Kennedy Space Center

Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program continue stacking the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s twin solid rocket booster motor segments for the agency’s Artemis II mission, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Posted January 24, 2025

Artemis

Artemis 2

Exploration Ground Systems

Kennedy Space Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Kennedy Ground Systems Prepping Hardware for Artemis II, Beyond

Teams with NASA are gaining momentum as work progresses toward future lunar missions for the benefit of humanity as numerous flight hardware shipments from across the world arrived at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first crewed Artemis flight test and follow-on lunar missions. The skyline at Kennedy will soon see added […]

Posted January 17, 2025

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Artemis

Earth's Moon

Johnson Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

Lunar Science

Science & Research

Science Mission Directorate

Liftoff! NASA Sends Science, Tech to Moon on Firefly, SpaceX Flight

A suite of NASA scientific investigations and technology demonstrations is on its way to our nearest celestial neighbor aboard a commercial spacecraft, where they will provide insights into the Moon’s environment and test technologies to support future astronauts landing safely on the lunar surface under the agency’s Artemis campaign.

Posted January 15, 2025

Robert D. Cabana

Bill Nelson

Johnson Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

NASA Headquarters

Pamela A. Melroy

Space Shuttle

Stennis Space Center

Former NASA Official, Astronaut Bob Cabana Receives Top Civilian Award

Robert Cabana, who served as a NASA associate administrator, astronaut, and a colonel in the United States Marine Corps, received the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service, recognizing his exceptional achievements and public service to the nation.

Posted January 13, 2025

SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)

Goddard Space Flight Center

Heliophysics

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Kennedy Space Center

Launch Services Program

Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH)

Science Mission Directorate

NASA Invites Media to Launch of Cosmic Origins, Solar Wind Missions

Media accreditation is open for the launch of two NASA missions that will explore the mysteries of our universe and Sun. The agency is targeting late February to launch its SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) observatory, a space telescope that will create a 3D map of […]

Posted January 13, 2025

CubeSat Launch Initiative

CubeSats

General

Kennedy Space Center

Launch Services Program

Small Satellite Missions

University Leadership Initiative

NASA, Partners Open Applications for CubeSat Summer Program

NASA is collaborating with the U.S. Air Force and U.S.

Posted January 13, 2025

Kennedy Space Center

Grants & Opportunities

Research and Technology at Kennedy Space Center

NASA’s Kennedy Marks New Chapter for Florida Space Industry

The future of research and technology at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is expanding Wednesday, as Kennedy’s center director and charter members in the Florida University Space Research Consortium signed a memorandum of understanding in research and development to assist with missions and contribute to NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approa

Posted January 9, 2025

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Artemis

Kennedy Space Center

Research and Technology at Kennedy Space Center

Electrodynamic Dust Shield Heading to Moon on Firefly Lander

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 the Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) technology. The […]

Posted January 8, 2025

Kennedy Space Center

Remembering President Carter

President Jimmy Carter, wife Rosalynn, and daughter Amy, along with Kennedy Space Center Director Lee Scherer, look at a scale model of the crawler that transported the total shuttle launch configuration from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad 39.

Posted December 30, 2024

Space Launch System (SLS)

Artemis

Artemis 2

Humans in Space

Kennedy Space Center

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Artemis II Core Stage Vertical Integration Begins at NASA Kennedy

NASA has taken a big step forward in how engineers will assemble and stack future SLS (Space Launch System) rockets for Artemis Moon missions inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The VAB’s High Bay 2 has been outfitted with new tooling to facilitate the vertical integration of […]

Posted December 19, 2024