Space
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NASA Selects Companies to Collect Lunar Resources for Artemis Demonstrations
https://youtube.com/watch?v=V7bhhKOON_o%3Frel%3D0 NASA is taking a critical step forward in its lunar exploration goals by selecting commercial companies to collect lunar resources as part of the Artemis program.Credits: NASA NASA has selected four companies to collect space resources and transfer ownership to the agency: Lunar Outpost of Golden, Colorado; Masten Space Systems of Mojave, California; ispace Europe of Luxembourg; and ispace Japan of…
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Students to Ask Questions to NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Students from across the nation will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronaut Victor Glover aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 12:55 p.m. EST Thursday, Dec. 3, on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Glover served as a pilot and second-in-command on Crew-1 SpaceX Crew Dragon and this is his first…
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NASA Highlights New Findings, Upcoming Missions at Virtual AGU Meeting
NASA and researchers from around the world will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Dec. 1-17, held virtually this year. Media registration is open for the event. Briefing topics include: new insights into the Sun and what we have learned so far from the Solar Orbiter mission,…
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NASA Will Name Companies Selected to Collect Lunar Resources Under Artemis Program
NASA will hold a media teleconference Thursday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. EST to announce the companies it has selected to collect lunar resources as part of the Artemis program. NASA’s Acting Associate Administrator for International and Interagency Relations Mike Gold and Director of Commercial Spaceflight Development Phil McAlister will provide an update on the selections and answer questions from the media.…
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NASA Awards Contract for Flight and Integration Services
NASA has selected Virgin Galactic LLC of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Masten Space Systems Inc. of Mojave, California, to provide flight and integration services for payloads chosen by the agency’s Flight Opportunities program, which is managed at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The two companies join four others to provide service under commercial indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts with…
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NASA Hosts Virtual Event to Leverage STEM, Small Business Opportunities with Minority Colleges
Media are invited to NASA’s 15th annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Technology Infusion Road Tour, a virtual event Nov. 18 and 19. More than 1,200 HBCUs and MSIs are participating in this event with representatives from NASA offices and mission directorates who will discuss the importance of partnerships with historically black colleges and the critical…
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NASA Highlights Science, New Airlock on Next Space Station Resupply Mission
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 20, to discuss science investigations and a new privately funded airlock launching on SpaceX’s 21st commercial cargo resupply mission for the agency to the International Space Station. It is SpaceX’s first launch on its second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA and the company will use the upgraded version…
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NASA Receives 10th Consecutive Clean Financial Audit Opinion
NASA has received an unmodified audit opinion on its Fiscal Year 2020 financial statements, marking the 10th consecutive “clean” opinion from an external auditor – the highest opinion that may be received. The auditor’s unmodified opinion is that NASA’s financial statements fairly present the agency’s financial position and results of operations. “Our prudent management of taxpayer resources, and the firm…
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NASA Science to Host Community Town Hall Meeting
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate will hold a community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen and his leadership team at 3 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 17, to discuss updates to NASA’s science programs, share the current status of activities, and roll out the agency’s 2021 NASA Science Planning Guide. Members of the science community, academia, the media, and the…
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Press Releases
Astrobotic & University of Pittsburgh’s SHREC Partnering for Space Technologies Research
Pittsburgh, PA – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAstrobotic and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for Space, High-performance, and Resilient Computing (SHREC) are pleased to announce a partnership to develop new software and hardware technologies for future space applications. The SHREC consortium, led by the University of Pittsburgh, is an NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) and will work together with Astrobotic by…
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