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 selected three teams in June 2022 for phase 1 studies of fission surface power systems for the Artemis lunar exploration campaign.
Katalyst built LINK in under nine months under a roughly $30 million NASA contract.
NASA and the Atomic Energy Commission jointly ran the Rover and NERVA nuclear propulsion programs in the 1960s.
L3Harris Technologies finalized the design of the Next-Generation Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator for future NASA deep space missions.
NASA’s Space Reactor-1 was announced to have a 20-kilowatt-electric output.
The initiative aims to strengthen Italy’s participation in international programs with ESA, NASA, and other government space agencies.
NASA’s Space Reactor-1 is part of the Skyfall mission to send small helicopters to Mars by 2028.
NASA returned Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon after their extended stay on the International Space Station.
The NASA phase 1 teams were tasked with designing a 40-kilowatt reactor weighing no more than six metric tons and capable of operating for 10 years.
SNAP-8 included the construction of several test reactors at a NASA facility in Ohio.
The NASA phase 1 teams were led by Lockheed Martin, Westinghouse, and IX, a joint venture of Intuitive Machines and X-Energy.
NASA renamed the CHSF to PHSF during the Challenger stand down.
NASA has not developed a comprehensive cost estimate for completing Boeing’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability certification.
NASA’s Office of Inspector General says Boeing’s Starliner capsule is unlikely to be certified for crewed flights before 2027.
NASA awarded Intuitive Machines a firm-fixed-price contract worth up to approximately $148.3 million to deliver a production-line-qualified Nova-C lunar lander under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.
NASA’s Office of Inspector General says NASA is operationally dependent on a single company to fly astronauts to the International Space Station.
California Institute of Technology manages Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA.
NASA officials had previously targeted fall 2026 for Starliner certification.
NASA made $127.9 million in milestone payments to Boeing for a future Starliner flight before Boeing completed a single test flight.
NASA has agreed with all six recommendations in the inspector general report, including holding further Boeing payments until certification is complete.