NASA to Air Spacewalk to Swap Communications Antenna on Space Station
Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, Nov. 30, for a spacewalk to replace a faulty antenna system. NASA officials will describe the upcoming spacewalk during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 17. NASA will provide live coverage of the news conference and spacewalk on NASA Television, the […]
NASA Awards Challenge Prizes to Startup Companies
NASA has awarded $90,000 each to seven entrepreneurial startup companies under its Entrepreneur’s Challenge program. The awards will advance new technology concepts ranging from novel materials with properties not found in nature to innovative technologies that will enable small satellite (SmallSat) science missions. The following companies were selected as winners of the Entrepreneur’s Challenge: Morpheus Space […]
November 2021 Partial Eclipse
On November 19, 2021, there will be a partial lunar eclipse. Lasting about 6 hours, this will be the longest partial eclipse within a stretch of about 1,000 years. The last partial lunar eclipse that stretched longer happened on February 18, 1440. The next time Earth will see a partial lunar eclipse as lengthy […]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts Headed to International Space Station
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station on the third commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory. The international crew of astronauts lifted off at 9:03 p.m. EST Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
NASA to Provide Coverage of U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction
NASA will provide live coverage of the 2021 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 11 a.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 13. The agency’s Deputy Administrator, Pam Melroy, is among the inductees, and the event also features remarks by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. The ceremony will take place at NASA’s Kennedy Space […]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Astronauts to Discuss Mission, Splashdown
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts will answer questions about their International Space Station mission during a post-landing news conference at 9:15 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 15. The event will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Crew-2 astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA, Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Thomas Pesquet of […]
NASA to Host Briefing on Laser Communications Demonstration
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 16, to discuss the agency’s upcoming laser communications technology demonstration. Audio of the teleconference will livestream on NASA’s website. The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration(LCRD) will be NASA’s first end-to-end laser relay system, sending and receiving data over invisible infrared lasers at a rate of […]
NASA Outlines Challenges, Progress for Artemis Moon Missions
In the first major Artemis update provided under the Biden-Harris Administration, NASA leadership discussed Tuesday the challenges and progress of America’s lunar exploration plans and reiterated a long-term commitment to exploring the Moon and sending astronauts to Mars. The update follows a judge’s recent decision to uphold NASA’s selection of SpaceX to develop and demonstrate a modern human […]
Coverage Update for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Briefings, Events, Broadcasts
NASA will provide updated coverage of the upcoming launch and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission, which will carry astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission marks the third time the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has transported a crew rotation of astronauts to the station as part of NASA’s Commercial […]
Safe Splash Down: Crew-2 Astronauts Land in Gulf of Mexico
Safe Splash Down NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts had a safe splash down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida Monday aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, completing the agency’s second long-duration commercial crew mission to the International Space Station. The mission set a record for the longest spaceflight by a U.S. crewed […]