Launch Services Program

For Colleges & Universities

Learning Resources

NASA, Partners Select Universities for CubeSat Summer Program

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

BurstCube

CubeSats

International Space Station (ISS)

ISS Research

Small Satellite Missions

NASA Selects New Round of Candidates for CubeSat Missions to Station

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

Missions

NASA’s Europa Clipper Solar Arrays Successfully Deploy at Kennedy Space Center

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

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Goddard Space Flight Center

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

GOES-U

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

NOAA’s GOES-U Arrives in Florida for Processing Ahead of Launch

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U (GOES-U), the fourth and final weather-observing and environmental monitoring satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series, is now in Florida. The satellite landed on Tuesday, Jan.

Posted January 24, 2024

CubeSats

NASA, DOD Seek Universities to Develop CubeSats for Launch

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

Posted January 16, 2024

Artemis

Artemis 2

Artemis 3

Commercial Crew

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Commercial Resupply

EscaPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers)

Europa Clipper

General

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

International Space Station (ISS)

PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)

PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment)

Private Astronaut Missions

Research and Technology at Kennedy Space Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

SpaceX Commercial Resupply

Sustainability at Kennedy Space Center

Kennedy Space Center Looks Ahead to a Busy Year in 2024

Another jam-packed year is in store for NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the momentum of a busy 2023 is carried forward into the new year. On the horizon are missions to the Moon, more crew and cargo flights to the International Space Station, and several upgrade projects across the spaceport. NASA’s first CLPS […]

Posted December 21, 2023

NASA Provides Update on Venture-Class Launch Services

NASA currently is working with several commercial companies as part of the agency’s VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) launch services contract, providing new opportunities for science, and technology payloads. These include: Building on NASA’s previous procurement efforts to foster development of a growing U.S.

Posted December 13, 2023

Launch Services Office

NASA’s Launch Services Program Selects New Launch Director

NASA has named Denton Gibson launch director for the Launch Services Program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gibson fills a position made available with the recent retirement of former senior Launch Director Omar Baez. Denton will join senior Launch Director Tim Dunn in leading launch activities for NASA’s science and robotic missions.

Posted November 13, 2023

Virtual Guest Program