescheduled for Nov. 18* The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta II carrying the NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System-1, or JPSS-1, has been rescheduled for 1:47 a.m. PST (4:47 a.m. EST), Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. */Credits: NASA/Glenn Benson/* The launch of the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) satellite, the first in a new series of four highly advanced ...Continue Reading

November 08, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-17*JPSS-1 Now Scheduled for Nov. 14* This illustration depicts the Joint Polar Satellite System-1, or JPSS-1, spacecraft designed to provide forecasters with crucial environmental science data to provide a better understanding of changes in the Earth's weather, oceans and climate. */Credits: Ball Aerospace/* The Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1), the first in a new series of four highly advanced National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) polar-orbiting s ...Continue Reading

November 01, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-130*Briefings, NASA Television Coverage Set for Launch of NOAA Weather Satellite* This illustration depicts the Joint Polar Satellite System-1, or JPSS-1, spacecraft designed to provide forecasters with crucial environmental science data to provide a better understanding of changes in the Earth's weather, oceans and climate. */Credits: Ball Aerospace/* Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA are preparing for the upcoming launch ...Continue Reading