Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Research and Technology at Kennedy Space Center

NASA Testing Wastewater Treatment Facility for Future Moon Base

A mobile wastewater treatment system built at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida that can help prepare for long-duration missions on the Moon and Mars departed the spaceport and arrived at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.

Posted June 2, 2026

Missions

Aeronautics

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

NASA Directorates

Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

Organizations

NASA Announces Realignment to Accelerate Mission Delivery

Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated May 22, 2026 to include a retirement. NASA announced Friday an agencywide realignment to increase mission focus and move out on the National Space Policy. These changes position the agency to better deliver on the nation’s highest‑priority objectives with speed and efficiency.

Posted May 22, 2026

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

NASA Headquarters

NASA to Provide Update on Moon Base Strategy, Missions

NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 26, to share Moon Base plans and highlight progress toward a sustained presence on the lunar surface. The media briefing will take place at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington. Leadership will discuss program progress, including new industry partners and mission plans.

Posted May 20, 2026

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Communicating and Navigating with Missions

Goddard Space Flight Center

Mars

Space Communications & Navigation Program

NASA Draws on Industry for Mars Telecommunications Network

On Thursday, NASA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking industry collaboration for the Mars Telecommunications Network. Reliable, high bandwidth communications is necessary to relay science data, high-definition imagery, and critical information during Mars missions.

Posted May 14, 2026

General

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Glenn Research Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

Technology

New NASA Technology Mimics Extreme Cold of the Lunar Night

As NASA looks to explore the Moon, Mars, and beyond, researchers must develop materials capable of withstanding the extreme temperatures found in space and on other planets and their moons.

Posted May 6, 2026

General

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Glenn Research Center

Human Space Travel Research

Humans in Space

Johnson Space Center

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA Directorates

Science & Research

Technology

Technology for Space Travel

Liquid Lifeline: NASA Tech Could Create IV Fluid In Space

On every crewed mission, NASA packs pouches of a potentially life-saving liquid in its cargo, known as IV (or intravenous) fluid. A simple mix of sodium chloride and purified water, it can treat up to 30% of medical conditions in flight, resolving things like dehydration, burns, and more. Crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit into […]

Posted April 23, 2026

Aeronautics

Advanced Air Vehicles Program

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Ames Research Center

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

General

High-Speed Flight

High-Tech Computing

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools

Transformational Tools Technologies

Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program

NASA Releases Powerful LAVA Software to US Aerospace Industry

For years, NASA engineers have turned to a tool called the Launch, Ascent, and Vehicle Aerodynamics (LAVA) framework to solve airflow challenges that could mean the difference between mission success or failure.

Posted April 23, 2026

Ames Research Center

Artemis

Artemis 2

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

What Are Ames’ Contributions to Artemis II?

NASA successfully sent four astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, setting the stage for future lunar landing missions. As the agency continues to push the bounds of space exploration, NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley provided essential support in preparing for the mission. Artemis II was the

Posted April 21, 2026

Artemis 2

Artemis

Earth's Moon

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Humans in Space

Johnson Space Center

NASA to Host Artemis II Crew Postflight News Conference

Fresh off their return to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 16, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss their historic mission around the Moon. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, […]

Posted April 13, 2026

Humans in Space

Artemis 2

Earth's Moon

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Missions

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

NASA Welcomes Record-Setting Artemis II Moonfarers Back to Earth

The first astronauts to travel to the Moon in more than half a century are back on Earth after a record-setting mission aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen splashed down at 5:07 p.m. PDT Friday off the coast […]

Posted April 11, 2026