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NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission, the first satellite dedicated to measuring the polarization of X-rays from a variety of cosmic sources, such as black holes and neutron stars.View the full article

NASA is taking a step toward the next era of space communications with the launch of its Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) on Sunday, Dec. 5.View the full article

NASA Spacewalk to Replace Space Station Antenna

The Launch of Our First Planetary Defense Test Mission on This Week @NASA – November 26, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving from NASA!

We Asked a NASA Expert: What's the Difference Between Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors?

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited Orlando International Airport in Florida Wednesday and met with aviation leaders to discuss implementing aircraft flight scheduling technology developed by the agency that will soon improve dependability for passengers – which is especially important during peak travel times like the Thanksgiving holiday.View the full article

NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world’s first full-scale mission to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards, launched Wednesday at 1:21 a.m. EST on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.View the full article

NASA has selected Centuria Corporation of Reston, Virginia, for management systems engineering, software development, project management, information technology security, and enterprise architecture support services for the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Ames Research Center.View the full article

NASA has selected Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft-und Raumfahrt (DLR) of Cologne, Germany, to provide use of its facility to support long-duration bed rest research.View the full article

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will visit Orlando International Airport in Florida on Wednesday, Nov. 24 and meet with the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) CEO Phil Brown.View the full article

The Space Station Crew is Safe Following a Debris Event on This Week @NASA – November 19, 2021

NASA Science Live: We’re Crashing a Spacecraft into an Asteroid…on Purpose!

La NASA publicó la traducción al español de una novela gráfica digital el viernes.View the full article

Media accreditation is now open for SpaceX’s 24th cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station.View the full article

NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming launch and docking of a new Russian docking module to the International Space Station.View the full article

Launching Soon: NASA's First Asteroid Deflection Test

NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston a contract to deliver research, including science investigations and a technology demonstration, to the Moon in 2024.View the full article

Watch NASA’s DART Mission Launch (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) Official Broadcast/Stream

We Asked a NASA Expert: Is NASA Really Crashing a Spacecraft into an Asteroid?

Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Saturday, Nov. 20, more than three months after delivering nearly 8,000 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, commercial products, hardware, and other cargo to the orbiting laboratory.View the full article

‘Don’t Look Up’ Director Adam McKay Previews NASA’s DART Asteroid Mission

NASA will hold two virtual media briefings Thursday, Nov. 18, on the science goals and capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope.View the full article

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts will visit Capitol Hill Wednesday, Nov. 17, to meet with members of Congress, discuss work aboard the International Space Station, tour the Destination Station exhibit, and highlight America’s future deep space exploration plans.View the full article

NASA has assigned astronaut Jessica Watkins to serve as a mission specialist on the agency’s upcoming SpaceX Crew-4 mission, the fourth crew rotation flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.View the full article