NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-045 APRIL 14, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Return   This long-duration photograph highlights the Roscosmos segment of the International Space Station with the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet module. Star trails and Earth's atmospheric glow also are pictured from the orbital outpost as it soared 258 miles above the Pacific Ocean. Credit: NASA NASA astro ...Continue Reading

NASA News   MEDIA ADVISORY M25-044 APRIL 8, 2025 HUMANS IN SPACE NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Florida   NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-10 Pilot Nichole Ayers. Credit: SpaceX Students from Dade City, Florida, will have the chance to connect with NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from aboard the International Space Station.   W ...Continue Reading

Artemis Accords NASA News   RELEASE 25-030 APRIL 8, 2025 ARTEMIS NASA Welcomes Bangladesh as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory   On April 8, 2025, Bangladesh became the 54th nation to sign the accords. The commitments of the Artemis Accords and efforts by the signatories to advance implementation of these principles support the safe and sustainable exploration of space. Credit: NASA Following a signing ce ...Continue Reading

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