New missions, announcements
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7 years ago
NASA, Israel Space Agency Sign Agreement for Commercial Lunar Cooperation
NASANASA has signed an agreement with the Israel Space Agency (ISA) to cooperatively utilize the Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL’s commercial lunar mission, expected to land on the Moon in 2019.
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7 years ago
NASA to Broadcast Final Parachute Test for Orion Spacecraft
NASANASA will air the final test Wednesday, Sept. 12, of the parachute system for its Orion spacecraft, which will carry astronauts to the Moon and beyond.
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7 years ago
NASA Invites Media to Witness Final Orion Parachute Test in Arizona Desert
NASANASA is inviting media to view the final test of the Orion spacecraft’s parachute system on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. This test is the last in a series of eight to qualify the parachutes for crewed Orion missions to the Moon and beyond.
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7 years ago
Vice President Pence Talks Future Human Space Exploration at NASA’s Johnson Space Center
NASAVice President Mike Pence, with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, will visit NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston Thursday, Aug. 23, to discuss the future of human space exploration and the agency’s plans to return to the Moon as a forerunner to future human missions to Mars.
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7 years ago
NASA Announces New Partnerships to Develop Space Exploration Technologies
NASANASA is partnering with six U.S. companies to develop 10 “tipping point” technologies that have the potential to significantly benefit the commercial space economy and future NASA missions, including lunar lander and deep space rocket engine technologies.
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7 years ago
NASA Selects US Companies to Advance Space Resource Collection
NASANASA has selected 10 companies to conduct studies and advance technologies to collect, process and use space-based resources for missions to the Moon and Mars.
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7 years ago
California Students to Link Up with NASA Astronauts on Space Station
NASAStudents from Pacoima and San Fernando, California, will have the opportunity to talk with astronauts on the International Space Station on Tuesday, May 22, as part of NASA’s Year of Education on Station.
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7 years ago
NASA Sends New Research on Orbital ATK Mission to Space Station
NASAAstronauts soon will have new experiments to conduct related to emergency navigation, DNA sequencing and ultra-cold atom research when the research arrives at the International Space Station following the 4:44 a.m. EDT Monday launch of an Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft.
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7 years ago
UPDATE: NASA, Orbital ATK Now Targeting May 21 for Next Resupply Mission to Space Station
NASAOrbital ATK, in conjunction with NASA, has moved the launch of its ninth contracted mission to the International Space Station to no earlier than 4:39 a.m. EDT Monday, May 21, to support further prelaunch inspections and more favorable weather conditions.
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7 years ago
NASA Awards Contract for Advanced Computing Services
NASANASA has selected InuTeq LLC of Beltsville, Maryland, to provide world-class, high-performance computing to all NASA missions in support of mission-driven science and engineering.
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