Kennedy Space Center

Kennedy Space Center
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Orion Program
Before the Orion spacecraft is stacked atop NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket ahead of the Artemis II mission, engineers will put it through a series of rigorous tests to ensure it is ready for lunar flight. In preparation for testing, teams at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida have made significant upgrades […]
Posted April 11, 2024
Kennedy Space Center
Artemis
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
General
Defeating dust may be a small concern for most people on Earth, but for astronauts and spacecraft destined for the Moon or Mars, it is a significant hazard that must be mitigated. That’s why researchers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are seeking innovative ways to use Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) technology.   Using transparent […]
Posted April 10, 2024
Commercial Crew
Johnson Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
The National Society of Professional Engineers named Chris Lupo, deputy chief engineer of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, as the agency’s 2024 Federal Engineer of the Year. Sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers in Government, the award recognizes engineers employed in the federal government.
Posted April 2, 2024
General
CubeSat Launch Initiative
For Colleges & Universities
Kennedy Space Center
Launch Services Program
Learning Resources
Eight university teams have been selected to work with NASA and the U.S. military to improve their small satellite proposals, ultimately increasing the possibility of flying their technology in space, and potentially launching their own careers in the space industry. NASA’s CSLI (CubeSat Launch Initiative) is partnering with the U.S.
Posted March 28, 2024
Artemis
Artemis 1
Artemis 2
Diversity at NASA
Kennedy Space Center
People of NASA
Underway Recovery Test 11
Women at NASA
Women's History Month
In celebration of Women’s History Month, NASA highlights the multifaceted group of women behind the launch and recovery efforts for Artemis missions.
Posted March 20, 2024
Kennedy Space Center
BurstCube
CubeSat Launch Initiative
CubeSats
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Launch Services Program
Small Satellite Missions
NASA selected 10 small research satellites across eight states to fly to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s efforts to expand education and science opportunities, support technology advancement, and provide for workforce development. These small satellites, or CubeSats, use a standard size and form measured in units.
Posted March 18, 2024
Europa
Europa Clipper
Jupiter
Kennedy Space Center
Launch Services Program
Missions
On March 6, technicians working inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida unfolded and fully extended the first of two five-panel solar arrays for the agency’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. Each solar array measures 46.5 feet in length.
Posted March 12, 2024
Kennedy Space Center
“The rollout of the President’s 2025 budget offers the opportunity to highlight some of the exciting happenings that are helping launch humanity’s future at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Every dollar spent on the agency goes toward U.S. prosperity and improving life on Earth. In the state of Florida, more than 27,000 jobs can […]
Posted March 11, 2024
Artemis 2
Exploration Ground Systems
Kennedy Space Center
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
When Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen return to Earth after a nearly 10-day mission around the Moon, a joint NASA and Department of Defense team led by NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program will be ready to retrieve them from the Orion spacecraft […]
Posted February 28, 2024
Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is asking members of the news media to nominate former colleagues they deem worthy of honoring as a space program Chronicler.The NASA Kennedy’s Chroniclers program recognizes broadcasters, journalists, authors, contractor public relations representatives, and agency public affairs officers who excelled at shar
Posted February 28, 2024
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