New missions, announcements
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5 years ago
NASA Commits to Future Artemis Missions with More SLS Rocket Engines
NASANASA has awarded a contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne of Sacramento, California, to manufacture 18 additional Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 rocket engines to support Artemis missions to the Moon.
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5 years ago
NASA Names Companies to Develop Human Landers for Artemis Moon Missions
NASANASA has selected three U.S. companies to design and develop human landing systems (HLS) for the agency’s Artemis program, one of which will land the first woman and next man on the surface of the Moon by 2024.
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5 years ago
NASA to Announce Commercial Human Lander Awards for Artemis Moon Missions
NASANASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 30, to announce the companies selected to develop modern human landing systems (HLS) that will carry the first woman and next man to the surface of the Moon by 2024 and develop sustainable lunar exploration by the end of the decade.
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5 years ago
NASA Awards Contract to Deliver Science, Tech to Moon Ahead of Human Missions
NASANASA has selected Masten Space Systems of Mojave, California, to deliver and operate eight payloads – with nine science and technology instruments – to the Moon’s South Pole in 2022, to help lay the foundation for human expeditions to the lunar surface beginning in 2024.
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5 years ago
Thousands Apply to Join NASA’s Artemis Generation, #BeAnAstronaut
NASAMore than 12,000 people have applied to join NASA’s next class of astronauts, demonstrating strong national interest to take part in America’s plans to explore the Moon and take humanity’s next giant leap – human missions to Mars.
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5 years ago
NASA Awards Artemis Contract for Gateway Logistics Services
NASANASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, as the first U.S. commercial provider under the Gateway Logistics Services contract to deliver cargo, experiments and other supplies to the agency’s Gateway in lunar orbit.
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5 years ago
NASA Invites Media to View Orion Spacecraft for First Artemis Lunar Mission
NASANASA’s Orion spacecraft, a critical part of the agency’s Artemis I mission, has completed its three-month test campaign at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, where it was subjected to the extreme temperatures and electromagnetic environment it will experience in its upcoming test mission to the Moon.
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5 years ago
#BeAnAstronaut: NASA Seeks Applicants to Explore Moon, Mars
NASAFor the first time in more than four years, NASA began accepting applications Monday for future astronauts. Aspiring Moon to Mars explorers have until 11:59 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 31, to apply.
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5 years ago
NASA Awards Contract to Launch CubeSat to Moon from Virginia
NASANASA has selected Rocket Lab of Huntington Beach, California, to provide launch services for the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) CubeSat.
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5 years ago
NASA Invites Media to View Orion Spacecraft for Artemis I Lunar Mission
NASAMedia accreditation is open for an opportunity to view the Artemis I Orion spacecraft following completion of testing at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio.
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