NASA, Partners Clear Axiom’s Second Private Astronaut Mission Crew
NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space’s second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2).
Crew-6 Enters Quarantine for Mission to Space Station
The four crew members who comprise the SpaceX Crew-6 mission pose for a photo in their spacesuits during a training session at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California. From left are, Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev, Pilot Warren “Woody” Hoburg, Commander Stephen Bowen, and Mission Specialist Sultan Alneyadi. Photo credit: SpaceXNASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and [...]
NASA Selects Blue Origin to Launch Mars’ Magnetosphere Study Mission
NASA has awarded Blue Origin, LLC of Kent, Washington, a task order to provide launch service for the agency’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission as part of the agency's Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract.
NASA’s ShadowCam Images Permanently Shadowed Regions from Lunar Orbit
With the success of NASA’s Artemis I launch, the previously unexplored shadowy regions near the lunar South Pole where Artemis astronauts will land in 2025, are more within our reach than ever before. One instrument that will support these future lunar exploration efforts is a hypersensitive optical camera called ShadowCam. ShadowCam is one of [...]
NASA Launches New Framework for Procurement Ideas, Solutions
NASA is now seeking procurement ideas and solutions to encourage innovation from diverse perspectives, improve reach, reduce barriers, and ultimately meet and exceed agency goals.
CAPSTONE to Test Technologies After Recovery from Communications Issue
NASA’s CAPSTONE – short for Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment – is in good health following a communications issue that began in late January, and the mission team is preparing for upcoming technology demonstration tests. Beginning Jan. 26, CAPSTONE was unable to receive commands from ground operators. The spacecraft remained [...]
NASA Awards Environmental Compliance, Operations Contract
NASA has selected Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc., of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for the Environmental Compliance and Operations 3 (ECO3) contract, which provides environmental restoration program services and other support at the agency’s White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
NASA Selects Scientific Support for Goddard Institute for Space Studies
NASA has selected Autonomic Integra of Gaithersburg, Maryland, for specialized scientific support services to the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
NASA Selects Scientific Support for Goddard Institute of Space Studies
NASA has selected Autonomic Integra of Gaithersburg, Maryland, for specialized scientific support services to the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
NASA Awards Simulation and Software Technology Services Contract
NASA has awarded the Simulation and Software Technology III contract to CACI Federal of Chantilly, Virginia, to provide simulation and software technology support and related services for the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.