NASA TV to Air Departure of Japanese Cargo Ship from Space Station
Eleven years after the launch of the first H-II Transfer cargo vehicle (HTV) to the International Space Station, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) HTV-9 will depart the orbital laboratory Tuesday, Aug. 18, with live coverage beginning at 1:15 p.m. EDT on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy of […]
NASA Awards Contract for Consolidated Information Technology Services
NASA has selected ASRC Federal Data Solutions (AFDS) Inc. of Beltsville, Maryland, to receive a contract for Ames Consolidated Information Technology Services at the agency’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. This is a single award, hybrid contract consisting of cost-plus-fixed-fee contract line item numbers for core contract management services, core technical services, and […]
NASA Administrator Statement on the Passing of Mike Freilich
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of Mike Freilich, passionate explorer and former director of NASA’s Earth Science Division: “Our planet has lost a true champion with the passing of Mike Freilich. NASA sends our condolences to his loved ones, and the entire NASA Family shares their […]
NASA Astronauts Safely Splash Down after First Commercial Crew Flight to ISS
Two NASA astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday for the first time in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft, returning from the International Space Station to complete a test flight that marks a new era in human spaceflight. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, carrying Robert Behnkenand Douglas Hurley, splashed down under […]
NASA Broadcasts First Splashdown of American Astronauts in 45 Years
NASA is broadcasting the return of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from the International Space Station – the first splashdown of an American crew spacecraft in 45 years. Ongoing live coverage is airing on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Their return began at 7:35 p.m. EDT Saturday, […]
CREW DRAGON RETURNS FROM SPACE STATION
On Saturday, May 30, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched Crew Dragon’s second demonstration (Demo-2) mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the next day Crew Dragon autonomously docked to the International Space Station. This test flight with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on board the Dragon spacecraft […]
NASA Announces Astronauts to Fly on SpaceX Crew-2 to ISS
NASA and its international partners have assigned crew members for Crew-2, which will be the second operational SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Mission Overview: NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth and help pave the way for human exploration. The rover will carry with it several technology demonstrations including a helicopter, which will attempt humanity’s first […]
NASA Awards Increase Minority STEM Opportunities
NASA Awards Fellowships to Advance Exploration, Increase Minority STEM Opportunities NASA has awarded 17 fellowships to minority-serving institutions, through its Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP), and an additional five fellowships to other universities through mission directorate project funds. The awards begin in the 2020 academic year and total more than $3 million to […]
Countdown to Mars
ASA is inviting the public to help get ready for the upcoming launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover by joining a global, collective #CountdownToMars.