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 will install two Starlink mini laser terminals on the Orion spacecraft for Artemis III.
NASA can maintain ISS crew rotations into spring 2029 under the current contract structure using Boeing's four contracted flights and SpaceX's three remaining contracted missions.
NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract requires at least 12 months of lead time between authorization to proceed and launch.
NASA's Office of Inspector General released a report on June 30, 2026 that found NASA is operationally dependent on a single commercial crew provider through at least 2027.
NASA’s Artemis III laser communications capabilities will support astronaut rendezvous and docking operations between Orion and future lunar landers.
NASA's Dragonfly mission is scheduled to launch in July 2028.
SpaceX competes with Blue Origin for a prominent role in NASA’s return-to-the-Moon effort.
NASA’s MarCO CubeSats were deployed separately from the rocket’s upper stage and cruised to Mars independently.
Redwire Corporation’s Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) product line is used on the International Space Station power upgrade, NASA’s Gateway program, and multiple national security payloads.
NASA’s MarCO CubeSats communicated directly with Earth and relayed InSight’s landing telemetry in real time.
Under Teodoro Valente’s presidency, the Italian Space Agency strengthened bilateral relations with NASA and reached agreements for the lunar module MPH and for new opportunities for Italian astronauts in the Artemis program.
NASA’s MarCO CubeSats performed trajectory correction maneuvers with cold-gas thrusters.
Metaspectral was selected by NASA for operations on the International Space Station.
Thales Alenia Space is designing the Multi-Purpose Habitation module for ASI and NASA.
NASA selected Telespazio’s antennas at the Fucino Space Center to support radio tracking during the Artemis II flight.
Sierra Space’s Space Systems division traces its manufacturing heritage to Sierra Nevada Corporation’s work on NASA and U.S. Department of Defense missions including GPS III, Mars 2020, MAVEN, and Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) spacecraft.
Cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov will transfer International Space Station command to NASA astronaut Jessica Meir before the crew rotation.
ispace remains committed to advancing lunar transportation services and expanding the lunar economy under the future NASA CLPS 2.0 framework.
NASA’s Artemis III demonstration mission is scheduled for 2027.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon arrived at the International Space Station on Soyuz MS-29 with Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina.