June 2024

Artemis

NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Block 1B cargo configuration will launch for the first time beginning with Artemis IV. This upgraded and more powerful SLS rocket will enable SLS to send over 38 metric tons (83,700 lbs.) to the Moon, including NASA’s Orion spacecraft and its crew, along with heavy payloads for […]

Posted June 21, 2024

Hypersonic Technology

Advanced Air Vehicles Program

Hypersonic Technology Project Overview

Vehicles that travel at hypersonic speeds fly faster than five times the speed of sound. NASA studies the fundamental science of hypersonics to understand it better and applies this understanding to enable point-to-point and space access hypersonic vehicles. These vehicles would use airbreathing engines, which utilize oxygen in the atmosphere.

Posted June 21, 2024

Hypersonic Technology

Advanced Air Vehicles Program

Hypersonics Technical Challenges

Technical Challenges (TCs) are finite-duration research and development endeavors supporting the strategic goals of NASA.

Posted June 21, 2024

Hypersonic Technology

Advanced Air Vehicles Program

Hypersonic Research Topics

The Hypersonic Technology project is divided into four research topic areas. The first research topic is system-level design, analysis, and validation, which explores the impacts of technologies on vehicle performance.

Posted June 21, 2024

Small Satellite Missions

Ames Research Center

CubeSat Launch Initiative

CubeSats

Johnson Space Center

Launch Services Program

NASA’s ELaNa 43 Prepares for Firefly Aerospace Launch

NASA is readying for the launch of several small satellites to space, built with the help of students, educators, and researchers from across the country, as part of the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative.

Posted June 21, 2024

Virtual Guest Program

Kennedy Space Center

Launch Services Program

NASA Invites Public to Share Excitement of NOAA GOES-U Launch

NASA invites the public to participate in virtual activities and events leading up to the launch of the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U) mission. NASA is targeting a two-hour window opening at 5:16 p.m.

Posted June 21, 2024

Organizations

Office of the General Counsel (OGC)

Contracts and Acquisition Integrity Law

About In its functional leadership role, the Contracts and Acquisition Integrity Law Practice Group supports policy-level interactions with other elements of Government; provides specialized guidance and advice to the Offices of the General Counsel at NASA Field Centers regarding contract award, administration and litigation matters; and develops a

Posted June 21, 2024

Organizations

Office of the General Counsel (OGC)

Acquisition Integrity Program

In its functional leadership role, the Acquisition and Integrity Program (AIP) supports policy-level interactions with other governmental agencies combating procurement fraud.

Posted June 21, 2024

General

Coordinating an Airborne Lab Across the Globe with NASA’s Earth Science Project Office

Tracking the spread of harmful air pollutants across large regions requires aircraft, satellites, and diverse team of scientists. NASA’s global interest in the threat of air pollution extends into Asia, where it works with partners on the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ).

Posted June 21, 2024

International Space Station (ISS)

Humans in Space

In-flight Education Downlinks

ISS Research

STEM Engagement at NASA

South Central US Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Station

Students from Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas will have an opportunity to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The 20-minute Earth-to-space call will stream live at 9:10 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 26, on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA TV through a […]

Posted June 21, 2024