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NASA, SBA Announce New Initiative to Scale American Space Economy 

By |2026-06-29T16:39:00-04:00June 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, and Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, left, pose for a photo after signing a Memorandum of Agreement Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. This Memorandum of Agreement will provide the framework for NASA and the Small Business Administration Office [...]

NASA’s Newest Wind Tunnel Builds on Legacy of Innovation

By |2026-06-29T16:38:00-04:00June 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

5 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Flight Dynamics Research Facility, located at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is the agency’s first major wind tunnel built in more than 40 years. NASA/Mark Knopp For more than 100 years, wind tunnels at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, have helped shape [...]

NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Preps for Spacewalk

By |2026-06-29T11:18:00-04:00June 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA; IR:NASA/JPL/Caltech; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk Flight engineer Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) helps flight engineer Chris Williams of NASA as he tries on his spacesuit on June 23, 2026, testing its comfort and mobility as well as its communications and life support systems inside the International Space Station’s Quest [...]

Mapping Earth’s Observations, featuring Betsy Ford

By |2026-06-29T11:16:00-04:00June 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s Earth-observing satellites track an enormous range of phenomena: how aerosols move through the atmosphere, how moisture descends through soil, how land-cover shifts over decades. It’s some of the most consequential data NASA produces, informing science, policy, agriculture, and climate research around the world. As NASA’s Earth Science Division (ESD) manages this vast portfolio, [...]

NextSTEP-3 A: Lunar Enabling Technology

By |2026-06-29T10:56:00-04:00June 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Solicitation Number: 80GRC026R0008  May 19, 2026 – Synopsis issued  June 29, 2026 – Draft BAA and Appendix A Issued | News Release    Artistic concept of lunar surface technologies and infrastructure capabilities, including in-situ resource utilization oxygen production systems, surface power systems, in‑space manufacturing tools, and advanced nanomaterials production.NASA NASA issued [...]

NASA Seeks Industry Input to Accelerate Lunar Surface Technologies

By |2026-06-29T10:56:00-04:00June 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Artistic concept of lunar surface technologies and infrastructure capabilities, including in-situ resource utilization oxygen production systems, surface power systems, in‑space manufacturing tools, and advanced nanomaterials production.NASA Long-term lunar exploration requires technology, infrastructure, and operations that function together cohesively on the surface of the Moon. To [...]

NASA Announces Winners for 2026 Human Lander Challenge

By |2026-06-26T15:44:00-04:00June 26th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

3 Min Read NASA Announces Winners for 2026 Human Lander Challenge NASA has announced the top student-developed solutions for environmental control and life support systems in future crewed lunar landers from participants in the 2026 Human Lander Challenge. The announcement marks the culmination of months of research by university teams working to advance technologies [...]

NASA Tests New Refuel Device for Future In-Space Refueling Missions

By |2026-06-26T14:44:00-04:00June 26th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Engineers from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and L3Harris con-duct operational testing on a developmental cryocoupler, a vital technology for future in-orbit spacecraft refueling.NASA/Tyson Eason For NASA’s next generation of deep space exploration missions, [...]

Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission

By |2026-06-26T13:16:00-04:00June 26th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

5 min read Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission NASA is on a mission to lift its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory along with partners Katalyst Space and Northrop Grumman. Watch to get a sneak peek. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Katalyst Space/Northrop Grumman A mission to raise the orbit of [...]

NASA Identifies More Than 40 Space Technologies for Collaboration

By |2026-06-26T11:37:00-04:00June 26th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Credit: NASA NASA selected 41 proposals from 37 companies to advance technologies in support of the agency’s goals to establish a long-term presence on the Moon and enable human exploration of Mars. These American companies, picked from NASA’s 2025 Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO), will mature technologies creating solutions for space transportation, planetary surface operations, [...]

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