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NASA at the Ion: Orion Lessons from Artemis II Shape NASA’s Moon to Mars Path

By |2026-06-24T17:29:00-04:00June 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Artemis II Orion Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez speaks at the Ion in Houston on May 28, 2026. Seven weeks after the Orion spacecraft returned four astronauts from humanity’s first crewed journey around the Moon since Apollo, Artemis II Orion Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez reflected on the mission’s achievements and how it is shaping NASA’s return to the lunar surface and future missions to Mars.  Introduced by NASA’s [...]

La NASA compartirá los últimos avances del programa Base Lunar

By |2026-06-24T17:17:00-04:00June 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Representación digital de la región del Polo Sur lunar. Los puntos de luz brillantes esparcidos por la superficie lunar representan los componentes en superficie que apoyan las operaciones sostenidas con seres humanos y robots cerca del Polo Sur.Crédito: NASA Lea esta nota de prensa en inglés aquí.El administrador de la NASA, Jared Isaacman, ofrecerá una [...]

NASA to Share Latest Moon Base Mission Progress

By |2026-06-24T17:13:00-04:00June 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Artist’s rendering of the Moon’s South Pole region. Glowing points of light scattered across the lunar surface represent surface assets supporting sustained human and robotic operations near the South Pole.Credit: NASA NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host a virtual conversation at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 30, to share updates to NASA’s plans to build [...]

Roman Telescope Comes to Kennedy

By |2026-06-24T15:42:00-04:00June 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA/Amber Jean Notvest In this June 21, 2026, photo, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard NASA’s Pegasus barge. After offloading and transportation to the spaceport’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Roman will undergo processing ahead of launch, targeted no earlier than Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. Named [...]

NASA’s HiRISE Captures Perseverance Marking a Milestone on Mars

By |2026-06-24T14:55:00-04:00June 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

2 Min Read NASA’s HiRISE Captures Perseverance Marking a Milestone on Mars PIA26726 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s HiRISE Captures… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s HiRISE Captures Perseverance Marking a Milestone on Mars JPEG (492.31 KB) PIA26726 Figure A PNG (12.89 MB) [...]

Euclid View of Milky Way Heart Previews Core Survey by NASA’s Roman

By |2026-06-24T14:41:00-04:00June 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

6 Min Read Euclid View of Milky Way Heart Previews Core Survey by NASA’s Roman This image by ESA’s (European Space Agency) Euclid (with color added using ground-based images) provides an earlier snapshot of a region of our galaxy that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will repeatedly observe during the upcoming years. Credits: [...]

Career Spotlight: Electrician (Ages 14-18)

By |2026-06-24T09:37:00-04:00June 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

5 Min Read Career Spotlight: Electrician (Ages 14-18) What does an electrician do? Electricity powers the world, and electricians are the ones who get it where it needs to go. An electrician is an expert who is trained to make sure electrical systems and equipment are installed safely and working correctly. Electricians are involved [...]

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4927–4933: Let’s Drive to That Smooth Area

By |2026-06-24T00:34:00-04:00June 24th, 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 Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 4 min read Curiosity Blog, Sols 4927–4933: Let’s Drive to That Smooth Area NASA’s Mars [...]

NASA Names Sean Gallagher as Chief Information Officer

By |2026-06-23T17:32:00-04:00June 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Official NASA portrait of Sean Gallagher Credit: NASA NASA has selected Sean Gallagher as the agency’s chief information officer (CIO). In this role, he is responsible for the agency’s entire portfolio of Information Technology products and services. Gallagher has been serving in an acting capacity since January and his permanent role is effective immediately. “Sean [...]

CSDA Selects Eight Commercial Satellite Data Providers for On-Ramp 2 Contract Awards

By |2026-06-23T14:57:00-04:00June 23rd, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program (CSDA) announced contract awards with eight commercial satellite data providers offering a range of data types to support the agency’s Earth science research and application goals.   The CSDA program On-Ramp 2 Multiple Award contract is a firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple-award contract with a maximum cumulative value of $476 [...]

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