As NASA prepares to launch American astronauts this year on American rockets from American soil to the International Space Station – with an eye toward the Moon and Mars – the agency is announcing it will accept applications March 2 to 31 for the next class of Artemis Generation astronauts.
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California Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station
Students from Southern California will have an opportunity this week to talk with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
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NASA Administrator Statement on Moon to Mars Initiative, FY 2021 Budget
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine:
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Solar Orbiter Launch Takes Solar Science to New Heights
Solar Orbiter, a new collaborative mission between ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA to study the Sun, launched at 11:03 p.m. EST Sunday on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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Media invited to Speak with Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut Christina Koch
NASA astronaut Christina Koch will participate in a postflight news conference at 3:30 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 12, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner Orbital Flight Test Reviews
NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 7, to discuss the status of the joint independent review team investigation into the primary issues detected during the company’s uncrewed Orbital Flight Test in December as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
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Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Station
After setting a record for the longest single spaceflight in history by a woman, NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth Thursday, along with Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency).
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NASA Spotlights Moon to Mars Plans at Feb. 10 ‘State of NASA’ Events
NASA centers across the country are opening their doors Monday, Feb. 10, to media and social media for “State of NASA” events, including a televised program featuring remarks from Rep. Steven Palazzo (MS-4) and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the agency’s mission to go to the Moon, Mars, and worlds beyond.
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Earth Science Mission
NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission.
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NASA TV Coverage Set for Cygnus Launch to International Space Station
Northrop Grumman’s next NASA resupply services mission to the International Space Station is targeted for launch at 5:39 p.m. EST Sunday, Feb. 9. Live coverage of the launch and briefings will begin at 5 p.m. on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
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