NASA Centers & Facilities

General

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

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Ames Research Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA Directorates

NASA Invests in Small Businesses Innovating for Space and Earth

Continuing NASA’s longtime support of American industry, the agency announced its selection of more than 30 companies to develop innovative technology through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.

Posted April 21, 2026

Langley Research Center

Aeronautics

Drones & You

General

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA, Organ Sharing Network UNOS to Study Faster Organ Transport

Every second counts in the life-saving world of medical transplants.

Posted April 21, 2026

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA Shared Services Center

Grants

Grants Status Requests To submit a request, visit NASA General Information Request Form and complete the form. You will receive an automated email with the most commonly requested grant status information.

Posted April 6, 2026

Johnson Space Center

International Space Station (ISS)

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

People of Johnson

Station Nation: Aaron Rose, Cold Stowage Mission Manager

As a member of the Crew and Thermal Systems Division, Aaron Rose supports critical cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station. In this role, he works with payload developers to safely transport temperature-controlled science experiments to and from station with portable coolers, freezers, and refrigerators. For the full flight cycl

Posted March 26, 2026

Johnson Space Center

Astronauts

Candidate Astronauts

Humans in Space

NASA Centers & Facilities

Meet the Platypi: NASA’s Newest Astronaut Candidate Class

Ten explorers are currently training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to become flight-eligible astronauts. Selected in 2025, the astronaut candidates are building the technical and operational skills needed for future missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and eventually Mars.

Posted March 19, 2026

Armstrong Flight Research Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA Armstrong Director Brad Flick to Retire After 40 Years of Service

On Monday, NASA announced Bradley Flick, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will retire Thursday, March 19, after a nearly 40-year career advancing aeronautics and flight research. Flick began his NASA journey in 1986 as a flight systems engineer and rose through the ranks to lead the center.

Posted March 9, 2026

Goddard Space Flight Center

Goddard Technology

NASA Centers & Facilities

Technology

NASA Awards Global Modeling, Assimilation Support Contract

NASA has selected ADNET Systems, Inc. of Bethesda, Maryland, to provide global modeling and data assimilation support at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

Posted January 23, 2026

NASA Headquarters

Ames Research Center

Apollo 1

Johnson Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

Langley Research Center

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

Space Shuttle

Stennis Space Center

NASA’s Day of Remembrance Honors Fallen Heroes of Exploration

NASA will observe its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 22, which includes commemorating the crews of Apollo 1 and the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. The event is traditionally held every year on the fourth Thursday of January, as all three astronaut accidents happened around the end of the month. “On NASA’s Day […]

Posted January 21, 2026