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NASA to Host Boeing Crew Flight Test Preview, News Conferences

March 8, 2024

Roxana Bardan

NASA will preview the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission to the International Space Station by hosting media tours Thursday, March 21, and with news conferences Friday, March 22, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA and Boeing officials will discuss flight test readiness, objectives, and priorities at 10 a.m. EDT March…
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NASA to Highlight Artemis, US Space Leadership During Annual Address

March 8, 2024

Tiernan P. Doyle

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will discuss the agency’s goals for the benefit of humanity during the annual State of NASA address on Monday, March 11. The event will coincide with the release of the Biden-Harris Administration’s fiscal year 2025 budget proposal. The event will air live at 1 p.m. EDT on NASA+, NASA Television, the…
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La NASA abre plazo de solicitudes para ser astronauta

March 5, 2024

Lauren E. Low

Read this release in English here. La NASA dio la bienvenida a su nueva cohorte de astronautas de la generación Artemis durante una ceremonia celebrada el martes en el Centro Espacial Johnson de la agencia en Houston. Los 10 astronautas graduados ya son elegibles para misiones de vuelo. La agencia también anunció la apertura de la…
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NASA Opens Astronaut Applications as Newest Class Graduates

March 5, 2024

Lauren E. Low

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA welcomed its newest class of next generation Artemis astronauts in a Tuesday ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The 10 astronaut graduates now are eligible for flight assignments. The agency also announced the opening for the next round of NASA astronaut applications. “Congratulations to…
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10 Ways Students Can Prepare to #BeAnAstronaut

March 5, 2024

Brandi Dean

10 Ways Students Can Prepare to #BeAnAstronaut Want to #BeAnAstronaut, but don’t know where to start? Here are some ways you can kick-start your journey! Even if you don’t qualify to #BeAnAstronaut — yet — within NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement, or OSTEM, there are ways to get involved with NASA’s missions. Check out the…
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NASA Honors Life of Former Administrator, Astronaut Richard Truly

February 29, 2024

Roxana Bardan

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on former NASA Administrator and astronaut Richard Truly, who passed away Feb. 27, 2024, at his home in Genesee, Colorado, at the age of 86. “NASA is the place it is today because of people of character, vision, and a spirit of service – people…
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NASA Invites Media, Public to Solar Eclipse Events in April

February 28, 2024

Roxana Bardan

On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, giving people in 15 states the opportunity to see the Moon completely block the Sun, revealing our star’s relatively faint corona. “This year’s total solar eclipse will be at least partially visible to all in the contiguous United States, making it the most…
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NASA Grants to Engage Students in Quiet Supersonic Community Overflight

February 27, 2024

Lauren E. Low

NASA has issued new grants to five universities to help develop education plans for the community overflight phase of the agency’s Quesst mission, which aims to demonstrate the possibility of supersonic flight without the typical loud sonic booms. The new grants, from NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement, will provide each university team with $40,000 to…
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NASA Names New Station Manager, Space Operations Deputy

February 26, 2024

Roxana Bardan

NASA has selected Dana Weigel as the International Space Station Program manager, based at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Weigel succeeds Joel Montalbano, who has accepted a position as deputy associate administrator for the agency’s Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Both positions will be effective April 7. “Dana is…
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NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch, Docking

February 23, 2024

Roxana Bardan

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station. The launch is targeted for 12:04 a.m. EST, Friday, March 1, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The targeted docking time is about 7 a.m. on…
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NASA to Host Boeing Crew Flight Test Preview, News Conferences

NASA to Highlight Artemis, US Space Leadership During Annual Address

La NASA abre plazo de solicitudes para ser astronauta

NASA Opens Astronaut Applications as Newest Class Graduates

10 Ways Students Can Prepare to #BeAnAstronaut

NASA Honors Life of Former Administrator, Astronaut Richard Truly

NASA Invites Media, Public to Solar Eclipse Events in April

NASA Grants to Engage Students in Quiet Supersonic Community Overflight

NASA Names New Station Manager, Space Operations Deputy

NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch, Docking

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