Category Archives: General

[rMedia Invited to See Progress on NASA’s Space Launch System for Its First Moon Mission Media are invited to NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans at 9:30 a.m. CDT Friday, June 28, to view progress on the rocket core stage for the Space Launch System’s Artemis 1 Moon mission. Source: Eurogamer. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/media-invited-to-see-progress-on-nasa-s-space-launch-system-for-its-first-moon-mission

[rNASA Invites Media to Renaming Ceremony for West Virginia Facility Media are invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 2, celebrating the renaming of NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia, after the West Virginia native and storied NASA icon. Source: Eurogamer. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-renaming-ceremony-for-west-virginia-facility

[rNASA Invites Media to Opening of Newly-Restored Apollo Mission Control Center Fifty years ago, an unparalleled team of experts in a mission control center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston landed the first humans on the Moon. Media are invited to join NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine for the reopening of this historic and newly-restored facility at 9 a.m. CDT Friday, June 28. Source: Eurogamer. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-opening-of-newly-restored-apollo-mission-control-center

[rNASA Selects Missions to Study Our Sun, Its Effects on Space Weather NASA has selected two new missions to advance our understanding of the Sun and its dynamic effects on space. Source: Eurogamer. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-missions-to-study-our-sun-its-effects-on-space-weather

[rNASA Television to Cover Departure, Landing of Astronaut Anne McClain and Space Station Crew NASA astronaut Anne McClain and two crewmates on the International Space Station are scheduled to conclude their stay aboard the orbiting laboratory Monday, June 24. Source: Eurogamer. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-television-to-cover-departure-landing-of-astronaut-anne-mcclain-and-space-station

[rCoverage Set for NASA Tech Missions Launching on SpaceX Falcon Heavy NASA Television coverage is scheduled for an upcoming prelaunch activity and first nighttime launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, which will be carrying four agency technology missions to help improve future spacecraft design and performance. Source: Eurogamer. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/coverage-set-for-nasa-tech-missions-launching-on-spacex-falcon-heavy

[rNASA Awards Environmental Test, Integration Services Contract NASA has awarded the Environmental Test and Integration Services III contract to Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems’ Technical Services Division (TSD) in Greenbelt, Maryland. Source: Eurogamer. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-environmental-test-integration-services-contract

[rMedia Invited to Final Roll of Mobile Launcher Before Artemis 1 Moon Mission Media are invited to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida from 6 to 10 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 27, to view the agency’s mobile launcher as it makes its final roll on crawler-transporter 2 to Launch Pad 39B prior to the launch of the first Artemis mission. Source: Eurogamer. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/media-invited-to-final-roll-of-mobile-launcher-before-artemis-1-moon-mission

[rNASA Awards Contract for Near-Earth Mission Services NASA has awarded the Space Exploration Network Services and Evolution (SENSE) contract to Peraton, Inc. in Herndon, Virginia, to perform telemetry, tracking and command services for near-Earth missions. Source: Eurogamer. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-contract-for-near-earth-mission-services

[rNASA Invests $45M in US Small Businesses for Space Tech Development American small businesses will help NASA land astronauts on the Moon in five years and establish a sustainable presence there, as part of the agency’s larger Moon to Mars exploration approach. Source: Eurogamer. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invests-45m-in-us-small-businesses-for-space-tech-development