Meet NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Masterminds – NASA

Meet NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Masterminds – NASA

As four astronauts venture around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II test flight in 2026, many people will support the journey from here on Earth. Teams directing operations from the ground include the mission management team, launch control team, flight control team, and the landing and recovery team, each with additional support personnel who are … Read more

NASA Seeks Industry Feedback on Fission Surface Power – NASA

NASA Seeks Industry Feedback on Fission Surface Power – NASA

As part of the agency’s initiative to return humanity to the Moon and eventually send the first astronaut – an American – to Mars, NASA is surveying industry for interest and feedback on a fission surface power system, through a Request for Information issued Thursday. Earlier this month, NASA declared its intent to put a … Read more

NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Predict Moonquakes – NASA Science

NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Predict Moonquakes – NASA Science

As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the surface of the Moon’s south polar region for the first time ever during the Artemis III mission, scientists are working on methods to determine the frequency of moonquakes along active faults there. Faults are cracks in the Moon’s crust that indicate that the Moon is slowly shrinking … Read more

NASA Employees Named 2025 Service to America Medals Honorees – NASA

NASA Employees Named 2025 Service to America Medals Honorees – NASA

Two NASA employees are being  honored as part of the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals, also known as the Sammies, recognizing outstanding federal employees who are addressing many of our country’s greatest challenges. Rich Burns of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and John Blevins of Marshall Space Flight Center in … Read more

Auburn Team Wins 2025 NASA Moon and Mars Design Competition – NASA

Auburn Team Wins 2025 NASA Moon and Mars Design Competition – NASA

A team from Auburn University took top honors in NASA’s 2025 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition Forum, where undergraduate and graduate teams competed to develop new concepts for operating on the Moon, Mars and beyond.  Auburn’s project, “Dynamic Ecosystems for Mars Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) Testing, Evaluation, and Reliability … Read more

NASA Goes Live on Twitch: Design Artemis II Moon Mascot – NASA

NASA Goes Live on Twitch: Design Artemis II Moon Mascot – NASA

NASA will host a live Twitch event to highlight the ongoing Moon Mascot Challenge, which invites the public to design a zero gravity indicator for the agency’s Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. Viewers will have the opportunity to provide real-time input to an artist who will create an example of a zero … Read more

Lunar Space Station for NASA’s Artemis Campaign to Begin Final Outfitting – NASA

Lunar Space Station for NASA’s Artemis Campaign to Begin Final Outfitting – NASA

NASA continues to mark progress on plans to work with commercial and international partners as part of the Gateway program. The primary structure of HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) arrived at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Gilbert, Arizona, where it will undergo final outfitting and verification testing. HALO will provide Artemis astronauts with space to live, … Read more

Lunar Space Station Module for NASA’s Artemis Campaign to Begin Final Outfitting – NASA

Lunar Space Station Module for NASA’s Artemis Campaign to Begin Final Outfitting – NASA

NASA continues to mark progress on plans to work with commercial and international partners as part of the Gateway program. The primary structure of HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) arrived at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Gilbert, Arizona, where it will undergo final outfitting and verification testing. HALO will provide Artemis astronauts with space to live, … Read more

NASA Tests Key Spacesuit Parts Inside This Icy Chamber – NASA

NASA Tests Key Spacesuit Parts Inside This Icy Chamber – NASA

A JPL facility built to support potential robotic spacecraft missions to frozen ocean worlds helps engineers develop safety tests for next-generation spacesuits. When NASA astronauts return to the Moon under the Artemis campaign and eventually venture farther into the solar system, they will encounter conditions harsher than any humans have experienced before. Ensuring next-generation spacesuits … Read more

NASA Leaders to Participate in 2025 Space Symposium in Colorado – NASA

NASA Leaders to Participate in 2025 Space Symposium in Colorado – NASA

NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro and acting Associate Administrator Vanessa Wyche will lead the agency’s delegation at the 40th Space Symposium, Monday, April 7 through Thursday, April 10, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Petro will join Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Heather Pringle for a fireside chat to discuss NASA’s current priorities and partnerships at 12:15 … Read more