NASA Tech Contributes to Soft Moon Landing, Agency Science Underway *FEB 23, 2024* *RELEASE 24-033* On Feb. 22, 2024, Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lunar lander captures a wide field of view image of Schomberger crater on the Moon approximately 125 miles (200 km) uprange from the intended landing site, at approximately about 6 miles (10 km) altitude. Credit: Intuitive Machines For the first time in more than 50 years, new NASA science instruments and technology demonstrations are operating on the Moon following the ...Continue Reading

NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch, Docking Roxana Bardan *FEB 23, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORYM24-029* (Left to right) Roscosmos Cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA Astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps pose for a photo during their Crew Equipment Interface Test at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The goal of the training is to rehearse launch day activities and get a close look at the spacecraft that will take them to the Internatio ...Continue Reading

Feb. 23, 2024 * * *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-030* * * *NASA, Intuitive Machines to Discuss Historic Moon Mission Today * * * NASA and Intuitive Machines will host a televised news conference at 5 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 23, to detail the Odysseus lander’s historic soft Moon landing. With the last-minute assistance of a NASA precision landing technology, the first CLPS, or Commercial Lunar Payload Services, mission carrying the agency’s science and technology demonstrations successfully landed on the Moon at 6:2 ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Spaceflight Development, Operations Contract *FEB 22, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASEC 24-007* NASA has selected Sierra Lobo Inc. of Fremont, Ohio, to support spaceflight hardware design, development, testing, and operations at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.  The Space Flight Systems Development and Operations Contract III is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract featuring a cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity provision with a maximum potential value of appr ...Continue Reading

NASA Invites Media to Speak with Artemis II Moon Crew, Recovery Team *FEB 22, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-028* Naval helicopters fly over a test version of NASA’s Orion spacecraft and personnel involved in training activities in the Pacific Ocean in July 2023, in preparation for Artemis II. Teams from NASA, including the Artemis II crew, and the Department of Defense are training this month off the coast of San Diego to prepare to recover the astronauts and Orion when they return to Earth. Credits: NASA/Kenny Allen M ...Continue Reading

NASA Invites Media to First Astronaut Launch Aboard Boeing’s Starliner *FEB 21, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-027* Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft approaches the International Space Station on May 20, 2022. Credit: NASA As part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the agency opened media accreditation for the launch of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The mission will be the company’s first Starliner s ...Continue Reading

NASA Sets Coverage of First US Uncrewed Commercial Moon Landing FEB 20, 2024 MEDIA ADVISORY M24-026 Intuitive Machines is targeting Thursday, Feb. 22, for the landing of their Odysseus lunar lander on the surface of the Moon as part of NASA’s CLPS initiative and Artemis campaign. Credits: Intuitive Machines As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Intuitive Machines is targeting no earlier than 5:49 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 22, to land their Odysseus lunar lander ...Continue Reading

NASA Astronaut Available for Interviews Prior to Space Station Mission *FEB 20, 2024* *RELEASE 24-024* NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credits: NASA NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is available in limited opportunities to discuss her mission beginning at 8 a.m. EST on Monday, Feb. 26. The interviews will take place ahead of Dyson launching to the International Space Station in March. The virtual interviews will stream live on NASA+, NASA Telev ...Continue Reading

Feb. 16, 2024 * * *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-025* * * *NASA Administrator to Discuss Science with Crew Aboard Space Station*** * * The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021. * * NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will discuss recent science research and technology demonstrations aboard the International Space Station at 10:35 a. ...Continue Reading

Martians Wanted: NASA Opens Call for Simulated Yearlong Mars Mission *FEB 16, 2024* *RELEASE24-026* The CHAPEA mission 1 crew (from left: Nathan Jones, Ross Brockwell, Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu) exit a prototype of a pressurized rover and make their way to the CHAPEA facility ahead of their entry into the habitat on June 25, 2023. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel NASA is seeking applicants to participate in its next simulated one-year Mars surface mission to help inform the agency’s plans for human exploration of the R ...Continue Reading