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U.S. government agency for space, science, and aeronautics research

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Headquarters: Washington, United States
Founded year: 1958
Company type: Government agency
Number of employees: 50,000+
Industry: Government & Government Finance

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Latest news about NASA

In short: NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, initiated the U.S. Space Academy, and expanded the Artemis Accords partnership.

Company announcements

September 8 NASA

NASA advances plans for a permanent lunar base by 2026

The agency partners with commercial companies to develop missions, technologies, and infrastructure for long-term human habitation on the Moon.

September 1 NASA

NASA mounts historic RS-25 engines on the Artemis rocket

Technicians at Kennedy Space Center completed this installation on August 24 ahead of the scheduled 2027 lunar mission.

September 1 NASA

NASA conducts a spacewalk to maintain space station systems

Astronauts Jessica Meir and Sophie Adenot replace a retroreflector, install jumper cables, and upgrade cameras during the six-hour excursion.

August 27 NASA

NASA completes a Cygnus XL space station reboost

The cargo craft fires thrusters for over twenty minutes to adjust orbital altitudes, supporting upcoming Progress module launches.

Media coverage

September 10 ColombiaOne

NASA Finds Its Strongest Evidence Yet of Ancient Life on Mars

A study published in Nature has presented the most persuasive evidence so far that ancient life may have once existed on Mars ...

September 1 heise online

Rocket Lab protests NASA contract award for Mars probe

Rocket Lab has filed a protest against a NASA contract award for a Mars communication satellite. The contract went to competitor Blue Origin.

September 1 Ars Technica

Without new landers or rovers, it s helicopters or bust for NASA s Mars program

NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.

August 30 The Economist

NASA's latest mission to map the cosmos takes off

The telescope, named after NASA's first chief astronomer, is now heading for a parking spot in orbit around 1.6m kilometres from Earth. From there, it...

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