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NASA Selects Instruments for Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle

NASA has selected three instruments to travel to the Moon, with two planned for integration onto an LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) and one for a future orbital opportunity. The LTV is part of NASA’s efforts to explore the lunar surface as part of the Artemis campaign and is the first... Read more

Source: NASA - Artemis Published on: 2025-07-10
Aaisha Ali: From Marine Biology to the Artemis Control Room

As humanity prepares to return to the lunar surface, Aaisha Ali is behind the scenes ensuring mission readiness for astronauts set to orbit the Moon during Artemis II. Ali is the Artemis ground control flight lead at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. She makes sure her team has the... Read more

Source: NASA - Artemis Published on: 2025-07-07
NASA Announces Winners of 2025 Human Lander Challenge

NASA’s Human Lander Challenge marked its second year on June 26, awarding $18,000 in prize money to three university teams for their solutions for long-duration cryogenic, or super chilled, liquid storage and transfer systems for spaceflight. Building on the crewed Artemis II flight test, NASA’s Artemis III mission will send... Read more

Source: NASA - Artemis Published on: 2025-06-27
I Am Artemis: Patrick Junen

For some people, a passion for space is something that might develop over time, but for Patrick Junen, the desire was there from the beginning. With a father and grandfather who both worked for NASA, space exploration is not just a dream; it remains a family legacy. Now, as the... Read more

Source: NASA - Artemis Published on: 2025-06-26
NASA, Australia Team Up for Artemis II Lunar Laser Communications Test

As NASA prepares for its Artemis II mission, researchers at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland are collaborating with The Australian National University (ANU) to prove inventive, cost-saving laser communications technologies in the lunar environment. Communicating in space usually relies on radio waves, but NASA is exploring laser, or... Read more

Source: NASA - Artemis Published on: 2025-06-26

NASA - ISS

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Gears Up for Space Station Research

A host of scientific investigations await the crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission during their long-duration expedition aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, are set to study plant cell division and microgravity’s effects on bacteria-killing... Read more

Source: NASA - Space Station Published on: 2025-07-15
Fourth NASA-Enabled Private Flight to Space Station Completes Safely

The NASA-supported fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 4, completed its flight as part of the agency’s efforts to demonstrate demand and build operational knowledge for future commercial space stations. The four-person crew safely returned to Earth, splashing down off the coast of California at... Read more

Source: NASA - Space Station Published on: 2025-07-15
NASA, International Astronauts Answer Questions from Florida Students

Students in Big Pine Key, Florida, will have the chance to have NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions. At 10:05 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 14, NASA astronaut Nicole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi will answer questions submitted by students.... Read more

Source: NASA - Space Station Published on: 2025-07-09
Working in Space

In this May 23, 2025, image, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim works inside the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft completing cargo operations before it undocked from the International Space Station’s Harmony module several hours later. Kim launched to the International Space Station on April 8, 2025; this is his first mission. See... Read more

Source: NASA - Space Station Published on: 2025-07-07
NASA Sets Briefings for SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to Space Station

NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation to the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Thursday, July 10, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. First is an overview news conference at 12 p.m. EDT with mission leadership discussing final launch and... Read more

Source: NASA - Space Station Published on: 2025-07-02

NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

NASA Selects Companies for Architect-Engineer Services Contract

Published on: 2025-07-15

Source: NASA - JPL

Meet Mineral Mappers Flying NASA Tech Out West

Published on: 2025-07-10

Source: NASA - JPL

NASA Aircraft, Sensor Technology, Aid in Texas Flood Recovery Efforts

Published on: 2025-07-09

Source: NASA - JPL

How NASA’s SPHEREx Mission Will Share Its All-Sky Map With the World

Published on: 2025-07-02

Source: NASA - JPL

NASA Mars Orbiter Learns New Moves After Nearly 20 Years in Space

Published on: 2025-06-26

Source: NASA - JPL

John Casani, Former Manager of Multiple NASA Missions, Dies

Published on: 2025-06-25

Source: NASA - JPL

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scours Mars for Science

Published on: 2025-06-25

Source: NASA - JPL

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Starts Unpacking Boxwork Formations

Published on: 2025-06-23

Source: NASA - JPL

NASA Mars Orbiter Captures Volcano Peeking Above Morning Cloud Tops

Published on: 2025-06-06

Source: NASA - JPL

NASA’s Ready-to-Use Dataset Details Land Motion Across North America

Published on: 2025-06-06

Source: NASA - JPL

NASA - Kennedy Space Center

NASA Software Catalog Puts Agency Solutions at Innovators’ Fingertips

NASA’s latest open Software Catalog, released Wednesday, offers more than 1,200 downloadable codes developed by agency engineers that could enable faster solutions to energize the space economy and stimulate American ingenuity. The catalog is part of NASA’s effort to place advanced technologies, including agency software, into the hands of businesses,... Read more

Source: Kennedy Space Center Published on: 2025-07-16
I Am Artemis: Joe Pavicic

Listen to this audio excerpt from Joe Pavicic, Artemis operations project engineer Joe Pavicic will never forget when he told the Artemis launch director teams were NO-GO for launch. Before Artemis I lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in November 2022, the launch team made multiple launch... Read more

Source: Kennedy Space Center Published on: 2025-07-09
NASA Awards Electrical Utility Services Contract for Kennedy

NASA has awarded a task order to Florida Power and Light of Juno Beach, Florida, to provide electric distribution utility service at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This is a fixed-price task order with an estimated value of $70 million over five years. The contract consists of a... Read more

Source: Kennedy Space Center Published on: 2025-06-30
NASA, DoD Practice Abort Scenarios Ahead of Artemis II Moon Mission

NASA and the Department of Defense (DoD) teamed up June 11 and 12 to simulate emergency procedures they would use to rescue the Artemis II crew in the event of a launch emergency. The simulations, which took place off the coast of Florida and were supported by launch and flight... Read more

Source: Kennedy Space Center Published on: 2025-06-13
Portrait of a Bobcat

A NASA photographer captured this June 14, 2013, photo of a bobcat wading through a waterway near Launch Pad 38B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Bobcats are just one of over 30 mammal species that call the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge home, along with hundreds of bird,... Read more

Source: Kennedy Space Center Published on: 2025-06-11

NASA - Johnson Space Center

NASA Program Builds Bridge From Military to Civilian Careers for Johnson Team Members

Of all the possible entry points to NASA, the agency’s SkillBridge Program has been instrumental in helping servicemembers transition from the military and into civilian careers. Offered in partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD), the program enables individuals to spend their final months of military service working with a... Read more

Source: NASA - Johnson Space Center Published on: 2025-07-17
NASA Sees Key Progress on Starlab Commercial Space Station

As NASA continues its transition toward a commercial low Earth orbit marketplace, an agency-supported commercial space station, Starlab, recently completed five development and design milestones. Starlab’s planned design consists of a service module and a habitat that will be launched to orbit on a single flight. The milestones, part of... Read more

Source: NASA - Johnson Space Center Published on: 2025-07-16
Melissa Harris: Shaping NASA’s Vision for a Future in Low Earth Orbit

With over 25 years of experience in human spaceflight programs, Melissa Harris has contributed to numerous programs and projects during key moments in NASA’s history. As the life cycle lead and Independent Review Team review manager for the Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program, she guides the agency through development... Read more

Source: NASA - Johnson Space Center Published on: 2025-07-15
Chief Training Officer Teresa Sindelar Touches the Future of Human Spaceflight

Teresa Sindelar always knew she wanted to be a part of human spaceflight, but she was unsure how to make that dream a reality until a chance encounter with former NASA astronaut Tom Stafford when she was 11 years old. The pair met in a local jewelry shop near Sindelar’s... Read more

Source: NASA - Johnson Space Center Published on: 2025-07-14
NASA Astronaut Shannon Walker Retires

NASA astronaut Shannon Walker retired July 10, concluding a career that spanned 38 years, including 30 years of federal service and more than 21 years as an astronaut. During two spaceflights, she spent 330 days in orbit, contributing to hundreds of scientific experiments and technology demonstrations for the benefit of... Read more

Source: NASA - Johnson Space Center Published on: 2025-07-11