NASA, International Astronauts Address Students from New York, Ohio NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-056 May 16, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA, International Astronauts Address Students from New York, Ohio    Astronaut Anne McClain is pictured on May 1, 2025, near one of the International Space Station's main solar arrays. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration A ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 25-039 MAY 15, 2025 MISSIONS NASA Welcomes Norway as 55th Nation to Sign Artemis Accords   Credit: NASA Following an international signing ceremony Thursday, NASA congratulated Norway on becoming the latest country to join the Artemis Accords, committing to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space.   “We’re grateful for the strong and meaningful collaboration we’ve already had with the Norwegia ...Continue Reading

NASA News   CONTRACT RELEASE C25-010 MAY 14, 2025 THE UNIVERSE NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Aspera’s Galaxy Mission   Credit: NASA NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to launch the agency’s Aspera mission, a SmallSat to study galaxy formation and evolution, providing new insights into how the universe works.   The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare ...Continue Reading

NASA to Participate in Next Private Astronaut Mission Teleconference NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-055 MAY 14, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA to Participate in Next Private Astronaut Mission Teleconference   The Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, crew will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sławosz Uzna ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-054 MAY 12, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Goes Live on Twitch: Design Artemis II Moon Mascot    Artemis II crew members, shown inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, stand in front of their Orion crew module on Aug. 8, 2023. Pictured from left are CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch. Credit: ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-053 May 9, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New York   NASA astronauts Anne McClain (bottom) and Nichole Ayers (top), both Expedition 73 Flight Engineers, checkout spacesuit hardware in the Quest airlock and review procedures for a May 1 spacewalk. Credit: NASA Johnson Space Center NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain will answer prerecorded questions about sci ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 25-038 MAY 7, 2025 NASA Statement on Nomination of Matt Anderson for Deputy Administrator   President Trump has nominated Matt Anderson to serve as the agency’s deputy administrator. Credit: Photo courtesy of Matt Anderson Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro issued the following statement regarding the nomination by President Donald Trump of Matt Anderson Wednesday to serve as the agency’s deputy administrator ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 25-037 MAY 7, 2025 NASA Statement on Appointment of New JPL Director   Dave Gallagher will become the director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Monday, June 2. Credit: NASA The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro on the appointment of David Gallagher as director of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. NASA JPL announced Wednesday ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 25-036 MAY 6, 2025 MISSIONS NASA Live Coverage, Original Content Now Streaming on Prime Video   Credit: NASA NASA’s on-demand streaming service, NASA+, launched a FAST (Free Ad-Supported Television) channel on Prime Video Tuesday, giving viewers another way to watch the agency’s aeronautics, human spaceflight, science, and technology missions unfold on screen.   As the agency continues to improve life on Earth and i ...Continue Reading

NASA News   RELEASE 25-035 MAY 2, 2025 President Trump’s FY26 Budget Revitalizes Human Space Exploration   Credit: NASA The Trump-Vance Administration released toplines of the President’s budget for Fiscal Year 2026 on Friday. The budget accelerates human space exploration of the Moon and Mars with a fiscally responsible portfolio of missions.   “This proposal includes investments to simultaneously pursue exploration of the M ...Continue Reading