*Media Invited to NASA’s Student Launch Challenge in Alabama* APRIL 10, 2024 MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-050 Hundreds of students from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico launched amateur rockets near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, during the Agency’s 2023 Student Launch competition. Credit: NASA/Charles Beason NASA’s 2024 Student Launch challenge will bring students from colleges, universities, high schools, middle sc ...Continue Reading

*NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara to Discuss Space Station Mission*   April 9, 2024 *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-049* * * **** NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara is pictured inside the cupola aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA** * * After spending six-and-a-half-months aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara will participate in a news conference at 10:45 a.m. EDT Monday, April 15, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Hous ...Continue Reading

New NASA Strategy Envisions Sustainable Future for Space Operations *APR 09, 2024* *RELEASE 24-051* Low Earth orbit, the focus of volume one of NASA’s Space Sustainability Strategy, is the most concentrated area for orbital debris. This computer-generated image showcases objects that are currently being tracked.  Credits: NASA ODPO To address a rapidly changing space operating environment and ensure its preservation for generations to come, NASA released the first part of its integrated&nbs ...Continue Reading

April 6, 2024 *RELEASE: 24-050* * * *NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return from Space Station*** * * NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara returned to Earth on April 6, 2024, after a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station. * * NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara returned to Earth after a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station on Saturday, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Ma ...Continue Reading

NASA Leadership Spotlights Space Sustainability at Space Symposium *APR 05, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-048* NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy gives keynote remarks during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Associate Administrator Jim Free are scheduled to speak at the Space Foundation’s 39th Space Symposium from Tuesday, April 9 through Thursday, April 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During her key ...Continue Reading

April 3, 2024 *NEWS RELEASE: 24-049*   *NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions* * * An artist’s concept design of NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle   NASA has selected Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) that Artemis astronauts will use to travel around the lunar surface, conducting scientific research during the agency’s Artemis campaign at the Moon and preparing for human missions to Mars. &n ...Continue Reading

April 2, 2024 * * *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-046*   *NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return* * * NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara uses a portable glovebag to replace components on a biological printer, the BioFabrication Facility (BFF), that is testing the printing of organ-like tissues in microgravity. NASA * * Three crew members are scheduled to begin their return to Earth on Friday, April 5, from the International Space Station. NASA will provide ...Continue Reading

March 29, 2024 * * *RELEASE: C24-010*   *NASA Awards Safety, Mission Assurance Engineering Contract * * * * * * * NASA has selected Science Applications International Corporation of Reston, Virginia, for safety and mission assurance support at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico.   The Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract III (SMAEC) is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the ability to issue cos ...Continue Reading

How to Watch Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse with NASA from Anywhere *MAR 29, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-047* The April 8, 2024, solar eclipse will be visible in the entire contiguous United States, weather permitting. People along the path of totality stretching from Texas to Maine will have the chance to see a total solar eclipse; outside this path, a partial solar eclipse will be visible. Credits: NASA On Monday, April 8, most of North America will have the chance to see the Moon pass in front of the Sun during a sol ...Continue Reading

*NASA Awards Promote Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Nationwide* * * March 28, 2024 *Release: 24-046* Orlando Science Center brings STEM engagement to the community via a weekly after school series, culminating in an Engineering Design Challenge. Credit: Orlando Science Center NASA is awarding approximately $3.7 million to 17 museums, science centers, and other informal education institutions as part of an initiative to ignite STEM excitement. The money will go toward projects that inspire students and ...Continue Reading