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Dec 07, 2023, 16:17 ET NASA Selects Contractors for Ground Support Equipment Fabrication

NASA has selected the following companies for a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to fabricate ground support...

Dec 05, 2023, 12:09 ET NASA Leaders to Highlight 25th Anniversary of Space Station with Crew

NASA is celebrating the 25th anniversary of International Space Station operations during a live conversation with crew aboard the microgravity...

Dec 04, 2023, 18:57 ET Expedition 68 Crew With Three NASA Astronauts to Discuss Mission

Four astronauts, including the current record-holder for the longest single stay in space aboard the International Space Station, will make their...

Dec 04, 2023, 08:13 ET NASA, Partners Launch US Greenhouse Gas Center to Share Climate Data

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, and other United States government leaders...

Nov 29, 2023, 18:50 ET NASA Remembers Trailblazing Astronaut, Scientist Mary Cleave

Retired NASA astronaut Mary Cleave, a veteran of two NASA spaceflights, died Nov. 27. She was 76. A scientist with training in civil and...

Nov 28, 2023, 13:35 ET NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking

NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of the Roscosmos Progress 86 cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and...

Nov 27, 2023, 17:21 ET NASA Leadership to Participate in Global Climate Change Conference

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency leaders will participate in the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28)...

Nov 15, 2023, 19:34 ET NASA Names New Highest-Ranking Civil Servant, Head of Exploration

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Wednesday Jim Free's promotion to associate administrator for the agency at NASA Headquarters in Washington, ...

Nov 09, 2023, 12:56 ET Bulgaria Signs Artemis Accords at NASA Headquarters; Joins 31 Nations

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in a signing ceremony Thursday with Bulgaria's Milena Stoycheva, minister of innovation and growth, as...

Nov 08, 2023, 18:33 ET NASA Launches its First On-Demand Streaming Service, Updated App

NASA's new on-demand streaming service and upgraded app are now available, ushering in a new world of original content from the space agency for the...

Nov 07, 2023, 18:53 ET NASA Invites Media to Bulgaria Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

Bulgaria will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 10 a.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 9 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator...

Nov 07, 2023, 12:08 ET NASA, International Astronauts to Speak with Tennessee Students

Students from Brighton Elementary School in Brighton, Tennessee, will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) ...

Nov 03, 2023, 18:28 ET NASA Invites Media to First Astrobotic, ULA Robotic Artemis Moon Launch

Media accreditation is open for the first United States commercial robotic flight to the Moon's surface as part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar...

Nov 01, 2023, 19:22 ET NASA Welcomes Netherlands as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

During a ceremony at the Dutch Ambassador's Residence in Washington on Wednesday, the Netherlands became the 31st country to sign the Artemis Accords....

Oct 27, 2023, 12:37 ET Join NASA to Celebrate Worm Design, Influence with Original Designer

Media are invited to hear a discussion on the design and cultural significance of the worm logotype with NASA and its creator Richard Danne at 11:30...

Oct 26, 2023, 13:42 ET NASA Glenn Seeks Proposals to Support 2024 Events

NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland wants to collaborate with organizations across the country to bring the NASA experience to new, diverse...

Oct 26, 2023, 10:00 ET Commander Callie Continues Moon Mission in NASA's New Graphic Novel

Fictional astronaut Callie Rodriguez continues exploring space as the first woman to walk on the Moon in a new issue of NASA's First Woman graphic...

Oct 23, 2023, 11:08 ET NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station

NASA will provide live coverage as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday, Oct. 25, to...

Oct 20, 2023, 15:28 ET NASA Invites Media to 2023 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium

NASA invites media to the 16th Annual von Braun Space Exploration Symposium from Wednesday to Friday, Oct. 25-27, at the University of Alabama in...

Oct 13, 2023, 13:41 ET NASA's Psyche Spacecraft, Optical Comms Demo En Route to Asteroid

NASA's Psyche spacecraft is on its voyage to an asteroid of the same name, a metal-rich world that could tell us more about the formation of rocky...

Oct 12, 2023, 15:53 ET Dozens of Student Teams Worldwide to Compete in NASA Rover Challenge

NASA has selected 72 student teams to begin an engineering design challenge to build human-powered rovers that will compete next April at the U.S....

Oct 11, 2023, 12:31 ET NASA's Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Carbon, Water

Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA show evidence of high-carbon...

Oct 11, 2023, 10:43 ET NASA to Welcome Visitors, Media to Johnson Space Center Open House

NASA will open its gates to the public Saturday, Oct. 14, celebrating the agency's 65th anniversary, the International Space Station's 25th...

Oct 06, 2023, 13:13 ET NASA Highlights Media Opportunities for Upcoming Ring of Fire Eclipse

On Saturday, Oct. 14, the Moon will pass between Earth and the Sun, giving people across the United States an opportunity to see an annular solar...

Oct 05, 2023, 17:24 ET NASA to Host Asteroid Sample Media Call; Provide Experts for Interviews

Following a public unveiling of the United States' first asteroid sample at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 11, NASA will host a media teleconference and ...