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 agreed to determine whether it can charge launchers for common infrastructure.
NASA SEWP VI is a NASA procurement program for hardware, software, cloud services, cybersecurity tools, and other advanced technology capabilities.
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency are working together on the Canadarm2 anomaly response.
NASA is prohibited from collecting fees from commercial launch users to fund infrastructure updates under its existing rent agreements.
NASA SEWP VI contracts allow ordering through fixed-price, labor-hour, time-and-materials, and other federally permitted pricing mechanisms.
The launch pad explosion can delay NASA’s Artemis program.
NASA’s construction and maintenance budgets for launch infrastructure have been cut between 11% and 47% over the past five years after adjusting for inflation.
NASA SEWP VI has a 10-year ordering period from November 1 to October 31, 2036.
A NASA Office of Inspector General audit found severe capacity constraints and degraded infrastructure at Kennedy Space Center and Wallops Flight Facility.
NASA paused the Gateway programme as part of a revised Artemis architecture that prioritizes establishing a base on the Moon’s surface before developing Gateway.
NASA’s launch cadence is projected to rise to 268 launches in 2030 from 109 in 2025.
NASA plans to develop a permanent lunar base camp capable of supporting long-duration missions by 2030.
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency determined that a spacewalk was required to replace the Canadarm2 wrist joint using a spare already on board the International Space Station.
NASA plans to launch the crewed Artemis II mission in April 2026.
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will carry out the June 30 spacewalk from the station’s Quest airlock.
NASA worked with the Canadian Space Agency to determine that a spacewalk was required to replace the Canadarm2 wrist joint using a spare already on board the International Space Station.
NASA TechLeap Prize funding and a NASA SBIR Phase III contract partially fund the COSMIC demonstration mission.
NASA worked with the Canadian Space Agency to understand the Canadarm2 wrist joint issue and determined that a spacewalk was required to replace the joint.
Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, June 30, to replace a wrist joint on the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm.
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will perform the spacewalk from the station’s Quest airlock.