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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Italy has signed an agreement with NASA for habitat modules intended for future lunar missions to be built in Turin.
Saber Astronautics lists PIGI as a NASA Spinout.
The commentary calls for NASA and international aerospace partners to institutionalize collaborative design reviews that connect engineering teams with scientific communities early in the spacecraft lifecycle.
The International Space University plans to revise its financing model to reduce dependence on ESA, CNES, and NASA.
NASA concurred with all six OIG recommendations, including deferring further Starliner-3 milestone payments until certification is complete and revising NASA Procedural Requirements 8621.1 to remove mishap-classification ambiguity.
The Starlink mini laser terminals on Orion will deliver 4K imagery and video to NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston, Texas.
NASA would need to complete ongoing testing, resolve technical issues, complete a Certification Review, and fly a crewed Starliner-2 mission before Starliner can receive human-rating certification.
NASA authorized work and began paying milestones for Boeing's Starliner-3 in November 2018 before any Starliner flight test had occurred.
NASA awarded Boeing a $4.2 billion Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract in 2014.
SpaceX demonstrated laser communications capabilities during Fram2 as part of an agreement with NASA.
NASA awarded SpaceX a contract to deliver laser communications capabilities for the Artemis III mission using Starlink.
The International Space University has educated NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, Planet Labs co-founder Robbie Schingler, and EnduroSat founder Raycho Raychev.
Starship development delays could affect NASA’s plan to return astronauts to the Moon in 2027 under the Artemis program.
The OIG assessed NASA's fall 2026 Starliner certification target as unrealistic.
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has completed frame qualification testing for NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft.
NASA awarded SpaceX a $2.6 billion Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract in 2014.
Beyond Reach Labs was founded in 2023 to commercialize technology rooted in a NASA grant for large-scale space structures.
NASA's next Starliner flight is planned as an uncrewed cargo run with no launch date set.
NASA needs to procure at least three additional flights to crew the International Space Station through its likely late-2030 deorbit.
NASA is retiring the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite system and shifting toward commercial satellite relay services for near-Earth missions through its Communications Services Project.