NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the United States government agency responsible for space exploration, space technology, and aeronautics research. As a space agency, NASA leads both crewed and robotic missions, develops new space technologies, and conducts research in space science. NASA is known for its partnerships with organizations like ESA and its work on programs like the International Space Station (ISS), the Artemis Program, and the Space Launch System (SLS). Associated keywords include: space exploration, aeronautics, space technology, and scientific discovery.
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NASA’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget recommends cutting the Science Mission Directorate by approximately 50 percent relative to fiscal year 2025 enacted levels.
ERNEST is a four-wheeled rover prototype developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has reduced NASA’s mission directorate structure from seven directorates to three.
NASA and Boeing engineers are investigating how the CST-100 Starliner’s thruster seals degraded under thermal stress.
NASA returned the CST-100 Starliner to Earth without a crew after the June 2024 Crew Flight Test.
NASA’s commercial crew strategy depends on dissimilar redundancy through two independent commercial spacecraft capable of launching American astronauts.
The CST-100 Starliner operates under a fixed-price contract with NASA.
NASA and Boeing have not committed to a firm launch date for the CST-100 Starliner’s next flight.
Firefly Aerospace’s Elytra OTV will deliver four drones to the lunar south pole for NASA’s MoonFall mission.
The NASA-SBA memorandum will launch a new interagency initiative to support the development of the U.S. space sector.
NASA will supply three key elements for the Rosalind Franklin mission under a Memorandum of Understanding signed in May 2024.
The NASA-SBA initiative aims to strengthen the contribution of small businesses to the competitiveness of the U.S. space supply chain.
NASA has committed to provide launch services and Radioisotope Heater Units for the Rosalind Franklin mission, in addition to the braking engines.
NASA and ESA have announced astronaut Luca Parmitano’s participation in Artemis III.
The Italian Space Agency and NASA are strengthening cooperation on the lunar habitat module developed by Italy.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will participate in the memorandum signing ceremony.
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will conduct a 6.5-hour spacewalk to replace a Canadarm2 wrist joint that experienced elevated motor current on May 27.
NASA selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket for the Rosalind Franklin mission in April 2026.
NASA has delivered the first braking engines for the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin mission to Mars.
NASA selected Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle for three launches in 2027 to support the PolSIR and TSIS-2 science missions.