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 plans to announce the Artemis 3 crew at an event at the Johnson Space Center on June 9.
Blue Origin’s crewed Blue Moon Mark 2 lander is intended to land NASA astronauts on the Moon.
All NASA directorate leaders will now report directly to the Administrator.
NASA is consolidating its five mission directorates into three under a reorganization announced last week.
NASA’s stated priorities include returning humans to the Moon, building a sustainable lunar base, and expanding the commercial economy in low Earth orbit.
NASA is consolidating its five mission directorates into three.
NASA’s reorganization is intended to accelerate mission delivery and reduce bureaucratic drag.
All NASA directorate leaders will report directly to Administrator Jared Isaacman under the new structure.
NASA’s new Research and Technology mission directorate will also take on nuclear power and propulsion development.
NASA’s reorganization includes new leadership for the Goddard, Glenn, and Kennedy field centers.
NASA is merging the Exploration Systems Development and Space Operations mission directorates into a new Human Spaceflight mission directorate.
NASA is combining the Aeronautics Research and Space Technology directorates into a new Research and Technology mission directorate.
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate will remain unchanged after the reorganization.
NASA is bringing new leadership to the Goddard, Glenn, and Kennedy field centers.
NASA will hold a competition for the contract to manage the Jet Propulsion Laboratory when Caltech’s current agreement expires in 2028.
NASA is setting up a competition for the contract to manage the Jet Propulsion Laboratory when Caltech’s current agreement expires in 2028.
B1085 has previously supported eight Starlink missions, NASA’s Crew-9 mission, and Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1.
NASA’s Logistics Management Division was not used by Artemis programs or projects at the time of the 2023 Office of Inspector General report.
NASA’s Phase One of the Moon Base program targets delivery of approximately four metric tons of cargo to the lunar south pole surface before 2029.
Moon Base III will fly the first payload selected through NASA’s Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon initiative.