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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SpaceX and Blue Origin are NASA’s two Human Landing System providers for the Artemis III mission.
NASA published new operational parameters for Artemis III on July 15, 2026.
NASA will use data from the Artemis III low-Earth orbit trials to validate life support, electrical, and communication interfaces before deep-space missions.
NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program uses private industry to deliver scientific instruments, technology demonstrators, and other payloads to the lunar surface.
NASA’s Artemis III mission will no longer attempt a lunar landing and will instead serve as a low-Earth orbit docking and systems integration flight to validate dual commercial lander platforms.
NASA and Draper agreed to end the Commercial Lunar Payload Services CP-12 task order.
Steve Creech is the program manager for the Human Landing System Program at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
The Artemis III dual-docking campaign will be the first time NASA actively integrates hardware and software interfaces from both Human Landing System providers simultaneously during a single mission.
NASA published new operational parameters for its Artemis III demonstration mission on July 15, 2026.
Artemis III will be the first NASA mission to integrate hardware and software interfaces from both Human Landing System providers simultaneously.
The James Webb Space Telescope mission was jointly developed by NASA, ESA, and CSA.
NASA has funded research into autonomous, tritium-powered sensors.
Space ISAC has a space security collaboration agreement with NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program.
NASA paid $40 million for Pegasus to launch the IRIS mission in 2013.
NASA and DARPA partnered on the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations project in early 2023.
LINK was built to rescue NASA’s 2004 Swift telescope, which lacks propulsion of its own.
NASA paid $40 million for the IRIS Pegasus mission in 2013.
NASA paid $56.3 million for the ICON Pegasus mission in 2014.
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has spent approximately $8 billion across SpaceX and Boeing awards combined.
NASA human-rating requirements generally place thermal protection material requalification cycles at 18 to 36 months.