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NASA Selects Contractors to Supply Centers with Helium
NASA Selects Contractors to Supply Centers with Helium NASA has selected contractors to supply liquid and gaseous helium to multiple agency facilities for at least the next two years, with a total estimated value of approximately $105.1 million. The contract, which began on October 1, 2024, will provide about 2.6 million liters of liquid helium […]
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NASA’s Artemis II Crew Trains in Orion
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Trains in Orion NASA’s Artemis II crew began multi-day training in Orion on July 31, 2025, at Kennedy Space Center. The crew, consisting of CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman, wore their Orion Crew Survival System Suits during the training. The training included […]
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Sunrise on Crew-11 Launch Attempt
Sunrise on Crew-11 Launch Attempt NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission launch has been rescheduled from July 31 to Friday, Aug. 1 at 11:43 a.m. EDT due to unfavorable weather conditions. The crew of four astronauts, including Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke from NASA, Kimiya Yui from JAXA, and Oleg Platonov from Roscosmos, will launch to the […]
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I Am Artemis: Lili Villarreal
I Am Artemis: Lili Villarreal Lili Villarreal, Artemis Landing & Recovery Director at NASA, has been working on space exploration since she was a child and fell in love with it after visiting the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Villarreal joined NASA in 2007 and has held various roles, including deputy flow director for the […]
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Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off
Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off Space Shuttle Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 12, 1985, at 8:59 a.m. ET, marking its 51-D mission. The seven-member crew of STS-51D was the 16th flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle program and Discovery’s fourth flight. Discovery carried out 39 missions, including deploying and repairing the Hubble Space […]
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Scrub Jay at the Vehicle Assembly Building
Scrub Jay at the Vehicle Assembly Building NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is home to over 65 amphibian and reptile species, 25 mammal species, 117 fish species, and 330 bird species. The Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is where Artemis launch vehicles are stacked and processed for future missions to the […]
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Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission
Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is launching on July 2025, carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition. The launch will be attended by 50 social media users selected through NASA Social registration, who will have exclusive access to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida […]
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Artemis II Core Stage Integration – Complete!
Artemis II Core Stage Integration – Complete! NASA/Frank Michaux Technicians from NASA and primary contractor Amentum join the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the stacked solid rocket boosters for the Artemis II mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 23, 2025. The core stage is the largest component of the rocket, […]
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship NASA logo. NASA has awarded SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, a modification under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to add Starship to their existing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch service offerings. The NLS II contracts provide a broad range of commercial launch services for NASA’s […]
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