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NASA Kennedy Prepares Facility for Roman Space Telescope Arrival

By |2026-04-23T16:14:00-04:00April 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A photograph shows the exterior of NASA’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Kim Shiflett Preparations are underway for launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as soon as early September on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s [...]

NASA Welcomes Jordan as 63rd Artemis Accords Signatory  

By |2026-04-23T13:32:00-04:00April 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States Dina Kawar, center, signs the Artemis Accords alongside NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, and U.S. Department of State Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Ruth Perry, right, on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson [...]

NASA Targets Early September for Roman Space Telescope Launch

By |2026-04-22T13:46:00-04:00April 22nd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is photographed in the largest clean room at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The observatory is on track for delivery to the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in June and launch as soon as early September.NASA/Scott Wiessinger NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman [...]

NASA Invests in Small Businesses Innovating for Space and Earth

By |2026-04-21T15:23:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

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. With these awards, NASA is investing approximately $16.3 million in seed funding of technology solutions to benefit the agency [...]

NASA at SXSW: Johnson Director Vanessa Wyche on Why Artemis Changes Everything

By |2026-04-21T15:13:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

On March 21, 2026, NASA’s Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche took the stage at the Space House event at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, to outline NASA’s next giant leap in human spaceflight — from low Earth orbit to the Moon, and ultimately Mars.  As NASA prepares for a new era of exploration, Wyche made clear that the agency’s Artemis [...]

NASA, Organ Sharing Network UNOS to Study Faster Organ Transport

By |2026-04-21T13:56:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Mark Johnson, left, interim CEO of UNOS, and John Koelling, director of the Aeronautics Research Directorate at NASA’s Langley Research Center, shake hands during a signing ceremony marking an agreement to study drone transport for organs.Photo courtesy of UNOS Every second counts in the [...]

What Are Ames’ Contributions to Artemis II? 

By |2026-04-21T13:41:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander, left; Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot, right, pose for a group photo after viewing the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of the [...]

NASA Wins Two Webby Awards, Five Webby People’s Voice Awards

By |2026-04-21T13:26:00-04:00April 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA was recognized today by the 30th Annual Webby Awards with two Webby Awards and five Webby People’s Voice Awards, the latter of which are awarded by the voting public. Reflecting the tremendous growth of the Internet, The Webbys now honors excellence in 8 major media types: [...]

NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 34th Resupply Launch to Space Station

By |2026-04-20T14:02:00-04:00April 20th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft with its nosecone open and carrying over 5,000 pounds of science, supplies, and hardware as NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33 mission approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the Harmony module’s forward port. Both spacecraft were flying 259 miles above western Mauritania near the Atlantic coast at the time [...]

NASA Artemis II Human Research Data Methodology Challenge

By |2026-04-17T14:41:00-04:00April 17th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

art002e013365 (April 7, 2026) – The Artemis II crew – (clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover – pause for a group photo with their zero gravity indicator “Rise,” inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home. Following a swing around the far side [...]

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