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NASA, Partners Clear Axiom Space’s Third Private Astronaut Crew

NASA and its international partners approved the crew for Axiom Space’s third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, launching from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than January 2024.

Posted September 12, 2023

NASA Receives Decadal Survey on Biological, Physical Sciences Research

A new study report may help NASA define and align biological and physical sciences research to uniquely advance scientific knowledge, meet human and robotic exploration mission needs, and provide benefits for all over the next decade.

Posted September 12, 2023

NASA to Release, Discuss Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Report

NASA will host a media briefing at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 14, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team it commissioned in 2022.

Posted September 12, 2023

NASA Leadership to Call Agency’s Record-Breaking Astronaut in Space

During an Earth-to-Space call at 12:05 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 13, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will speak with agency astronaut Frank Rubio about his record-breaking mission aboard the International Space Station.

Posted September 11, 2023

NASA Selects Ball Aerospace to Develop NOAA’s GeoXO Sounder Instrument

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), selected Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation of Boulder, to develop the sounder instrument for a Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program.

Posted September 11, 2023

NASA, International Astronauts to Speak with Students in Two States

Students from North Carolina and Rhode Island will have separate opportunities next week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Posted September 8, 2023

Now Home on Earth, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 to Discuss Space, Science

The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission will discuss their six-month science mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 2:15 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Posted September 7, 2023

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely Returns to Earth Near Florida Coast

After splashing down safely in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida early Monday morning, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 completed the agency’s sixth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station. The international crew of four spent 186 days in orbit.

Posted September 4, 2023

Coverage Set as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Prepares for Splashdown

NASA will provide coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission return to Earth from the International Space Station, beginning with hatch closure coverage live at 5 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Sept. 3.

Posted September 2, 2023

NASA to Discuss Psyche Asteroid Mission, Optical Communications Demo

NASA will host a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 6, to discuss the agency’s upcoming Psyche mission, which will be its first to visit a metal-rich asteroid. Riding along with Psyche is a laser transceiver for NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration.

Posted September 1, 2023