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 ended the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission after losing contact with the spacecraft in December.
NASA plans to establish a lunar base in 2028.
Selected NASA narrative partners will gain access to NASA programs, including Artemis, the Draco nuclear propulsion project with Lockheed Martin, and the SR-1 Freedom reactor mission with Skyfall.
NASA requested that Axiom Space install its Payload, Power, and Thermal Module first in early 2027 and its Hab One module about nine months later.
NASA had considered scrapping its Commercial LEO Destination plan and instead procuring a core module to attach to the International Space Station.
Selected NASA narrative partners will not receive direct funding.
NASA was considering scrapping its Commercial LEO Destination plan and instead procuring a core module to attach to the ISS.
NASA’s MAVEN mission was launched on an Atlas V in 2013.
Applicants for NASA’s narrative partner program can apply until June 30.
NASA has abandoned proposed changes to its commercial space station acquisition plan.
NASA awarded Axiom Space a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract on February 28, 2020 with a maximum potential value of $140 million to attach a habitable commercial module to the ISS.
Axiom Space is the only commercial low Earth orbit destination operator under an active NASA contract to attach a commercial module directly to the International Space Station.
NASA will support free-flying commercial successors to the International Space Station.
Axiom Space holds a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity NASA contract awarded on February 28, 2020 with a maximum potential value of $140 million to attach a habitable commercial module to the International Space Station.
NASA’s Ignition policy requires commercial station developers to dock their modules to the government-owned core module rather than build standalone platforms.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is being prepared for shipment to Cape Canaveral via NASA's Pegasus barge and is expected to arrive later in June 2026.
NASA is studying the use of a fleet of autonomous drones in the MoonFall program to explore the Moon’s south pole before the return of astronauts under Artemis.
Commercial LEO Destinations suppliers with executed Funded Space Act Agreements for Phase 2 scope have a documented NASA obligation.
The next Falcon Heavy launch carrying NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled for no earlier than August 30, 2026.
NASA selected Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One for lunar delivery under the CLPS program.