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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 [...]

2025-2026 Dream with Us Design Challenge Winners

By |2026-04-14T14:44:00-04:00April 14th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) 2025-2026 Dream with Us Winners Congratulation to our 2025-2026 Dream with Us Design Challenge Winners! We are pleased to share this year’s winning projects:  Middle School 1st Place: Scout Farm (Varenya D., Aashritha P., and Alvitha P., NJ) 2nd Place: AgriTech (Charlotte W. and Richard F., [...]

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4852–4858: When Data Take Their Time…

By |2026-04-13T16:04:00-04:00April 13th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 4 min [...]

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4845-4851: Bye-Bye Boxwork, Bye-Bye

By |2026-04-13T15:37:00-04:00April 13th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 3 min [...]

NASA to Host Artemis II Crew Postflight News Conference

By |2026-04-13T14:16:00-04:00April 13th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s Artemis II crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, shared brief remarks with friends, family, and colleagues after they landed at Ellington Airport near the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Saturday, April 11, 2026, after a nearly 10-day journey around the [...]

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