NASA Headquarters

Space Operations Mission Directorate
CubeSats
Kennedy Space Center
Launch Services Office
Launch Services Program
NASA Headquarters
NASA has selected three additional companies to provide launch services for future agency missions through its VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) contract. The companies awarded are: The VADR contract is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity instrument with an ordering period through Feb.
Posted August 22, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Donald R. Pettit
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
NASA Headquarters
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is available for limited interview opportunities beginning at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 16, to discuss his upcoming mission to the International Space Station in September. The virtual interviews will stream live on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.
Posted August 9, 2024
NEOWISE
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Headquarters
NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)
Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Planetary Science Division
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer)
Engineers on NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission commanded the spacecraft to turn its transmitter off for the last time Thursday. This concludes more than 10 years of its planetary defense mission to search for asteroids and comets, including those that could pose a threat to Earth.
Posted August 9, 2024
Goddard Space Flight Center
Kennedy Space Center
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Headquarters
Wallops Flight Facility
NASA has awarded the Goddard Logistics Services Contract to TRAX International Corporation of Las Vegas to provide logistics services and management for NASA missions. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract includes a base period and up to five options with a potential contract value of approximately $265 million if all options are exercised.
Posted June 18, 2024
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Headquarters
NASA Safety Center
NASA has selected KBR Wyle Services LLC, of Fulton, Maryland, to provide safety and mission assurance services to the agency.
Posted June 10, 2024
Artemis Accords
Artemis
NASA Headquarters
Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)
Slovakia signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, becoming the 42nd nation to join an international community in a commitment to peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space for the benefit of all.
Posted May 30, 2024
Artemis Accords
Artemis
NASA Headquarters
Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson welcomed Peru as the newest nation to sign the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony with the U.S. State Department at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Peru joins 40 other countries in a commitment to advancing principles for the safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Posted May 30, 2024
NASA Headquarters
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy are hosting an employee town hall at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 22, to discuss how the agency is using and developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to advance missions and research. The event will steam live on NASA+, NASA Television, and the agency’s website. The town […]
Posted May 21, 2024
Kennedy Space Center
Astronauts
Commercial Crew
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Headquarters
People of NASA
As NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore launches aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station Monday, May 6 on its first crewed flight, one of his best friends will have played a key role in getting him there.  Billy Stover, chief safety officer for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, and Wilmore have been friends for more […]
Posted May 2, 2024
Artemis
NASA Headquarters
Opportunities For International Participants to Get Involved
Switzerland became the 37th country to sign the Artemis Accords at NASA Headquarters in Washington on Monday, April 15, affirming Switzerland’s commitment to the sustainable and beneficial use of space for all humankind.
Posted April 15, 2024
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