3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Erik Richards Erik Richards, mission manager for NASA’s Near Space Network, stands in front of the large antennas at the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico. Credits: NASA Listen to this audio excerpt from Erik Richards, Near Space Network Mission Manager: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does [...]
6 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A rendering of the Intuitive Machines larger cargo class lunar lander is pictured above with the Honeybee Robotics lunar rover (lower right) and the Australian Space Agency’s Roo-Ver lunar rover (lower left).Intuitive Machines NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston, $180.4 million to deliver NASA-funded [...]
From left to right, Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from CSA (Canadian Space Agency), Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, arrive on Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis II test flight. The [...]
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The famous Blue Marble image taken by Apollo 17 astronauts on their way to the Moon in 1972 Category I: NASA Environmental Quality Award Recognizes excellence in environmental management and planning, including stewardship of natural and cultural resources. This category highlights achievements in compliance, [...]
2 Min Read NISAR’s View of Mount Rainier PIA26672 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NISAR’s View of Mount Rainier Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads PIA26672-NISAR’s View of Mount Rainier JPEG (2.05 MB) Description This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows [...]
2 Min Read NISAR Views Mount St. Helens PIA26692 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NISAR Views Mount St. Helens Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads NISAR Views Mount St. Helens JPEG (13.62 MB) Description This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows [...]
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Official insignia of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA Technology and science demonstrations, supported by various NASA industry collaborations and agency developments, are set to launch to low Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the company’s Transporter-16 commercial [...]
NASA has selected 10 participating scientists to help shape a science plan for astronauts to complete on the lunar surface under the Artemis program – including deploying scientific instruments, making critical observations of the landing site, and collecting Moon rocks. “Congratulations to the scientists selected to participate in this important Artemis lunar surface science team,” [...]
3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Michael Guzman Listen to this audio excerpt from Michael Guzman, Artemis II main propulsion systems engineer: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. A clue to what Mike Guzman, main propulsion systems engineer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, loves most can be [...]
Synopsis | 03/23/26 https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e33cd0cc61064a6497a55fca8e9b30c6/view NASA intends to release a BAA under Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP-3), Appendix E, for Project NEXUS, Ka-band Backward- Compatible Relay. As the aging Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRS) declines, NASA’s objective is to acquire an end-to-end Ka-band relay service, including space, ground, launch, integration, and [...]
